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]

Phurba Lachenpa
Personal information
Full name Phurba Tempa Lachenpa
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2016–17 I-League 001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2017–18 1301[lower-alpha 2]0—140
2018–19 9000—90
Real Kashmir 2019–20 1504[lower-alpha 3]0—190
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 1000—10
2021–22 30005[lower-alpha 4]080
Career total 4106050520
  1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

Honours

Mumbai City

References
  1. "Mumbai City sign goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa". indiansuperleague.com. 23 October 2020.
  2. "Two Sikkimese footballers in Shillong Lajong I-League Squad". Sikkim Express. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. "Shillong Premier League 2017: Shillong Lajong defeats Boys Sports Coy 58 GTC". SouthAsiaViews. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. "PLAYER OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER". Shillong Lajong F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  6. "Mumbai City sign goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa". indiansuperleague.com. 23 October 2020.
  7. "ISL 2020-21: Mumbai City FC reach their maiden final after edging past FC Goa on penalties". www.indiatoday.in. 8 March 2021.
  8. "Mumbai City (2) 0 – 0 (2) Goa". soccerway. 8 March 2021.
  9. "Bipin scores late winner as Mumbai City beat ATK Mohun Bagan to clinch ISL title". KhelNow. 13 March 2021.
  10. "Table-toppers Mumbai City held to draw by resilient SC East Bengal". KhelNow. 7 January 2022.
  11. "East Bengal 0 – 0 Mumbai City". soccerway. 7 January 2022.
  12. "Mumbai City FC announce squad for AFC Champions League 2022". KhelNow. 1 April 2022.
  13. "Mumbai City FC face humbling defeat at the hands of Al Shabab in maiden ACL 2022 game". KhelNow. 9 April 2022.
  14. "Mumbai City 0 – 3 Al Shabab". soccerway. 8 April 2022.
  15. "Mumbai City edge Air Force Club, become first Indian club to win ACL game". KhelNow. 12 April 2022.
  16. "Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 – 2 Mumbai City". Soccerway. 11 April 2022.
  17. Phurba Lachenpa at Soccerway
  18. "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.


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