Boris Singh Thangjam (born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the India national team.

Club career

Born 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 ...

, Thangjam was part of the

AIFF Elite Academy The AIFF Elite Academy was the elite academy of the regional AIFF affiliated football academies. Founded on 1 February 2013, the Elite Academy started as a youth development project between the AIFF and FIFA. The Elite Academy is the final front ...

batch that was preparing for the

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international association football, football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India from 6 to 28 Octo ...

to be hosted in India. After the tournament, Thangjam was selected to play for the

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, an

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-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against

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. He started and scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute for the Indian Arrows as they won 3–0.

International career

Thangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the

which was hosted in India. Thangjam made his debut for India national team on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against the Maldives.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Jamshedpur *

premiership: 2021–22

References

2000 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Imphal AIFF Elite Academy players Indian Arrows players Men's association football defenders I-League players India men's youth international footballers India men's international footballers Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen ATK (football club) players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Jamshedpur FC players {{India-footy-defender-stub