Loken Meitei
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Meitei name|Moirangthem|Loken|Meitei}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Loken Meitei
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Moirangthem Loken Meitei
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manipur, India
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| currentclub = Delhi
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder / Winger
| youthyears1 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs1 = Royal Wahingdoh
| years1 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = Royal Wahingdoh
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Real Kashmir
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Sagolband United
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = Kerala Blasters
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = Kerala Blasters B
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = TRAU
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2022
| clubs7 = East Bengal
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Real Kashmir
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023–
| clubs9 = Delhi
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = India U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:38, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
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Moirangthem Loken Meitei (born 4 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for I-League club Delhi.
Career
Loken started his career with the youth set-up at Royal Wahingdoh{{cite news|title=Royals trounce Green Valley|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140226/jsp/northeast/story_18020774.jsp#.VOl80bDF-mE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222102706/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140226/jsp/northeast/story_18020774.jsp#.VOl80bDF-mE|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2015|accessdate=22 February 2015|work=Telegraph India|date=26 February 2014}} before joining Shillong First Division side Shillong United for the 2014 season on loan.{{cite news|title=Shillong United score five against Nongkrem|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/08/14/shillong-united-score-five-against-nongkrem/|accessdate=22 February 2015|work=The Shillong Times|date=14 August 2014}}
He made his professional debut for Royal Wahingdoh in the I-League on 27 January 2015 against Bharat FC, coming on as a 93rd-minute substitute for Bekay Bewar as Royal Wahingdoh won 2–1.{{cite web|title=Bharat FC 1-2 Royal Wahingdoh|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/27/india/i-league/bharat-fc/royal-wahingdoh-fc/1980980/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=22 February 2015}}
=Kerala Blasters=
On 23 July 2017, Meitei was selected in the 13th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.{{cite news|title=ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big|url=https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|accessdate=2 November 2017|work=The Field|date=23 July 2017}} He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against Goa. He started and played 62 minutes as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.{{cite web|title=Goa 5-2 Kerala Blasters|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/09/india/indian-super-league/india-fc-goa/kerala-blasters/2597763/|website=Soccerway}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|8 February 2023}}{{soccerway|loken-meitei/394646}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |Royal Wahingdoh
| rowspan="1" |I-League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Real Kashmir
| rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Kerala Blasters
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |6 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Kerala Blasters B
| rowspan="2" |I-League 2nd Division |3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Kerala Blasters B total
!7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1" |TRAU
| rowspan="1" |I-League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |East Bengal
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Real Kashmir
| rowspan="2" |I-League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Delhi
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
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References
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Manipur
Category:Royal Wahingdoh FC players
Category:Kerala Blasters FC players
Category:East Bengal Club players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Real Kashmir FC players
Category:Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players
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