PC Rohlupuia

PC Rohlupuia (born 16 January 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[1]

PC Rohlupuia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999
Place of birth Mizoram, India
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 43
Youth career
2016–2018 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 East Bengal 8 (0)
2020–2022 Mumbai City II 0 (0)
2020– Mumbai City 1 (0)
2022 → Kenkre (loan) 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

Rohlupuia started his career with the youth academy of East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side. The Academy coach, Ranjan Chowdhury, scouted Rohlupuia from Mizoram and brought him to East Bengal, where he developed as a ball-playing central midfielder. He reached the semi-finals of the 2017-18 U-18 I-League, where he impressed throughout the campaign and scored 2 goals, but the team lost to Shillong Lajong FC in the semi-finals by 2-0.[2]

2018–19

In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Rohlupuia was promoted to the senior side and was part of the team which toured Malaysia for the pre-season and played 4 friendlies as a part of the preparation for the 2018-19 I-League. He joined the team as a central midfielder but spent most of the season on the reserve bench and played only in one game as he made his senior debut when he came on from the bench against Minerva Punjab F.C. away at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh, on 3 March 2019, which East Bengal FC won 1-0. Rohlupuia played just 8 minutes in the game.[3]

2019–20

At the start of 2019-20 season, Rohlupuia signed a three-years contract extension with East Bengal, along with Manoj Mohammed and Prakash Sarkar, keeping him at the club until 2022.[4]

Lineup against Army Red in Durand Cup. The first match of centenary season.

He was started in the very first game of the Centenary Season as a central midfielder beside Lalrindika Ralte, against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup which East Bengal won 2-0 with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 4 May 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2018–19 I-League 1000–10
2019–20 701[lower-alpha 1]0–80
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 0000–00
Kenkre (loan) 2021–22 I-League 10000–100
Career total 1801000190
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Club

East Bengal:

Mumbai City:

References
  1. "ISL: Mumbai City FC Sign Young Duo of Amey Ranawade and PC Rohlupuia". News18. 30 October 2020.
  2. "Lajong blanks East Bengal to reach maiden U-18 Youth League final". sportstar.thehindu.com. Shillong: Sportstar. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "MATCHES OF PC ROHLUPUIA". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. PC Rohlupuia at Soccerway
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