Moirangthem Loken Meitei (born 4 May 1997) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for

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club

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Career

Loken started his career with the youth set-up at Royal Wahingdoh before joining Shillong First Division side Shillong United for the 2014 season on loan. He made his professional debut for Royal Wahingdoh in the

on 27 January 2015 against

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, coming on as a 93rd-minute substitute for Bekay Bewar as Royal Wahingdoh won 2–1.

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Meitei was selected in the 13th round of the

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by the

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for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against

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. He started and played 62 minutes as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.

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References

1997 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Manipur Royal Wahingdoh FC players Kerala Blasters FC players East Bengal Club players Men's association football midfielders I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Real Kashmir FC players TRAU FC players Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players Delhi FC players {{India-footy-midfielder-stub