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Lalrozama Fanai
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Aizawl, Mizoram, India[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aizawl
Youth career
2003–2004 Bawngkawn
2005–2007 Mohun Bagan
2007–2010 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Pailan Arrows
2012–2013 Mohun Bagan 4 (0)
2013–2014 Bengaluru FC 3 (0)
2015 Aizawl
2016—17 Fateh Hyderabad
2017— Aizawl
International career‡
2009–2010 India U19
2010– India U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2013

Lalrozama Fanai (born 30 November 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Aizawl FC in the I-League.

Career

Youth

Born in Aizawl, Mizoram, Fanai started playing football as a school-team player before joining Mizo club, Bawngkawn, where he played in the local leagues till 2004.[2] In 2005, Fanai joined the Mohun Bagan-SAIL Academy where he stayed till 2007.[2] While with the Mohun Bagan Academy, Fanai was a part of the side that won the Indian zone of the Manchester United Premier Cup before qualifying for the final rounds in Manchester.[2]

In 2007, Fanai signed for Pune in which he was a youth player for them from 2007 to 2010.[2]

Pailan Arrows

In 2010, Fanai signed with newly created Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) of the I-League.[2] On 3 December 2010 Fanai played in his first professional match in the league against Chirag United which was also the first league match Pailan Arrows history as the club lost 2–1.[3]

On 23 October 2011 Fanai scored a goal against Mohun Bagan in a league match at the Salt Lake Stadium in which he found the net in the 8th minute to give his side the lead before losing 3–1.[4]

Mohun Bagan

For the 2012–13 season Fanai signed with Mohun Bagan, the club he spent some of his youth days with.[2] Fanai made his debut for Mohun Bagan in the league on 6 October 2012 against Shillong Lajong on the first match of the season in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Lajong won the match 2–0.[5]

Bengaluru FC

For the 2013–14 season it was announced that Fanai had signed with new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC.[6] He made his debut for the team on 1 December 2013 in the I-League against Shillong Lajong at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[7] He came on in the 24th minute for Keegan Pereira as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1.[7]

Aizawl

After leaving Bengaluru FC, Fanai joined I-League 2nd Division side Aizawl.[8] After the side gained promotion to the I-League, it was announced that Fanai would not be re-signed by the club.[9]

Fateh Hyderabad

Fanai played for Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C. in 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division.

Aizawl

He was signed by Aizawl F.C. for 2017–18 I-League.

International

During the 2007–08 season, Fanai was called up to the India U19 side but he did not have a passport at the time so he could not play for the side.[2] Fanai's first U19 tournament was the 2010 AFC U-19 qualifiers in Iraq.[2]

He also played with the India U23 side during the 2010 Asian Games in which he played in one match.[2]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2013[10]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mohun Bagan 2012–13 4 0 2 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Bengaluru FC 2013–14 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Aizawl FC 2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Fateh Hyderabad 2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Lalrozama Fanai". Libero Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Interview of McDowell Mohun Bagan defender Lalrozama Fanai". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. ^ "ARROWS VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ^ "SHILLONG LAJONG VS. MOHUN BAGAN 2 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ^ "JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  7. ^ a b "BENGALURU VS. SHILLONG LAJONG 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Aizawl 2-1 Mohammedan". Goalie365.
  9. ^ "Aizawl Squad One". Aizawl Football Club (Facebook). Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  10. ^ Lalrozama Fanai at Soccerway
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