Samuel Lalmuanpuia (born 27 July 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

club

Diamond Harbour Diamond Harbour is a town and municipality located in the South 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, it serves as the administrative headquarters of the Diamond Harbour su ...

Career

Born in

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

, Lalmuanpuia began his career with

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 ...

. He represented Lajong's youth side in the

Shillong Premier League The Shillong Premier League (currently known as the Officer's Choice Blue Shillong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-level state football league in the Indian state of Meghalaya, below the Meghalaya State League, organised b ...

, where he was top scorer in 2015, and the

I-League U19 The Youth League is a system of youth association football, football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the All India Football Federation. It consists of 3 age groups competitions: U17 (AIFF Youth League), U15 (Junior League) ...

. He made his professional debut for the club on 21 February 2016 against DSK Shivajians. He started the match and played the entire first half as Shillong Lajong were held to a draw, 1–1. He has also represented Minerva FC in

2019 AFC Cup The 2019 AFC Cup was the 16th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al-Ahed from Lebanon won the title for the first time, defeating April 25 from North Korea in ...

and has scored a goal in the tournament.

Diamond Harbour

On 17 July 2025, Lalmuanpuia officially joined

, signing a contract ahead of the

2025–26 I-League The 2025–26 I-League will be the 19th season of the I-League and the fourth season as the second tier of the Indian football league system. Churchill Brothers FC Goa were the reigning champions, having won the 2024–25 I-League. Team changes ...

season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Shillong Lajong *

: 2015 Kerala Blasters B *

Kerala Premier League The Kerala Premier League is the highest state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football league organized by the Kerala Football Association and played in the state of Kerala, India. It is the overall fifth tier of ...

: 2019–20: Champions Individual *

Best Emerging Player: 2017–18

References

External links

Shillong Lajong Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalmuanpuia, Samuel 1998 births Living people Indian men's footballers Shillong Lajong FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Mizoram I-League players Kerala Blasters FC players Minerva Academy FC players Punjab FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Odisha FC players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players