Tondonba Singh

Ngasepam Tondonba Singh (born 14 November 1994), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Ngasepam and the given name is Tondonba. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Tondonba Singh
Personal information
Full name Ngasepam Tondonba Singh
Date of birth (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Number 3
Youth career
NEROCA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 NEROCA 18 (0)
2018–2020 Chennaiyin 19 (0)
2020–2021 Mumbai City 2 (0)
2021– NorthEast United 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Manipur, to a Hindu Meitei family. Singh began his career with local side NEROCA at the age of 11.[1] He soon then rose through the ranks at the club and made his senior debut in the Manipur State League at the age of 16.[1] He continued to play for the club in the I-League 2nd Division and was part of the side that earned promotion to the I-League, one of India's top leagues.[2][3]

Singh made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 1 December 2017 in their opening match against Minerva Punjab. He started and played the full match as NEROCA lost 2–1.[4] He would go on to play in every match for NEROCA as they finished in second place during their debut top flight season.[1]

Chennaiyin

At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Singh signed a pre-contract agreement with Chennaiyin of the Indian Super League.[5] In the 2019-20 season, he became the starting left back for Chennayin, winning the spot from Jerry Lalrinzuala.

NorthEast United

On 7 September 2021, NorthEast United confirmed the signing of Tondonba Singh on its social media and various other platforms for the 2021-22 season.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 January 2023[7]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEROCA 2017–18 I-League 1802[lower-alpha 1]0—200
Chennaiyin 2018–19 Indian Super League 1003[lower-alpha 1]04[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0170
2019–20 9000—90
Mumbai City 2020–21 2000—20
NorthEast United 2021–22 9000—90
2022–23 401[lower-alpha 4]0—50
Career total 5206040620
  1. Appearances in the Super Cup
  2. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  3. Appearances in the AFC Cup
  4. Appearances in the Durand Cup

References
  1. "Tondonba Singh agrees pre-contract with Chennaiyin FC". SportsStarLive. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. Kumar, Ajith (9 December 2017). "Neroca outplays Gokulam, opens account". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. "Manipur's Neroca FC win second division title; promoted to I-League". Indian Express. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. "Minerva Punjab 2-1 NEROCA". Soccerway.
  5. "Tondonba Singh signs with NEROCA". Chennaiyin FC (Twitter).
  6. "Tondonba Singh signs with NorthEast United FC". IFTWC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. Tondonba Singh at Soccerway
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