Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei (born 30 March 1994) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Early life

Suresh was born on 30 March 1994 in

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n state of

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 ...

Career

Army Red

Suresh had featured for Army Red in the

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. He served as the captain of the club. Suresh played his first match against

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side

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

on 3 August 2019. The match ended 2–0 in favour of

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. Suresh played his second match against the reserve team of

side

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on 5 August 2019. The match finished with the scoreline 1–1 draw. Suresh played his third match for the team against the reserve team of

side

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on 9 August 2019. Suresh scored a brace in the match. The game ended 2-2 after final whistle. Suresh played three matches for Army Red and scored 2 goals for the team.

Churchill Brothers

2019-20

Suresh signed for

side

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

on 2019. He featured for the club in 2019-20 I-League season. Suresh played his debut match on 26 January 2020 against Gokulam Kerala F.C. The match ended 1–0 in favour of Gokulam Kerala. Suresh again started in the next match against

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 ...

on 2 February 2020. The match ended 4–1 with

taking the victory. He played his third match against

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on 9 February 2020. The match ended with scoreline 1–2 with

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taking the victory. Suresh played his last match of the season against Kolkata giants

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

on 29 February 2019 where he started as a substitute for

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in the 66th minute of the game. Suresh was booked in the stoppage time. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Suresh appeared in 4 matches in total for

at the end of the season.

2020-21

Suresh stayed at

for the 2020-21 I-League season. Suresh started in the lineup in the clubs' first match of the season against

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on 10 January 2021, which they ended up winning 2-5.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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at Flashscore {{DEFAULTSORT:Meitei, Suresh 1994 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Manipur Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Men's association football defenders I-League players Punjab FC players