Chinglensana Singh Konsham (born 23 November 1996), simply Sana Singh, is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the India national team.

Club career

Born in

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to a Meitei family, Sana started to play football from the age of seven. He started his career in the youth setup of

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, where he was a part of the team that won the

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in 2010. He also played for the Air India under-15 side for a spell. In 2012, he joined the

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where he played for their under-17 and under-19 sides. While with Tata, Singh helped the academy win the

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in 2014. Singh also went on exposure tours to

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, where he played for the

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under-18 side.

Shillong Lajong

In August 2015, Sana joined Shillong Lajong. On 4 January 2016 it was announced that Singh signed professional terms with Shillong Lajong in the

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. He made his professional debut for the side on 10 January 2016 in the club's opening match of the season against

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. He played the full match as Shillong Lajong drew 0–0.

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

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announced that they had signed Sana along with his club team-mate Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong for the 2016 Indian Super League season. Under coach

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, Sanna featured in a total of 12 games for the Dynamos, playing the majority of the time in his preferred position at center back.

Goa

Sana was predominantly a squad player at Goa in the Indian Super League under Lobera, where he featured for the team 19 times over the course of 3 seasons.

Hyderabad

On 5 September 2020, Sana penned a two-year deal with

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. He played a crucial role and helped the team winning 2021–22 Indian Super League.

International

Sana has represented India at the under-19 level. On July 24, 2016, it was announced that Sana had been called for an India National Team preparatory camp along with his Shillong Lajong teammate Isaac. Sanna made it to the 20 man India National team squad to play an unofficial friendly against Bhutan on August 13, 2017. Sana was featured in the game against Bhutan coming on as a 47th-minute substitute for Dhanpal Ganesh. He was also an unused substitute when India took on

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in a FIFA Friendly in Mumbai on September 3, 2017. On 2 March 2021, Sana got selected for the 35-man-squad national camp ahead of India national team's friendlies against

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and

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. On 25 March 2021, Sana made his international debut for

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against

, which ended on a 1–1 draw.

Personal life

During the 2023 Manipur unrest, Sana's home was torched, vandalized, and looted in

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. A football pitch that he built nearby, too, was destroyed due to the riots. He and his family moved to

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, his uncle's home, where they took refuge. He pulled out of the Indian football team camp in

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ahead of the 2023 Intercontinental Cup for this reason.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

FC Goa *

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Hyderabad *

: 2021–22 India *

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* Tri-Nation Series:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Chinglensana 1996 births Living people Indian men's footballers Mahindra United FC players Air India FC players Shillong Lajong FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Manipur I-League players India men's youth international footballers India men's international footballers Odisha FC players FC Goa players Hyderabad FC players Indian Super League players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India