Jacob Lalrawngbawla (born 8 June 1995) is an Indian

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player playing for

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in the I-League in India as a midfielder.

Career

Shillong Lajong

Jacob is a youth product of

. He joined the youth set up in 2010. A talented youngster, Jacob was selected for a training camp in

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in July 2011. Impressive performances saw him graduate to the senior team at the start of 2012-13 season along with two other academy boys. He made his professional debut on 12 October 2012 at the age of 17 when he came on as a substitute in an I-League game against

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coach

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has hailed Jacob Lalrawngbawla as a "brilliant talent."

References

External links

Profile
at Goal.com
Profile
at I-league.org * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalrawngbawla, Jacob 1995 births Living people People from Aizawl district Indian men's footballers Shillong Lajong FC players I-League players Footballers from Mizoram India men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders