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Naorem Nongdamba Singh (born 2 January 2000) is an Indian professional
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who plays as a winger for
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club
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. He also represented India in the
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in 2017.


Club career


Youth and early career

Born in
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,
Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
, Nongdamba Naorem was part of the Minerva Punjab youth team. After the
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, Nongdamba Naorem was selected to play for the
Indian Arrows Indian Arrows (formerly known as Pailan Arrows) is an Indian developmental football team that competes in the Indian national football tiers. They competed in the I-League. The club was formed by the All India Football Federation in 2010, wi ...
, an
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-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time, on loan from Minerva Punjab. He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against
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. He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for
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as Indian Arrows won 3–0. A month later, on 26 December, Naorem scored the first professional goal of his career against
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 ...
. Nongdamba Neorem took the ball on the wing, proceeded to beat three Shillong Lajong defenders to get into the box, and then went past one more defender before slotting the ball home past the goalkeeper as Indian Arrows won 3–0.


Kerala Blasters

In 2018 he was signed by
Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in India. The club was esta ...
on a three-year deal. He then became the part of the reserve team of the Blasters that competes in the
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. After making 6 appearances there, he was loaned to
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, ...
for getting some playing time.


Mohun Bagan (loan)

Naorem was one of the key member of Mohun Bagan's
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winning campaign under
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. He made 16 appearances for the Mariners and also scored two important goals. The deal was done with the swap of
Subha Ghosh Subha Ghosh (born 22 December 2000) is an Indian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy. Club career Early career A product of Mohun Bagan ...
from
Mohun Bagan SG 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, ...
.


Return to the Blasters

In 2020, Kibu Vicuna took over the manager role at Kerala Blasters. He then also brought back Naorem from Mohun Bagan. He made his debut for the Blasters against
Mohun Bagan SG 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, ...
on 20 November 2020 which ended 1-0 in favour of Mohun Bagan SG.


Mohun Bagan SG

On 29 December 2020,
Mohun Bagan SG 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, ...
announced that they have signed Naorem from the Blasters on an undisclosed transfer fee plus the swap of
Subha Ghosh Subha Ghosh (born 22 December 2000) is an Indian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy. Club career Early career A product of Mohun Bagan ...
.


FC Goa

On 26 June 2021, FC Goa signed a deal with the midfielder Nongdamba Naorem.


International career

Naorem scored the equalizer for India U-17 vs Chile U-17 in a friendly match in Mexico before the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Naorem went on to represent the India under-17 side, that participated in the
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international association football, football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India from 6 to 28 Octo ...
.


Career statistics


International (Youth)


Honours

Mohun Bagan *
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*
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: 2019–20


References


External links

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Naorem Nongdamba Singh
at AIFF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naorem, Naorem Nongdamba 2000 births Living people Footballers from Imphal Indian men's footballers Minerva Academy FC players Indian Arrows players Men's association football midfielders I-League players India men's youth international footballers Kerala Blasters FC players Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players DSK Shivajians FC players I-League 2 players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players FC Goa players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen