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 Wabagai,

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, Nongdamba Naorem was part of the Minerva Punjab youth team. After the

, Nongdamba Naorem was selected to play for the

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, 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 Chennai City. He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Edmund Lalrindika as Indian Arrows won 3–0. A month later, on 26 December, Naorem scored his first professional goal of his career against

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. 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 on a three-year deal. He then became the part of the reserve team of the Blasters that competes in the I-League 2nd Division. After making 6 appearances there, he was loaned to

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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 from Mohun Bagan SG.

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 on 20 November 2020 which ended 1-0 in favour of Mohun Bagan SG.

Mohun Bagan SG

On 29 December 2020, Mohun Bagan SG announced that they have signed Naorem from the Blasters on an undisclosed transfer fee plus the swap of Subha Ghosh.

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

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Career statistics

International (Youth)

Honours

Mohun Bagan * Durand Cup:

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: 2019–20

References

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Naorem Nongdamba Singh
at AIFF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naorem, Naorem Nongdamba 2000 births Living people Footballers from Imphal Indian men's footballers Punjab 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