Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sukham Yoihenba Meitei | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
TBC–2018 | NEROCA FC U15 | ||
2018–2020 | Kerala Blasters U17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2023 | Kerala Blasters B | ? | (?) |
2023– | Kerala Blasters | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | India U15 | ||
2020 | India U16 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
Sukham Yoihenba Meitei (born 7 February 2004) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC. [1]
Born in Thoubal, Manipur, [2] Yoihenba started his youth career with the under-16 division of NEROCA FC, whom he represented in the U15 Hero Junior League in 2017. [3] He would then sign for the U15 team of the Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC, whom he represented in the 2019 Hero Junior League and the Subroto Cup, before signing to the reserve side of Kerala Blasters. [4]
Yoihenba signed his first senior contract for the reserves team of the Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC. He was then included in the Blasters' reserve squad that played the 2020–21 Kerala Premier League. [5] Under the new senior team gaffer Ivan Vukomanović, Yoihenba was one among the six reserve team players that was called up for 2021 pre-season camp of Kerala Blasters, [6] [7] and was then named in the Blasters' squad for the 2021 Durand Cup by Vukomanović. [8] He also represented the reserves in the 2021–22 Kerala Premier League season. [9] During the 2023–24 season, Yoihenba was chosen in the Blasters' reserves' squad for the 2023 Reliance Foundation Development League's national phase, [10] and was again called up for the pre-season camp, [11] and 2023 Durand Cup squad. [12] After making it to the senior' squad for the 2023–24 Indian Super League season, [13] his senior career debut would come against Mohun Bagan Super Giant on 27 December 2023, where he came in as a substitute for Mohammed Azhar in the injury time of the second half and played just one minute, as the Blasters would win the match 0–1 at full-time. [14]
Yoihenba was called up for the India under-15 national team on 25 July 2019 for the preparatory friendlies in Thailand for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers, [15] and played his first match against Bangkok Glass FC on 30 July 2019, which they won 4–2. [16] He assisted for Sridarth Nongmeikapam goal against Assumption United FC on the final match of the preparatory friendlies on 9 August 2019, as India won the match by the score of 2–0. [17] On 19 November 2020, Yoihenba was called up for the India under-16's training camp in Goa as a part of the preparation for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship. [18]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kerala Blasters FC B | 2023 | RF Development League | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
Kerala Blasters FC | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |