Sebastian Thangmuansang (born 25 July 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Gokulam Kerala.

Career

Early career

Born in Churachandpur,

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, Thangmuansang started playing football at the age of five. In August 2014, he joined the Pune F.C. Academy (soon turned into the Pune City Academy). After spending time with the youth academy, Thangmuansang was loaned to

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of the

. Thangmuansang made his competitive senior debut for the club on 4 December 2017 against Gokulam Kerala. He started and played the whole 90 minutes as Chennai City drew the match 1–1.

NEROCA

On 17 June 2018, it was announced that Thangmuansang signed for NEROCA in the

. He made his debut for the club on 7 November 2018 in a league match against

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. He started the match and earned a yellow card in the 88th minute as NEROCA drew 0–0.

Gokulam Kerala

On 1 August 2019, it was announced that Sebastian signed for

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. He was part of Gokulam Kerala's

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winning squad and

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title winning squad.

Odisha

On 14 May 2021, Sebastian joined

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club Odisha FC on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Gokulam Kerala *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thangmuansang, Sebastian 1998 births Living people People from Churachandpur district Indian men's footballers Pune FC players FC Pune City players Chennai City FC players NEROCA FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Manipur I-League players Indian Super League players Gokulam Kerala FC players Odisha FC players