Kshetrimayum Malemnganba Meitei (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who last played as a

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for Gokulam Kerala in the

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Career

Early career

Born in Yairipok,

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

, Meetei started playing football from the age of seven years after watching the Brazil national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After having participated in many camps and development programs, Meetei began playing for

NEROCA FC NEROCA FC is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competes in the I-League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015–16 season. The club won the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division and secured p ...

in 2007. While with NEROCA Meetei played in the

Manipur State League The Manipur State League, also known as Manipur Premier League, has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF. It is the highest state-level footba ...

, which was the top tier league for football in

. He then signed for the

North Imphal Sporting Association North Imphal Sporting Association, commonly known as NISA Manipur, is an Indian professional football club based in Thangmeiband, Manipur. NISA is five-time champions of the Manipur State League, which is a project under the ''Vision Asia'' pr ...

(NISA) in 2009 who were the reigning Manipur league winners and participants in the

I-League 2nd Division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...

. After playing the final rounds of the 2nd Division in

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, Meetei was signed by newly promoted HAL SC for the new

season. Two seasons later, after the club were relegated, Meetei signed for former I-League champions, Salgaocar, for the

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season.

Bengaluru FC

After spending one season at Salgaocar, he played for

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...

for two years from 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 season. During his two year tenure at the club, Bangaluru Fc won I-League in the debut season and Federation cup in the 2nd season. He made his debut for the side in the club's first ever

match against Mohun Bagan A.C. in which he started and played 80 minutes before being replaced by Robin Singh as Bengaluru drew the match 1–1. After the 2014–15 season, Meetei was released by the club. After his release, Meitei was listed as being eligible to be picked in the 2015 ISL Domestic Draft.

Mumbai FC

After playing for two years at Bangaluru FC, Meetei signed for

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

and played for them in the

Mumbai Football League The Mumbai Football League, also known as the Harwood League, is organised by Mumbai Football Association (MFA) as a ladder-based competition involving a total of five divisions and over 300 teams. It is the top football league in Mumbai and ...

and subsequently 2015–16 I-League.

NEROCA F.C.

He recently played for

of Manipur (2016-2017) which became the first club from Manipur to be crowned winner of 2nd Division I-League after defeating Lonestar Kashmir 4–1 with a game in hand against Southern Samity FC.

NorthEast United

He is currently playing for

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Sup ...

in the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

for season 2017-18. He was picked by NorthEast United in the ISL Domestic Draft at a price cap of ₹16 lakhs.

Career statistics

Honours

Gokulam Kerala *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meetei, Malemngamba 1992 births Living people Indian footballers Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. players Salgaocar FC players Bengaluru FC players Mumbai FC players Association football midfielders People from Thoubal district Footballers from Manipur I-League players I-League 2nd Division players TRAU FC players NorthEast United FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Indian Super League players