Seiminlen Doungel (born 3 January 1994), also known as Len Doungel, is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Career

East Bengal

Born in Saikul,

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, Doungel started his career in the youth team of JCT before joining

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of the

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in 2011. During his first season with the club Doungel played only a few times before making his international cup debut for East Bengal in the

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on 9 May 2012 against

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. He started that match and played 72 minutes before being substituted off as East Bengal lost 2–1.

Pailan Arrows (loan)

On 11 January 2013, during the

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season, Doungel was loaned out to fellow

side

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for the rest of the season. He made his debut for the side the next day on 12 January against

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. He played 88 minutes before being substituted off as Pailan Arrows drew the match 1–1. He then scored his first professional goal of his career for the club on 24 March 2013 against

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. He found the net in the 49th minute but could not help his side from losing 3–2 that match. Doungel then scored his second and final goal for Pailan Arrows on 20 April 2013 against Salgaocar. His 36th-minute strike being the lone goal for Arrows as the fell on the day 2–1.

Return to East Bengal

For the 2013–14 season Doungel returned to

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. He made his return debut for the club on 1 November 2013 against Salgaocar at the

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. Doungel came on as a 71st-minute substitute for

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and then scored a 77th-minute goal for East Bengal, however, the club still went on to lose 3–2. He then scored his second goal of the season on 23 March 2014 against Rangdajied United after coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for

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. East Bengal went on to win that match 3–1. Doungel then finished his East Bengal career with two goals in two games. The first goal came against

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on 19 April. His 75th-minute strike being the winner in a 2–1 victory for East Bengal. His second goal then came against

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on 28 April, being the last goal scored in a 3–0 rout.

Shillong Lajong

On 5 May 2014, following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, it was announced that Doungel had signed for Shillong Lajong who also play in the

. Len represented

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in the

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, scoring once. Len played regularly for Lajong during the 2014-15 I-League season, scoring once in the final round against former club

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in a 5–1 win which secured Lajong's stay in the I-League for the next season.

Bengaluru FC

On 3 June 2015,

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announced the signing of Len from Shillong Lajong on a two-year deal.

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

In July 2015 Doungel was chosen to play for

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in the

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NorthEast United

On 23 July 2017, Doungel has been drafted to

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for ISL season 4. On 6 January, Len scored his first goal in ISL-4 against

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. He scored a hat-trick against

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on 19 January making him the first Indian player to score a hat-trick in ISL-4 and also it was the first hat-trick of NorthEast United.

Kerala Blasters

In June 2018, Doungel signed a three-year contract with

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. He was then called to join the team camp of the Indian national team for the 2018 Intercontinental Cup.

FC Goa

On 20 May 2019, Doungel signed a two-year contract with

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on a free transfer from Kerala Blasters. He will remain with the Gaurs till the summer of 2021.

Jamshedpur FC

On 5 August 2021, it was announced that Doungel had signed a 3-year contract with

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first''

Honours

Jamshedpur *

Premiers: 2021-22

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doungel, Seiminlen 1994 births Living people People from Kangpokpi district Indian footballers India international footballers India youth international footballers East Bengal Club players Indian Arrows players Shillong Lajong FC players NorthEast United FC players Bengaluru FC players Odisha FC players Association football forwards Footballers from Manipur I-League players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Indian Super League players Kerala Blasters FC players Asian Games competitors for India FC Goa players Jamshedpur FC players