Ali Jonychand Singh Thounaojam (born 8 February 1993) is an Indian

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who plays as a

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for NEROCA in the

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Career

Air India

Singh made his first-team debut for

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in the

on 24 November 2012 against reigning champions

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coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Souvik Chakraborty in a match that Air India lost 1–0.

International

Singh has played for India at the under-19 level starting with the 2010 AFC U-19 qualifiers where he made his debut against Oman's under-19s on 10 November 2009 coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for

Lalrindika Ralte Lalrindika Ralte (born 7 September 1992), popularly known as Dika, is a former Indian professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Real Kashmir in the I-League. Born in a small town in Mizoram he started playing foot ...

. He then scored his first goal at the under-19 level almost two years later on 8 November 2011 against Pakistan during the 2012 AFC U-19 qualifiers in which he scored in the 53rd minute to give India's under-19s a consolation as they lost 2–1 to their biggest rivals.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2013''

References

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Jonychand Singh
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Johny Indian men's footballers 1993 births Living people Footballers from Manipur I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Air India FC players India men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders NEROCA FC players