F Lalrinpuia (born 3 October 1989) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Mizoram Police in the Mizoram Premier League.

Career

Born in

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

, Lalrinpuia began his career with Mizoram Police in the Mizoram Premier League. He then joined Chanmari, where he played for the side in the I-League 2nd Division. He also represented

in the

Santosh Trophy The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state-level football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under ...

and helped the state win their first championship in the tournament. On 16 January 2016 Lalrinpuia made his professional debut with newly promoted

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

club,

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

, against Bengaluru FC. He came on as a 79th minute substitute as Aizawl lost 1–0.

Mizoram Police

After spending the season with

, Lalrinpuia returned to Mizoram Police for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 Mizoram Premier League seasons. Lalrinpuia was also part of the

side that participated in the

in 2016, 2017, and 2018. On 20 March 2018, Lalrinpuia scored the equalizer for Mizoram in their opening match of the 2017–18 edition against

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

Career statistics

References

External links

Aizawl Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalrinpuia, F 1989 births Living people Footballers from Mizoram Indian men's footballers Chanmari FC players Aizawl FC players Men's association football forwards I-League 2 players I-League players