Soram Anganba

{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1992)}}

{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Soram Anganba

| image = Soram A.JPG

| image_size = 175px

| caption =

| fullname = Soram Poirei Anganba Meitei

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Imphal, Manipur, India

| height = 1.82 m

| currentclub = Thrissur Magic

| clubnumber = 1

| position = Goalkeeper{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/sreenidi-deccan-begin-campaign-in-style-slam-four-past-hapless-neroca-fc/|title=Sreenidi Deccan begin campaign in style; slam four past hapless Neroca FC|date=29 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023|website=i-league.org|publisher=All India Football Federation|location=Hyderabad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029141712/https://i-league.org/sreenidi-deccan-begin-campaign-in-style-slam-four-past-hapless-neroca-fc/|archive-date=29 October 2023}}

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = IFA Academy

| youthyears2 = 2009

| youthclubs2 = Pune

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Pune

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2012

| clubs2 = Shillong Lajong

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2012–2015

| clubs3 = Pailan Arrows

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2015

| clubs4 = → Bengaluru (loan)

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Aizawl

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2017

| clubs6 = Delhi Dynamos

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = → DSK Shivajians (loan)

| caps7 = 7

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = Mohun Bagan

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = → ATK (loan)

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2018–2019

| clubs10 = Bengaluru

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2019–2020

| clubs11 = NorthEast United

| caps11 = 2

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2020–2021

| clubs12 = TRAU

| caps12 = 8

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2022–2024

| clubs13 = NEROCA

| caps13 = 5

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2024–

| clubs14 = Thrissur Magic

| caps14 =

| goals14 =

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 20:10, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Soram Poirei Anganba Meitei (born 24 December 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Kerala club Thrissur Magic.

Early career

According to Soram Anganba he never was interested in football till 2002 and that it was his dad who got him into the game.{{cite web|title=Interview With Soram Anganba Poirei|url=http://www.shillonglajong.com/interview-with-soram-anganba-poirei|publisher=Shillong Lajong Football Club|accessdate=5 September 2012}} In 2004 Soram played for NCC Imphal in the Subroto Cup. He was then selected into the Tata Football Academy in 2007 but could not get adjusted so he decided to move to the IFA Academy in West Bengal which is run by the Indian Football Association. He then went back to Imphal to play for Thau FC in the Manipur A-Division. He also played for the Manipur football team at the BC Roy Trophy (an under-19 tournament) in 2009 and 2010. He then joined Pune as a youth player till 2011.

Career

=Shillong Lajong=

In the summer of 2011 Anganba signed for newly promoted I-League club Shillong Lajong.{{cite web|last=Deep Singh|first=Kunwar|title=Shillong Lajong FC: Team Analysis And Season Preview 2011–12|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/shillong-lajong-fc-team-analysis-and-season-preview-2011-12/|publisher=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=5 September 2012}} He made his professional debut for Shillong Lajong in the I-League against his former club Pune on 22 October 2011. The match ended 0–0.{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69200/pune-fc-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/lineup-stats| title = Pune FC vs Shillong Lajong FC Lineups and Statistics| accessdate = 10 November 2011 | publisher = goal.com}} On 17 December 2011 Anganba was sent off for a tackle on Lalrindika Ralte against Churchill Brothers in the I-League which led to a penalty for Churchill Brothers and in the end, a 6–0 defeat for Shillong Lajong at the hands of Churchill Brothers.{{cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Ayush|title=Churchill Brothers 6–0 Shillong Lajong : The Goan Side Go Top of the Table After A Commanding Display Against Lajong|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69405/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=5 September 2012}}

=Pailan Arrows=

On 12 August 2012 it was announced that Soram would join fellow I-League side Pailan Arrows.{{cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|title=Pailan Arrows squad for the 2012/13 season|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/pailan-arrows-squad-for-201213-season.html|work=Arunava Chaudhuri|accessdate=5 September 2012}} He then made his debut for the club on 19 September 2012 against Dempo during the 2012 Indian Federation Cup in which he managed to keep a clean-sheet till the 60th minute when Dempo scored through Clifford Miranda; in the end Pailan drew the match 1–1.{{cite web|last=Vaz|first=John|title=Pailan Arrows 1–1 Dempo SC: Arrows hold the Goan heavyweights to secure a point|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/91296/dempo-sports-club-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=25 December 2012}} He kept his first clean-sheet in his Pailan Arrows career on 28 October 2012 against Shillong Lajong, his former club, in a match that ended 0–0.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anslem|title=Salgaocar FC 0–0 Pailan Arrows: Arthur Papas' side continue their unbeaten run|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93674/salgaocar-football-club-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=25 December 2012}} He then helped Pailan keep another clean-sheet in the next match against United Sikkim in another match that ended 0–0.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=United Sikkim FC 0–0 Pailan Arrows: Bhaichung Bhutia sent off in stalemate at the Paljor Stadium|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93680/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=25 December 2012}}

On 29 August 2013 it was confirmed that Pailan Arrows would be disbanded by the All India Football Federation after the club could not find a sponsor, thus meaning that Anganba became a free agent.{{cite web|title=I-League Club Representatives meet in Dwarka|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5162|work=The All India Football Federation|accessdate=2 September 2013}}

=Bengaluru FC=

On 13 December 2013 it was announced that Anganba had signed on loan for new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC for the rest of the season.{{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-13/i-league/45161186_1_bengaluru-fc-ashley-westwood-loan|access-date=22 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224124700/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-13/i-league/45161186_1_bengaluru-fc-ashley-westwood-loan|archive-date=24 December 2013|work=The Times of India|df=dmy-all}} He then made his debut for Bengaluru FC on 15 December 2013 against East Bengal in which he played the whole 90 minutes but conceded two goals as Bengaluru FC fell 2–0.{{cite web|title=BENGALURU VS. EAST BENGAL 0 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/15/india/i-league/bengaluru/east-bengal-club-fc/1585373/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=22 December 2013}}

=Aizawl=

In 2015, Anganba signed for newly promoted Aizawl FC.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bengalurufc/status/638602642696998912|title=Former Blues 'keeper Soram Poirei has signed for I-League side @AizawlFC . We wish him the best and thank him for his time at BFC.|publisher=Twitter|work=Bengaluru FC}}

International

On 22 February 2012 it was announced that Anganba was selected into the initial 68-man selection for the India U23 team in preparation for the 2014 AFC U22 Asian Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|title=Baan to conduct U-22 selection trials at Pailan World School |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/02/22/baan-to-conduct-u-22-selection-trials-at-pailan-world-school/|publisher=Sportskeeda|accessdate=5 September 2012}} On 16 May 2012 he was selected as part of the 30-man squad that would participate in the preparation camp for the qualifiers.{{cite web|title=U-22 selection camp kicks-off in Bangalore|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/team/index.php?h_t_id=34&N_Id=3167|publisher=The All India Football Federation|accessdate=5 September 2012}} It was then confirmed that Anganba was selected into the final 23-man squad for the qualifiers but as a back-up along with Ravi Kumar to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu who was named vice-captain.{{cite web|title=Jeje to lead India in AFC U-22 Championship|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3203|publisher=The All India Football Federation|accessdate=5 September 2012}}

File:Soram Anganba (India).jpg

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|11 December 2022}}{{Soccerway|soram-porei-anganba/267277}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|AFC

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="1" |Shillong Lajong

|2011–12

| rowspan="4" |I-League

|10

000colspan="2" |—100
rowspan="1" |Pailan Arrows

|2012–13

|18

01{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in Federation Cup}}0colspan="2" |—190
rowspan="1" |Bengaluru
(loan)

|2013–14

|4

000colspan="2" |—40
rowspan="2" |Bengaluru

|2014–15

|0

000colspan="2" |—00
colspan="2" |Bengaluru total

!4

0000040
rowspan="1" |Aizawl

|2015–16

| rowspan="1" |I-League

|7

01{{efn|name=FedCup}}0colspan="2" |—80
rowspan="1" |Delhi Dynamos

|2016

| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League

|5

000colspan="2" |—50
rowspan="1" |DSK Shivajians
(loan)

|2016–17

| rowspan="2" |I-League

|7

01{{efn|name=FedCup}}0colspan="2" |—80
rowspan="1" |Mohun Bagan

|2017–18

|0

000colspan="2" |—00
rowspan="1" |ATK
(loan)

|2017–18

| rowspan="3" |Indian Super League

|5

02{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}}0colspan="2" |—70
rowspan="1" |Bengaluru

|2018–19

|1

000colspan="2" |—10
rowspan="1" |NorthEast United

|2019–20

|2

000colspan="2" |—20
rowspan="1" |TRAU

|2020–21

| rowspan="2" |I-League

|8

000colspan="2" |—80
rowspan="1" |NEROCA

|2022–23

|5

000colspan="2" |—50
colspan="3" |Career total

!72

05000770

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