Lalrozama Fanai

Lalrozama Fanai

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991[1]
Place of birth	Aizawl, Mizoram, India[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bengaluru FC
Number	23
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–	Bengaluru FC	3	(0)
National team‡
2009–2010	India U19
2010–	India U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2013

Lalrozama Fanai (born 30 November 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bengaluru 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]

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^[8]

References