Ricky John Shabong (born 29 December 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

From Royal Wahingdoh FC, he has selected to the Indian national U-14 team in 2016. He was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the

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. The midfielder was in the starting XI of each one of India's four matches. Ricky made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019–20 season against

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He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

India U-20 *

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References

2002 births Living people People from Shillong Indian men's footballers Indian Arrows players Footballers from Meghalaya I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen India men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Rajasthan United FC players Punjab FC players {{India-footy-midfielder-stub