Suresh Singh Wangjam

Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Wangjam and the given name is Suresh. "Singh" is a name suffix.
Suresh Singh
Personal information
Full name Suresh Singh Wangjam
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 8
Youth career
2016–2019 AIFF Elite Academy
2019 Bengaluru B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 30 (0)
2019– Bengaluru 68 (1)
International career‡
2015–2017 India U17 30 (6)
2017 India U20 2 (2)
2021– India U23 3 (0)
2021– India 17 (1)
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:53, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[2] After the tournament, Wangjam was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]

International career

Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2]

He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1–1 draw match against Oman.

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 March 2023[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 15000—150
2018–19 1502[lower-alpha 1]0—170
Indian Arrows total 3002000320
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League 1103[lower-alpha 2]33[lower-alpha 3]0173
2020–21 191005[lower-alpha 3]0241
2021–22 16000—160
2022–23 2203[lower-alpha 2]0—250
Bengaluru total 6816380824
Career total 98183801144
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International
As of 28 March 2023[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 2021111
202240
202320
Total171

International goals
Scores and results list India's goal tally first
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 October 2021National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives11   Nepal2–03–02021 SAFF Championship Final

Honours

India

Individual

References
  1. "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". the-aiff.com. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Indian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
  6. "Suresh Singh Wangjam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. Bureau, Outlook Web (1 January 2022). "India Vs Nepal, SAFF Championship Final: Sunil Chhetri Equals Lionel Messi Feat As Blue Tigers Win 8th Title". Outlook. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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