Michael Regin 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 plays as a

defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...

Career

Regin has played for

Chennai City Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

in the Chennai Super Division and the

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 ...

. He made his professional debut for the club in the league on 14 January 2017 against

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 ...

. He came on as a 55th-minute substitute for Marcos Thank as Chennai City lost 2–0. He also represented

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in the Santosh Trophy.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of

Michael Soosairaj Michael Soosairaj (born 25 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Odisha. Career Early career and Chennai City Born in Eraviputhenthurai, Tamil Nadu, Soosairaj first moved to Ch ...

, who plays as an

attacking midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for ATK Mohun Bagan.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Chennai City FC *

: 2018–19 ;ATK *

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 ...

: 2019–20

References

Living people Indian footballers Chennai City FC players Association football midfielders I-League players 1988 births {{India-footy-bio-stub