Moirangthem Basanta Singh (born 3 April 1994, in

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, ...

in the

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Career

Mohammedan

Basanta made his professional debut for Mohammedan on 8 March 2014 against

Mohun Bagan A.C. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in Asia. The club has various sports departments like football, cricket, hockey ...

at the

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in which he played till 57th minute before being replaced by

Ashim Biswas Ashim Biswas (born 14 July 1982) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Diamond Harbour in the CFL Premier Division. Club career East Bengal He had scored with a header against Mohammedan from a Syed Rahim Nabi cross ...

as Mohammedan drew the match 0–0.

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at Goal.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Basanta 1994 births Living people Indian men's footballers Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Manipur I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen