Rupert Nongrum
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rupert Nongrum
| image =
| fullname = Rupert Lamlang Nongrum
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Meghalaya, India
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| currentclub = Real Kashmir
| clubnumber = 23
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = 2010–2015
| youthclubs1 = Shillong Lajong
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Shillong Lajong
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Delhi Dynamos (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = ATK
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2020
| clubs4 = NorthEast United
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = RoundGlass Punjab
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = NorthEast United
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Real Kashmir
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = India U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 5 November 2022
| ntupdate =
}}
Rupert Lamlang Nongrum (born 21 August 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Kashmir in the I-League.
Career
=Shillong Lajong=
Born in Malki Meghalaya, Nongrum joined Shillong Lajong as a youth player in 2010. While with Lajong, Nongrum participated in the Subroto Cup with his high school team, Myngken Christian HSS.{{cite news|last1=BilalI|first1=Shaghil|title=NCC pip Myngken School for Subroto glory|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ncc-pip-myngken-school-for-subroto-glory/1/161674.html|access-date=14 February 2015|work=India Today|date=26 November 2011}} He eventually made it up to the under-19 team where he played for the club in the I-League U19.{{cite news|title=Shillong Lajong trounces ANMA|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/shillong-lajong-trounces-anma/article5954859.ece|access-date=14 February 2015|work=The Hindu|date=28 April 2014}} After good performances with the under-19 side, Nongrum was promoted to the reserve side for Shillong Lajong that participated and won the Shillong Premier League. He scored a brace for Lajong in the game that clinched the title for his club against Langsning on 29 November 2014.{{cite news|title=Lajong new SPL champions|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/11/30/lajong-new-spl-champions/|access-date=14 February 2015|work=The Shillong Times|date=30 November 2014}}
His performance for the club in the Shillong Premier League earned Nongrum a promotion to the first-team. He made his senior debut for the club on 14 February 2015 in the I-League against Bengaluru FC. He started the match but could not prevent Shillong Lajong losing 2–0.{{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC 2-0 Shillong Lajong|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/14/india/i-league/bengaluru/lajong-sc/1980994/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 February 2015}} On 21 January 2017, Rupert scored his first goal for Shillong Lajong against Minerva Punjab FC and won the match 2-1.
==Delhi Dynamos (loan)==
on 29 July 2016, ISL club Delhi Dynamos announced the signing of Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong.{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/07/27/25976042/indian-super-league-delhi-dynamos-sign-arjun-tudu-rupert-nongrum-| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160802022316/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/07/27/25976042/indian-super-league-delhi-dynamos-sign-arjun-tudu-rupert-nongrum-| archive-date = 2016-08-02| title = Indian Super League - Delhi Dynamos sign Arjun Tudu, Rupert Nongrum, Chinglensana Singh Konsham - Goal.com}} Rupert played as winger under head coach Gianluca Zambrotta in Delhi Dynamos entire season.
=ATK=
On 23 July 2017, Nongrum has been picked up by Kolkata club ATK.
International
Nongrum was called up to the India U19 side in 2013.{{cite news|title=5 Shillong Lajong Boys in U-19 National Team Exposure Trip|url=http://isikkim.com/2013-08-5-shillong-lajong-boys-in-u-19-national-team-exposure-trip-01-6/|access-date=14 February 2015|work=ISikkim|date=1 August 2013}} He was in the India U19 for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers and made his debut for India U19 against Uzbekistan by coming-on as 46th-minute substitute for Gurba Gagrai.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/|title=All Competitions | AFC|website=the-AFC}}
Career statistics
{{updated|29 December 2022}}{{soccerway|rupert--nongrum/394286}}
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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"|Shillong Lajong
|{{nowrap|2014–15}} | rowspan="2" |I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Shillong Lajong | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 9 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Delhi Dynamos (Loan)
|2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Shillong Lajong | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1"|ATK
| rowspan="3" |Indian Super League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | |
| rowspan="2" |NorthEast United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="2" |Roundglass Punjab
| rowspan="2" |I-League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 2 | |
| rowspan="1" |NorthEast United | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 |
Honours
Shillong Lajong
- Shillong Premier League: 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2015/11/22/shillong-lajong-fc-emerge-as-shillong-premier-league-champions/|title=Shillong Lajong FC Emerge as Shillong Premier League Champions|date=22 November 2015|website=indianfootballnetwork.com|publisher=Indian Football Network|location=Shillong|first=Khelchandra|last=Bharat|access-date=21 May 2023}}{{cite news|title=Shillong Lajong FC Edge Past Royal Wahingdoh to Clinch Shillong Premier League|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252094-shillong-lajong-fc-edge-past-royal-wahingdoh-to-clinch-shillong-premier-league|access-date=17 August 2016|work=NDTV Sports|date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424072205/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252094-shillong-lajong-fc-edge-past-royal-wahingdoh-to-clinch-shillong-premier-league|archive-date=24 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.shillonglajong.com/player/rupert-nongrum/ Shillong Lajong Football Club Profile]
{{Punjab FC squad}}
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Shillong Lajong FC players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Meghalaya
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:ATK (football club) players