Seiminmang Manchong (born 10 January 2000), also known as Mangku Kuki, is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Sudeva Delhi in the

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Club career

Born in

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 Myanm ...

, Manchong began his career with local club TRAU before joining the youth squad at

Royal Wahingdoh Royal Wahingdoh FC (also known as Wahingdoh Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. Nicknamed "Royals", the club participated in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Royal Wahin ...

Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in ...

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

. In 2017, Manchong joined the

Delhi Dynamos Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

youth squad and immediately joined their

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side in the

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. Manchong played in Delhi Dynamos Reserves first match of the season against Lonestar Kashmir on 21 March 2018. He scored the only goal as his side won 1–0.

Delhi Dynamos / Odisha

On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Manchong would be called up to the

senior pre-season squad prior to the 2018–19 season. A month later, on 22 September, it was announced that Manchong would officially be part of the senior squad for the upcoming season. Manchong made his senior debut for the club on 17 October 2018 against ATK. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for

Pritam Kotal Pritam Kotal ( bn, প্রীতম কোটাল; born 8 September 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan, which he captains and the India national team. Club care ...

as Odisha lost 1–2.

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