Redeem Tlang (born 22 February 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

NorthEast United NorthEast United Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was founded on ...

Career

Shillong Lajong

A product of the

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youth academy, forward Tlang had risen to prominence during 2013 Shillong First Division League, the second tier in

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’s football league structure, where he had scored goals for fun for his club, compelling coach Singto to bring him into the senior side. He made his professional debut for Shillong Lajong in the

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on 28 October 2013 against

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at the Nehru Stadium; in which he came on as a substitute for

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in the 78th minute; as Shillong Lajong drew the match 2-2. He scored his first senior team goal for Lajong in the 4-0 thrashing of

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in the 2014 Federation Cup. Tlang would spend a total of 9 years at the club including youth years.

NorthEast United

Tlang was loaned to

from Shillong Lajong for the Inaugural Indian Super League season. He would only make one appearance, coming on as a substitute in a 3-0 win against

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. Tlang would then join NorthEast on a permanent basis starting

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. He scored his first goal in the Indian Super league against

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in a 2-1 win. He was a regular during the season, making 19 appearances on the wing. He scored his first goal of the 2019–20 against newly formed

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in a 2-1 win for his team. His second goal of the season came against

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from the edge of the box in what proved to be a 2-2 stalemate on the 1st of November 2019.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Shillong Lajong *Meghalaya Invitation Cup: 2016 Goa *

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References

1995 births Living people Indian men's footballers People from Shillong Footballers from Meghalaya Shillong Lajong FC players NorthEast United FC players FC Goa players Odisha FC players I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Men's association football forwards {{India-footy-forward-stub