PC Rohlupuia (born 16 January 1999) is an Indian professional
footballer who played as a
central midfielder for
I-League 2
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Football in ...
club
Sudeva Delhi.
Career
Rohlupuia started his career with the youth academy of
East Bengal FC and played for the
East Bengal F.C. U-18 side. The Academy coach, Ranjan Chowdhury, scouted Rohlupuia from
Mizoram and brought him to East Bengal, where he developed as a ball-playing central midfielder. He reached the semi-finals of the
2017-18 U-18 I-League, where he impressed throughout the campaign and scored 2 goals, but the team lost to
Shillong Lajong FC in the semi-finals by 2-0.
East Bengal FC
2018–19
In 2018-19, under coach
Alejandro Menendez
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, Rohlupuia was promoted to the senior side and was part of the team which toured
Malaysia for the pre-season and played 4 friendlies as a part of the preparation for the
2018-19 I-League. He joined the team as a central midfielder but spent most of the season on the reserve bench and played only in one game as he made his senior debut when he came on from the bench against
Minerva Punjab F.C. away at
Tau Devi Lal Stadium,
Chandigarh, on 3 March 2019, which East Bengal FC won 1-0. Rohlupuia played just 8 minutes in the game.
2019–20
At the start of 2019-20 season, Rohlupuia signed a three-years contract extension with East Bengal, along with
Manoj Mohammed
Manoj Mohammed (born 8 January 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League.
Career
Manoj is a product of East Bengal F.C.' youth system. In 2010 Manoj joined the North Bengal aca ...
and
Prakash Sarkar
Prakash Sarkar (born 15 February 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Delhi.
Career
Prakash Sarkar started his career with the youth academy of Pune FC under then coach Ranjan Chowdhury and part ...
, keeping him at the club until 2022.
He was started in the very first game of the Centenary Season as a central midfielder beside
Lalrindika Ralte
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, against
Army Red
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They also participate in the divisions of the Calcutta Footba ...
in the
2019 Durand Cup which East Bengal won 2-0 with goals from
Jaime Santos Colado and
Bidyashagar Singh
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Club career
Bidyashagar is a product of East Bengal' youth sys ...
.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Club
East Bengal:
*
I-League: runner-up:
2018-19
Mumbai City:
*
Indian Super League (Premiership):
2022–23
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rohlupuia, PC
1999 births
Living people
Footballers from Mizoram
Indian men's footballers
I-League players
East Bengal Club players
Men's association football midfielders
Indian Super League players
Mumbai City FC players