Khelemba Singh

In this Meitei name, the family name is Irungbam and the given name is Khelemba. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Khelemba Singh
Personal information
Full name Irungbam Khelemba Singh
Date of birth (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Imphal, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Shillong Lajong FC
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Green Valley ?? (??)
2004–05 ASEB ?? (??)
2005–06 Churchill Brothers ?? (??)
2006–08 Viva Kerala ?? (??)
2008–09 East Bengal ?? (??)
2009–10 Air India ?? (??)
2010–12 Salgaocar ?? (??)
2012–2013 Mohun Bagan 1 (0)
2013–2014 (on loan) Mumbai 10 (0)
2014–2015 Chennaiyin FC 0 (0)
2015–present Shillong Lajong 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015

Irungbam Khelemba Singh (born 1985) is a retired Indian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Early career

Khelemba Singh hails from Imphal. He had started playing football since his schooldays. His talent didn't go unnoticed and he soon played in the Manipur League for SSC Sekta & Sagaoband United. In 2004, he joined Guwahati's Green Valley F.C. and then played in the I-League 2nd division for Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB), the same year. After joining Churchill Brothers in 2005, Khelemba played for four other I-League clubs Viva Kerala, East Bengal, Air India & Salgaocar before joining McDowell Mohun Bagan.

Viva Kerala

In the I-League match at Calicut against Air India, when Sulley Mussah had fouled Badmus Babatunde, Viva Kerala captain Khelemba Singh scored from a 40-yard long stunning free kick, a thriller which finally ended in a 3–2 win for the home team.[1]

Mumbai

On 24 November 2013 it was announced that Khelemba has signed for Mumbai on loan from IMG Realiance with three other players Mohammed Rafi, N.P. Pradeep and Peter Costa.[2] He made his debut on 2 December 2013 against East Bengal F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he played the whole match as Mumbai won the match 3–2.[3]

References

  1. ^ "I-LEAGUE - The Home of India's Premier Football League". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Mumbai FC sign four IMG-Reliance contracted players on loan". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Mumbai vs. East Bengal 3-2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2013.