Kenstar Kharshong (born 3 May 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Shillong Lajong Shillong Lajong Football Club (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. The club is currently competing in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, following promotio ...

Career

Youth and early career

Kharshong is a product of

Academy and was promoted to their senior team in 2017. He totally made 19 appearances for the club during his debut season in the

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. In the following 2018-19 season, he made 11 appearances for the club.

Kerala Blasters

He was loaned to

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in 2019. He made 3 appearances for their reserves side in the

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. On 2020, he was offered a contract into the senior team of the club and finally signed a multi-year deal with the club on an undisclosed transfer fee.

Career statistics

Club

References

Shillong Lajong FC players 1999 births Living people Footballers from Meghalaya Indian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players {{India-footy-defender-stub