Beikhokhei Beingaichho (born 15 August 1990) is an Indian

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who plays primarily as a

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for

Minerva Punjab Minerva Academy Football Club (often referred to as Minerva Punjab) is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Mohali/Chandigarh, Punjab (India), Punjab, best known for its association football, football, cricket and futsal teams. Th ...

in the

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Career

Early career

Born in

Siaha Siaha (official name given by the Mara Autonomous District Council, popularly known as Saiha) is a town and headquarters of Saiha District and the Mara Autonomous District Council in southern Mizoram, northeast India. It is the fourth most pop ...

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

, Beingaichho won the ''

Indian Football Association The Indian Football Association, abbreviated as IFA, is the organisation that administers football in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the oldest football association in India and was founded in 1893. Among the founders was former Engli ...

(West Bengal) U-19 Player of the Year'' on 12 November 2009 while playing for George Telegraph. After winning the award, Beingaichho signed for

East Bengal F.C. East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. The cl ...

of the

. He scored his first goal for East Bengal in the

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on 20 April 2010 against

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in which he scored in the 85th minute as East Bengal lost the match 2–1. He then scored his first two I-League goals on 4 May 2010 against Chirag United in which he scored in both the 40th and 67th minutes of the match to help East Bengal to a 2–1 victory. In 2011, Beingaichho was sent on loan to United Sikkim F.C. for the

2011 I-League 2nd Division The 2011 I-League 2nd Division was the fourth season of the second division of the I-League, the Indian professional football league. A total of 21 teams were divided into three groups and the two top teams from each group played in the final r ...

Bengaluru FC

After not playing at all during the

2012–13 I-League The 2012–13 I-League was the sixth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 6 October 2012 and finished on 12 May 2013 with Churchill Brothers ...

season, Beingaichho signed for new direct-entry

club

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...

for the 2013–14 season. He then made his debut for Bengaluru FC in the I-League 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 ...

on 22 September 2013 in which he started and played 46 minutes before being replaced by

Sunil Chhetri Sunil Chhetri (, born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and captains the India national team. He is the all-time top scorer in Indian Super League history. He is ...

as his side went on to draw 1–1. He scored his first goal for the team on 26 November 2013 against

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in which his 57th-minute strike turned out to be the winning goal in Bengaluru FC's first ever away victory in their history. Then, in Bengaluru FC's first ever Federation Cup match against Sporting Goa, Beingaichho scored a brace as Bengaluru FC won 5–3.

Mohun Bagan

After remaining unsigned in

2017–18 ISL Players Draft The 2017–18 ISL Players Draft was a players draft conducted by the Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Admini ...

, Beingaichho signed up for

club

Minerva Punjab

Following a transfer to

on August 13, 2019; he is gonna play in

in 2019-2020 season.

Career statistics

References

External links

I-League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beingaichho, Baikhokhei 1990 births Living people People from Saiha Indian men's footballers East Bengal Club players United Sikkim FC players Bengaluru FC players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Mizoram I-League players I-League 2 players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Minerva Academy FC players