Lalremtluanga Fanai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizwal, Mizoram | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–22 | Bengaluru | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–23 | Bengaluru B | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bengaluru | 39 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | India U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | India U23 | ||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 23 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:30, 23 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lalremtluanga Fanai (born 10 July 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian Super League club Bengaluru.
Club career
[edit]Bengaluru
[edit]Fanai was a student of first batch of Tata Trusts Centre Of Excellence for football in Aizwal, Mizoram. He was there at the centre for few years before joining youth team of Bengaluru FC.[1] He played at the Development League and won the 2022 edition with Bengaluru.[2] For 2023–24 season, he was promoted to the Bengaluru B team. He played few matches at the 2022–23 I-League 2 and a single match at the 2023 Super Cup. From the next season he has been a part of the main team of Bengaluru. He regularly featured for the team for 2023–24 season, played almost all the league and cup matches.[3][4]
International career
[edit]Fanai was part of India under-17 squad under Bibiano Fernandes, that would have played the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship.[5] However, the championship was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6] As a preparation, India played two international friendlies against United Arab Emirates. Fanai played both the matches.[7][8]
In May 2025, then India under-23 head coach Naushad Moosa listed Fanai in the 29-members probable squad for two friendlies that will be held in Tajikistan in June 2025.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 23 May 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | ||
| Bengaluru B | 2022–23 | I-League 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Bengaluru | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lalremtluanga Fanai profile". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b Modak, Sourav (12 May 2022). "Bengaluru FC hold Kerala Blasters to emerge inaugural RFDL champions". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b Lalremtluanga Fanai at Soccerway
- ^ "Lalremtluanga Fanai profile". Indian Super League. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "U-16 National Team set for exposure matches against UAE". All India Football Federation. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "India U-16s suffer defeat in friendly against UAE". All India Football Federation. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "India U-16 National Team beat UAE in friendly". All India Football Federation. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Naushad Moosa names 29-member probable squad for India U23s". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Lalremtluanga Fanai at AIFF
- Lalremtluanga Fanai at ISL
- Lalremtluanga Fanai at Soccerway