K Lalrinfela

K Lalrinfela (born 11 March 2000), commonly known by his nickname Mafela, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aizawl in the I-League.

K Lalrinfela
K Lalrinfela with the Hero of the Match award
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000
Place of birth Hnahthial, Mizoram, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aizawl
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2016 Mohun Bagan U18
2017–2019 Bengaluru U18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Bengaluru B 1 (0)
2021–2022 Ramhlun North
2022 Ramkrishna Club
2022 Swaraj FC
2022– Aizawl 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Hnahthial, Mizoram, Mafela joined Mohun Bagan Football Academy in 2015 after going through necessary trials conducted by the academy. After a year of staying in the academy, he looked for a seemingly better academy elsewhere hoping that further more improvements will come from such an academy. In 2017, he joined Bengaluru B and stayed there till his graduation. He had played for Bengaluru U18. He also participated in Subroto Cup, 2015 and B.C Roy Trophy as well as represented Mizoram in Santosh Trophy Qualifiers, 2021.[1][2][3]

Aizawl

Before joining Aizawl in 2022, Mafela had played for other football clubs such as Ramakrishna Club and Swaraj FC. In July 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with the The People's Club. He made his professional debut for Aizawl against TRAU on 15 November, at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl.[4][5] He played for 90 minutes in the first match of the 2022–23 I-League season and scored his debut professional goal at 48th minute and won the Hero of the Match Award.[6][7][8] Besides having scored one goal, Mafela has registered two assists to his name in the current 2022 I League, one against Sreenidi Deccan FC and another one against Mumbai Kenkre FC. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

He sustained an injury to his foot in a match against Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) on 13 January 2023 and therefore missed the next two away matches - one against Sudeva Delhi FC on 16 January 2023 and another one against NEROCA FC on 21 January 2023.

Even though not being fully recovered from the injury, he appeared in the home match against Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) on 26 January 2023 where Aizawl FC won by one goal.

Career statistics
As of 28 September 2023[14]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAssists
Bengaluru B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 100-----100
Aizawl 2022–23 I-League 20123[lower-alpha 1]-1--2313
2023–24 0000————000
Aizawl total 2012301002313
Career total 2112301002413
  1. Appearance(s) in 2023 Indian Super Cup

References
  1. "Profile of K Lalrinfela". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "U18 Youth League: Bengaluru start their campaign with a big margin victory". gcsstars.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. "Bengaluru FC 'B' ready for inaugural season". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. "Aizawl FC sign midfielder K Lalrinfela". arunfoot. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. "Transfer update of midfield maestro - K Lalrinfela A.K.A Mafela". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. "Player of the match". i league official. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. "Aizawl 1–1 TRAU". soccerway. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. "Aizawl FC settle for draw against TRAU FC". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. "Sreenidi, Aizawl share spoils despite late drama at the Deccan Arena". i-League.org. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  10. "SREENIDI DECCAN VS. AIZAWL 3 - 3". soccerway. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. "Aizawl vs Kenkre 4 - 0". soccerway. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  12. "Aizawl FC rout Mumbai Kenkre FC to collect full points". i-league.org. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  13. "Commentary on Aizawl FC vs Kenkre FC". espn.in. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  14. K Lalrinfela at Soccerway
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