Khelemba Singh

Khelemba Singh
Personal information
Full nameIrungbam Khelemba Singh
Date of birthApril 13, 1985
Place of birthImphal, India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Shillong Lajong F.C.
Number25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004Green Valley??(??)
2004-05ASEB??(??)
2005–06Churchill Brothers??(??)
2006–08Viva Kerala??(??)
2008–09East Bengal??(??)
2009–10Air India??(??)
2010–12Salgaocar??(??)
2012-2013Mohun Bagan1(0)
2013-2014 (on loan)Mumbai F.C.10(0)
2014-2015Chennaiyin FC0(0)
2015-presentShillong Lajong F.C.0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Irungbam Khelemba Singh (born 1985) is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Mumbai F.C. as a defender in the I-League.

Career

Early career

Khelemba Singh hails from Imphal. He had started playing football since his schooldays. His talent didn't go unnoticed and he soon played in the Manipur League for SSC Sekta & Sagaoband United. In 2004, he joined Guwahati's Green Valley F.C. and then played in the I-League 2nd division for Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB), the same year. After joining Churchill Brothers in 2005, Khelemba played for four other I-League clubs Viva Kerala, East Bengal, Air India & Salgaocar before joining McDowell Mohun Bagan.

Viva Kerala

In the I-League match at Calicut against Air India, when Sulley Mussah had fouled Badmus Babatunde, Viva Kerala captain Khelemba Singh scored from a 40-yard long stunning free kick, a thriller which finally ended in a 3-2 win for the home team.[1]

Mumbai

On 24 November 2013 it was announced that Khelemba has signed for Mumbai on loan from IMG Realiance with three other players Mohammed Rafi, N.P. Pradeep and Peter Costa.[2] He made his debut on 2 December 2013 against East Bengal F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he played the whole match as Mumbai won the match 3-2.[3]

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