Sebastian Thangmuansang

Sebastian Thangmuansang

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Churachandpur, Manipur, India
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Gokulam Kerala
Number	27
Youth career
	Pune FC Academy
	Pune City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Pune City B	4	(0)
2017–2018	→ Chennai City (loan)	12	(0)
2018–2019	NEROCA	17	(0)
2019–2021	Gokulam Kerala	23	(0)
2021–2023	Odisha	5	(0)
2023	→ Mohammedan (loan)	11	(0)
2023-2024	Churchill Brothers FC Goa	18	(3)
2024-	Gokulam Kerala	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 2 February 2025 (AEST)

Sebastian Thangmuansang (born 25 July 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Gokulam Kerala.

Career

Early career

Born in Churachandpur, Manipur, Thangmuansang started playing football at the age of five.[1] In August 2014, he joined the Pune F.C. Academy (soon turned into the Pune City Academy).[1] After spending time with the youth academy, Thangmuansang was loaned to Chennai City of the I-League.[2]

Thangmuansang made his competitive senior debut for the club on 4 December 2017 against Gokulam Kerala. He started and played the whole 90 minutes as Chennai City drew the match 1–1.[3]

NEROCA

On 17 June 2018, it was announced that Thangmuansang signed for NEROCA in the I-League.[2] He made his debut for the club on 7 November 2018 in a league match against Aizawl. He started the match and earned a yellow card in the 88th minute as NEROCA drew 0–0.[4]

Gokulam Kerala

On 1 August 2019, it was announced that Sebastian signed for Gokulam Kerala FC.[5] He was part of Gokulam Kerala's 2019 Durand Cup winning squad [6] and 2020–21 I-League title winning squad.[7]

Odisha

On 14 May 2021, Sebastian joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two-year contract.[8]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2021[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pune City	2017–18	ISL	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0
Chennai City (loan)	2017–18	I-League	12	0	1	0	—	—	13	0
NEROCA	2018–19	I-League	17	0	0	0	—	—	17	0
Gokulam Kerala FC	2019–20	I-League	7	0	4[a]	0	4[b]	0	15	0
	2020–21	I-League	11	0	3[c]	0	0	0	14	0
	total		18	0	7	0	4	0	29	0
Career total			47	0	8	0	4	0	59	0

1. Appearances in Durand Cup
2. Appearances in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
3. Appearances in IFA Shield

Honours

Club

Gokulam Kerala

• Durand Cup: 2019[6]
• I-League: 2020–21[7]

References

1. "MR ZOU TO REPRESENT INDIA U-16 IN GERMANY". Davoices Weebly. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. "Neroca FC Signs Sebastian Thangmuansang". NorthEast Today. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. "Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Chennai City". Soccerway.
4. "Aizawl 0-0 NEROCA". Soccerway.
5. "Gokulam Kerala sign fullback Sebastian Thangmuansang and goalkeeper Ubaid CK". theawayend. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
6. "Gokulam Kerala beats Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win title". Sportstar. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
7. "Gokulam Kerala FC Stage Sensational Comeback To Win Maiden I-League Title vs TRAU". Outlook India. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. "Odisha FC rope in Sebastian Thangmuansang from Gokulam Kerala". Khelnow. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
9. Sebastian Thangmuansang at Soccerway