Thoiba Singh Moirangthem

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Thoiba Singh
Personal information
Full name Moirangthem Thoiba Singh
Date of birth (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Moirang, Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Right-back
Team information
Current team
Odisha
Number 24
Youth career
AMOFA Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Minerva Punjab 16 (1)
2019–2020 Minerva Punjab B 1 (0)
2020– Odisha 36 (0)
International career
2017–2018 India U16 31 (2)
2018–2019 India U17 2 (0)
2024– India U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Moirangthem Thoiba Singh (born 12 December 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Club career[edit]

He became the youngest player to make a first team debut in Indian football League system at the age of 15. He is also the youngest goalscorer at the AFC Cup, scoring a goal at the age of 16, for Minerva Punjab against Nepali side Manang Marshyangdi in their 1–1 tie on 15 May 2019.[1][2][3]

He became part of Odisha team in both the Indian Super League and AFC Cup.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 6 February 2023[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Minerva Punjab 2018–19 I-League 7 0 0 0 7[a][b] 1 14 1
2019–20 9 1 0 0 9 1
Minerva Punjab total 16 1 0 0 7 1 23 2
Minerva Punjab B 2020 I-League 2nd Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Odisha 2020–21 Indian Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 18 0 0 0 18 0
2022–23 17 0 5[c] 1 22 1
Odisha total 36 0 5 1 0 0 41 1
Career total 53 1 5 1 7 2 65 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player profile and summary: Thoiba Singh Moirangthem". odishafc.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Roy, Avik (15 May 2019). "Indian Football: Minerva Punjab's Thoiba Singh becomes youngest goal-scorer in AFC Cup history". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ Shukla, Kaushal (17 November 2020). "Indian football's Gen Next: 21 under-21 players to watch out for in 2020–21 Indian Super League". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Thoiba Singh Moirangthem at Soccerway