Laldinliana Renthlei (born 26 August 1998), is an Indian professional
footballer who plays as a
defender for
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
in the
Indian Super League.
Career
Born in
Mizoram, Renthlei began his career in the
Mizoram Premier League with
Chhinga Veng
Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season, and finished as runners-up. ...
. Renthlei had also represented
Mizoram 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 ...
in 2017. In December 2017, he helped Chhinga Veng become the
2017–18 MPL champions after they defeated
Aizawl in the final 1–0.
A couple weeks later, Renthlei joined Aizawl for their
I-League campaign. He made his professional debut for the club on 27 December 2017 against
Minerva Punjab. He started and played the whole match as Aizawl won 2–1. A month later, on 30 January 2018, Renthlei made his Asian club competition debut when he started for Aizawl during their
AFC Champions League qualifier match against Iranian side
Zob Ahan Esfahan. Once again he started and played the whole match but couldn't prevent Aizawl from losing 3–1.
He was signed by
Chennaiyin
Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was founded in Au ...
in 2018-19 and made 11 appearances on his debut season. However, after failing to establish his name under
John Gregory (footballer), his career at
Chennaiyin FC was rejuvenated by
Owen Coyle in the second half of the
2019–20 Indian Super League season
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Hyderabad replaced the d ...
playing all the remaining games and would go on to earn himself a runners-up medal with
Chennaiyin FC
On 3 September 2020,
Jamshedpur FC announced the inclusion of Dinliana to its roster, joining his previous coach
Owen Coyle who then recently signed for the
Steel City of India side. He joined the club on a 3-year deal from ISL season 2020-21 to 2022-23. He will wear the same no. 21 as he did in
Chennayin
Career statistics
Honours
Club
;Chhinga Veng
*
Mizoram Premier League:
2017–18
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laldinliana, Renthlei
1998 births
Living people
People from Mizoram
Indian footballers
Aizawl FC players
Association football defenders
Footballers from Mizoram
Mizoram Premier League players
I-League players
Chhinga Veng FC players
Indian Super League players
Chennaiyin FC players
Jamshedpur FC players