Givson Singh Moirangthem (born 5 June 2002) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Youth and early career: 2014-2020

Givson, who hails from

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started learning the tricks of the football under local coaches at an academy near his village before being scouted by I-League side Punjab F.C, then known as

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. He was brought into the India youth set-up after impressing then India U17 coach Nicolai Adam with his performances for Minerva. Though he did not make the cut for the 2017 India U17 side, he was brought into the All India Football Federation's Elite Academy in 2016. After spending three years at the academy, Givson was put onto the

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, an AIFF owned team that consisted of India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his first ever professional debut for a club in the

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in a match against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He was brought in the 68th minute of the match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 win against

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in the 78th minute on 28 December 2019. He also stepped up to convert an injury-time penalty to hand Arrows a draw against Punjab FC. He made a total of 16 appearances during the season and also provided 2 assists along with 2 goals.

Kerala Blasters: 2020–present

On 19 August 2020, it was announced that Givson has signed for

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on a three-year deal. He made his debut for the Blasters on 2 January 2020 against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. He totally made three appearances during his debut season with the club. On 19 August 2021, Givson signed a three-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters, keeping him at the club until 2024. He was named in the Blasters squad for the

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, and made an appearance for the club in the tournament. He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season against

as a substitute for

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on 12 January 2022, which they won 0–2 at full-time.

Loan to Chennaiyin

On 30 January 2023, the Blasters announced the transfer of Givson to

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on a loan deal till the end of the season.

International career

Youth career

Though he did not made it into for the final squad for the

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, Givson was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the

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. Later he represented the U-17 side several times and made his U-19 debut against Russia U-19 in an international friendly on 4 June 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

Kerala Blasters *

runner up: 2021–22.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Givson 2002 births Living people Indian men's footballers Indian Arrows players People from Bishnupur district Footballers from Manipur I-League players India men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Kerala Blasters FC players Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players Minerva Academy FC players AIFF Elite Academy players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Chennaiyin FC players