Jamkhansiam Siam Hanghal (born 26 May 1993) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Madan Maharaj.

Career

Early career and Bengaluru FC

Born in

Churachandpur Churachandpur ( IPA: ''/tʃʊRVːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/),'' locally known as Lamka is the second largest town in the Indian state of Manipur and the district headquarters of the Churachandpur district. The name "Churachandpur" was transferred from ...

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, Hanghal began his football career at the

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before beginning his professional career in the

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with

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. After not gaining much playing time during the

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

season, Hanghal was loaned to

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side DSK Shivajians. After the season, Hanghal signed with newly established

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...

for the

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campaign. He made his professional debut for the club on 22 September 2013 in Bengaluru FC's first ever match against

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. He started the match and played the full ninety as Bengaluru FC drew 1–1. He then scored his first professional goal for the club on 23 October 2013 against

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. His sixth minute strike was the first in a 3–1 victory. During his three year spell with Bengaluru FC, Hanghal won two

titles and a Federation Cup.

NorthEast United (loan)

On 10 July 2015 it was announced that Hanghal had been drafted by

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for the

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. He made his debut for the team on 6 October 2015 against the

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in India. The club was esta ...

. He started the match and played the whole 90 minutes as NorthEast United lost 3–1.

Chennaiyin

On 2 August 2016 Hanghal signed with

Chennaiyin Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural seas ...

for the 2016 ISL season. He made his debut for the side on 2 October 2016 against

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in Chennaiyin's opening match. He came on as a 90th minute substitute for

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as Chennaiyin drew the match 2–2. Hanghal then earned his first start for the team on 20 October against his former side,

. His cross was converted into the net by Davide Succi as Chennaiyin came out 1–0 winners. Hanghal also earned the Emerging Player of the Match award for his performance.

Kerala Blasters

After a short stint with

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in the

, Hanghal was selected in the 9th round of the

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by the

for the

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on 23 July 2017. He made his debut for the club on 3 December 2017 in their match against Mumbai City. He came on as a 65th minute substitute for

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as Kerala Blasters drew 1–1.

Delhi Dynamos

After one season with the

, Hanghal signed with another ISL club,

Delhi Dynamos Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

on 11 June 2018.

Neroca FC

Neroca signed Hanghal for the upcoming I-league 2019-20 season.

International

Hanghal has represented India at the under-23 level, including during the

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Bengaluru FC *

: 2013–14, 2015–16 * Federation Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanghal, Siam 1993 births Living people People from Churachandpur district Indian men's footballers Indian Arrows players DSK Shivajians FC players Bengaluru FC players NorthEast United FC players Chennaiyin FC players Mumbai FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Odisha FC players NEROCA FC players East Bengal Club players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Manipur I-League 2 players I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen India men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for India