Imanuel HS Lalthazuala (born 26 September 1994) is an Indian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Aizawl Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...

in the

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

Career

Born in

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 ...

, Lalthazuala has been with

since 2011, helping them to promotion to the

in 2015. He scored the winning goal for

in the 2015 National Games. His strike was the only one separating Mizoram and

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in the final. Lalthazuala made his professional debut for Aizawl in the I-League on 9 January 2016 against the reigning champions,

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, ...

. He only played 37 minutes before coming off as Aizawl lost 3–1.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Aizawl Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalthazuala, Imanuel 1994 births Living people Indian men's footballers Aizawl FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Mizoram I-League players I-League 2 players 21st-century Indian sportsmen