Phurba Lachenpa
Phurba Tempa Lachenpa (born 4 February 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Phurba Tempa Lachenpa | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Sikkim, India | ||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Shillong Lajong | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Shillong Lajong | 22 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Real Kashmir | 15 | (0) |
2020– | Mumbai City | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:57, 22 March 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Sikkim,[2] Lachenpa was a part of Shillong Lajong's youth side that competed in the Shillong Premier League.[3] In September 2016, after recovering from a serious head injury, Lachenpa was named the club's player of the month. Shillong Lajong head coach, Thangboi Singto, praised Lachenpa saying "After suffering a serious head injury and undergoing an operation, he recovered and came back stronger and has shown a great improvement".[4]
During the 2016–17 I-League season, Lachenpa was the club's second choice goalkeeper, behind Vishal Kaith. The next season, Lachenpa was made the club's first choice goalkeeper and started in Shillong Lajong's first I-League match of the season against Gokulam Kerala. He kept the clean sheet as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.[5]
Mumbai City
On 23 October 2020, Lachenpa signed for Indian Super League club Mumbai City on a four-year deal.[6]
Lachenpa made his debut and his only appearance of the league season, on 8 March, against Goa in the semi-final playoffs coming on in the 120th-minute, seconds before the penalty shootout. He saved the first penalty taken by Edu Bedia, as Mumbai City went on to win 6–5 on penalties and make it to their first-ever Indian Super League final.[7][8] He won the Indian Super League Winners Shield and the Indian Super League title in his first season.[9]
Lachenpa made his first appearance of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, on 7 January 2022, against East Bengal, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.[10][11]
He was later included in the club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[12] He was between the sticks in the club's AFC Champions League debut match, on 8 April 2022, against Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat.[13][14] Three days later, he was part of a historic 2–1 win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win a AFC Champions League game.[15][16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 April 2022[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shillong Lajong | 2016–17 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Real Kashmir | 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Mumbai City | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
- Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
References
- "Mumbai City sign goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa". indiansuperleague.com. 23 October 2020.
- "Two Sikkimese footballers in Shillong Lajong I-League Squad". Sikkim Express. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Shillong Premier League 2017: Shillong Lajong defeats Boys Sports Coy 58 GTC". SouthAsiaViews. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "PLAYER OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER". Shillong Lajong F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
- "Mumbai City sign goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa". indiansuperleague.com. 23 October 2020.
- "ISL 2020-21: Mumbai City FC reach their maiden final after edging past FC Goa on penalties". www.indiatoday.in. 8 March 2021.
- "Mumbai City (2) 0 – 0 (2) Goa". soccerway. 8 March 2021.
- "Bipin scores late winner as Mumbai City beat ATK Mohun Bagan to clinch ISL title". KhelNow. 13 March 2021.
- "Table-toppers Mumbai City held to draw by resilient SC East Bengal". KhelNow. 7 January 2022.
- "East Bengal 0 – 0 Mumbai City". soccerway. 7 January 2022.
- "Mumbai City FC announce squad for AFC Champions League 2022". KhelNow. 1 April 2022.
- "Mumbai City FC face humbling defeat at the hands of Al Shabab in maiden ACL 2022 game". KhelNow. 9 April 2022.
- "Mumbai City 0 – 3 Al Shabab". soccerway. 8 April 2022.
- "Mumbai City edge Air Force Club, become first Indian club to win ACL game". KhelNow. 12 April 2022.
- "Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 – 2 Mumbai City". Soccerway. 11 April 2022.
- Phurba Lachenpa at Soccerway
- "Mumbai City FC reign in double glory, crowned ISL champion". Deccan Chronicle. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.