Lalchhuanmawia Fanai (born 14 April 1989), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Lalchhuanmawia
Personal information
Full name Lalchhuanmawia Fanai
Date of birth (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Lengpui, Mizoram, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 JCT 20 (0)
2012–2014 Shillong Lajong 30 (1)
2014–2017 Bengaluru 28 (0)
2015Mumbai City (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2019 Pune City 16 (0)
2019–2020 Odisha 3 (0)
2020–2021 Chennaiyin 4 (0)
2021–2022 RoundGlass Punjab 9 (0)
International career
2015 India 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Career

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Chhuantea started his professional career from Punjab-based team JCT FC, where he has played for them Punjab Football League and in I-League for 2 years. He has also represented Punjab in Santosh Trophy.

Shillong Lajong

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Chhuantea played for Shillong Lajong from 2012 to 2014 and made 30 appearances.[1] On 4 November 2012, Chhuantea made his debut for Lajong against United S.C. in which Lajong won by 3–2.,after that Chhuantea score the winning goal for his new team Lajong won by 1–0 against HAL Bangalore

Bengaluru

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In July 2014, it was announced that Chhuantea signed one-year deal with Bengaluru FC.[2] On 24 January 2015, Chhuantea made his debut for Bengaluru FC against Pune FC at Bangalore Football Stadium. In his debut season with Bengaluru, he has made 16 appearances and has helped them to win I-League. On 4 February 2015, Chhuantea made his AFC Champions League debut against Johor Darul Ta'zim at Larkin Stadium Malaysia.[3][4] He signed a two-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season, which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2016-17 I-League season.[5]

Mumbai City (loan)

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In July 2015 Chhuantea was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[6] He made total 9 appearances for Mumbai City in whole ISL season.

Pune City

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On 23 July 2017, Fanai has been picked up by FC Pune City for 2017-18 ISL season.

Chennaiyin FC

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In September 2020, Fanai signed a one-year deal with Chennaiyin FC.[7]

International career

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On 11 June 2015, Chhuantea made his debut for the India national football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Oman.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 8 March 2022[8]
Club Season League Federation Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shillong Lajong 2012–13 I-League 17 0 0 0 17 0
2013–14 13 0 0 0 13 0
Bengaluru 2014–15 16 0 1[a] 0 5[b][c] 0 22 0
Mumbai City (loan) 2015 Indian Super League 9 0 0 0 9 0
Bengaluru 2015–16 I-League 12 0 0 0 8[c] 0 20 0
Mumbai City (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bengaluru 2016–17 I-League 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
Pune City 2017–18 Indian Super League 9 0 0 0 9 0
2018–19 7 0 0 0 7 0
Odisha 2019–20 3 0 0 0 3 0
Chennaiyin 2020–21 4 0 0 0 4 0
RoundGlass Punjab 2021–22 I-League 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 94 0 1 0 14 0 109 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the AFC Cup

International

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National team Year Apps Goals
India 2015 3 0
2016 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Bengaluru FC

India

References

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  1. ^ Lalchhuanmawia at Soccerway
  2. ^ "BFC makes three new signings". 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru vs. Pune - 24 January 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Lyngdoh, Walker pen new Bengaluru FC deals". Bengaluru FC. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
  6. ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Full-backs Chhuantea Fanai and Reagan Singh join Chennaiyin FC for 2020-21 season". chennaiyinfc.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ Lalchhuanmawia at Soccerway
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