Brandon Vanlalremdika
Brandon Vanlalremdika (born 28 January 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Indian Super League club Punjab.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Aizawl | 25 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | East Bengal | 40 | (3) |
| 2021 | Aizawl | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Mohammedan | 18 | (2) |
| 2022– | Punjab | 20 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 4 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Mizoram, Vanlalremdika started his career with Aizawl. He was one of the goalscorers in the I-League 2nd Division match that saw Aizawl promoted to the I-League when they beat Chanmari 4–2.[1]
Vanlalremdika made his professional debut for Aizawl in the I-League on 9 January 2016 against the reigning champions, Mohun Bagan. He played 80 minutes before coming off as Aizawl lost 3–1.[2]
In 2021, he joined Kolkata-side Mohammedan Sporting. Under Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Brandon and his team Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 April 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2015–16 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18 | I-League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6 | ||
| Aizawl | 2020–21 | I-League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Mohammedan | 2021–22 | 18 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Punjab | 2022–23 | I-League | 20 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 19 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
References
- "Aizawl FC qualifies for I-League". The Hindu. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- "Mohun Bagan 3-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
- TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Brandon Vanlalremdika at Soccerway
- Kolkata Football League: চার দশক পর কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহমেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের (in Bengali) bengali.abplive.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.