| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2009 | Sambhalpur Academy | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Pune | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ozone | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sagolband United | ||
| 2017–2018 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | NEROCA | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | TRAU | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Kerala Blasters | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Odisha (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| India U23 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 4 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei (born 28 March 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender
Club career
Early career
Born in Manipur, Meitei started playing football from the age of 10 years. [1] He initially trained at a local stadium to improve his technical ability. [1] He eventually managed to make it into his district team and then the Manipur football team in the youth nationals. [1] Then in 2008 he was signed by Mohun Bagan A.C. to join their academy. [1] After a one-year stay at the academy, Meitei joined the Sambhalpur Academy in Orissa. [1] However, due to problems with both academies in terms of how they taught academics, Meitei dropped out of both. [1] He then went back to Manipur to play for a local club. [1]
Then, after going back to Manipur, James Singh of Mumbai F.C. recommended Meitei to trial at Pune F.C. for a spot in the Pune F.C. Academy. [1] Meitei trialed for the spot in the academy and passed. [1] While with the Pune F.C. Academy Meitei had won the I-League U19 twice. [1]
Pune Football Club
On 10 October 2013, Meitei made his professional debut for Pune F.C. in the I-League against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he came on in the 89th minute for Pierre Douhou as Pune won the match 2–0. [2]
Kerala Blasters
On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Meitei would join Kerala Blasters from TRAU FC. [3] He made his first appearance for the club on 29 November 2021, against Chennaiyin FC. [4] On 6 May 2021, Metei signed a new three-year contract with Kerala Blasters, keeping him at the club until 2024. [5]
Meitei was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, [6] and played his first match against arch-rivals Bengaluru FC on 15 September, where he received a red card and the match ended in a 2–0 defeat for the Blasters. [7] He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season as a substitute for Nishu Kumar against Bengaluru itself in the 88th minute of the, which they lost 0–1. [8]
Odisha FC (loan)
On 6 July 2022, Odisha FC announced the signing of Meitei on a season long loan deal from the Blasters. [9]
International career
Meitei has represented India at the under-23 level in which he played for them in a tournament held at Bangladesh. [1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 April 2023 [10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Ozone | 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| NEROCA | 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| TRAU | 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Kerala Blasters total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Odisha (loan) | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 14 | 0 | 4 [b] [a] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Punjab | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in play-offs for AFC Cup
Honours
Club
Kerala Blasters FC
- Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22. [11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "14. Y. Denechandra Meitei". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Pune vs Mohun Bagan 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Denechandra Meitei joins Kerala Blasters". ANI News. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2020-21 highlights, Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Albino penalty save helps KBFC earn point vs CFC". Sportstar. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Denechandra Meitei extends contract with KBFC till 2024". Kerala Blasters FC. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters FC announces squad". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC beat eight-men Kerala Blasters 2-0". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2021-22 Highlights, Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC: KBFC 0-1 BFC". News18. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Modak, Sourav (6 July 2022). "ISL: Odisha FC sign Denechandra Meitei on loan from Kerala Blasters | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Denechandra Meitei at Soccerway
- ^ "ISL final: Hyderabad give Kerala the blues". The Indian Express. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Denechandra Meitei at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Indian men's footballers
- Pune FC players
- TRAU FC players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Manipur
- I-League players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
- Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
- NEROCA FC players
- Indian Super League players
- Odisha FC players