Khangebam Thoi Singh (born 5 October 1990) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Youth career

Thoi started his career when representing his state

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in the

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, a National level under-16 sub-junior trophy. Thoi signed his first professional contract with Chennai-based

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in 2006 to represent them in the

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Senior career

His performances with the southern side attracted the interest of Maharashtra-based (now defunct)

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, where he signed a 3-year contract in 2007. The highlight of his time at Mahindra includes a tournament winning goal in the final of the 2008

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against

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. Thoi joined Goa-based

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in 2010 for the 2010-11 season where he won the league with Salgaocar, though only appearing 8 times and scoring once, and was predominantly used as a squad player. He accepted

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's inviatiton to play for

team

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, where he stayed for two seasons, appearing regularly in the 2011 season and 2012 season alongside Bhutia,

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and

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. While United Sikkim gained promotion, Thoi's services was enlisted by newly formed Mumbai Tigers, then known as Dodsal FC for the

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. Thoi became the first player to score for the Mumbai-based team when he scored against Army Red in their first professional game on 25 August 2012 at the

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in the

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. Thoi scored twice in the tournament as Mumbai Tigers reached the final, but were beaten 3-2 on penalties by

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. Thoi would then be picked up by another newly formed Bangalore based team

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for the 2013-14 I-League. He made 21 appearances in the I-League for Bengaluru FC in the central midfield and scored thrice and helped his side win the league in their first professional season in Indian football. He would continue with Bengaluru for another season by winning the 2014-15 Federation Cup before making 16 appearances and scoring 5 times in the 2014-15 I-League as his team finished runner-up behind

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. Thoi along with Robin Singh and

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were contracted to the

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and will be loaned back to Bengaluru FC for the 2016 I-League season. He was picked up by Chennai-based Chennaiyin for the

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for INR 8.6 million during the 2015 ISL Auctions, making him the 3rd most expensive Indian player in the ISL only below his teammates at

and

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International career

Thoi Singh was called up to the India U19 team for the

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held in India between 29 October – 12 November 2006. He made his only appearance as a substitute against Jordan U19s playing as a forward.

Honours

Club

;Mahindra United *

: 2008 ;Salgaocar *

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: 2010-11 ;United Sikkim *

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;Bengaluru FC * I-League: 2013-14 * Federation Cup: 2014-15 ;Chennaiyin FC *

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: 2017–18 ;Real Kashmir *

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Calicut FC *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Thoi 1990 births Living people People from Thoubal district Indian men's footballers India men's youth international footballers Mahindra United FC players Salgaocar FC players United Sikkim FC players Mumbai Tigers FC players Bengaluru FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Manipur I-League players I-League 2 players Chennaiyin FC players Mumbai FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Real Kashmir FC players