Suresh Singh Wangjam
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Meitei name|Wangjam|Suresh|Singh}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Suresh Singh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Suresh Singh Wangjam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|8|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manipur, India
| height = {{height|m=1.66}}
| currentclub = Bengaluru
| clubnumber = 8
| position = Defensive midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs1 = AIFF Elite Academy
| youthyears2 = 2019
| youthclubs2 = Bengaluru B
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Indian Arrows
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–
| clubs2 = Bengaluru
| caps2 = 100
| goals2 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam1 = India U17
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = India U20
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = India U23
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021–
| nationalteam4 = India
| nationalcaps4 = 31
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 20:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 22:00, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|SAFF Championship}}
{{Medal|W| 2021 Maldives|}}
}}
Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.{{cite web|title=Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|website=the-aiff.com|date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310151646/http://the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|url-status=live}} He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Club career
Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys|url=http://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.in|date=3 October 2017|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110234754/https://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|url-status=live}} After the tournament, Wangjam was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.{{cite news|title=Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The All India Football Federation|date=29 November 2017|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|url-status=live}} He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617044323/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|url-status=live}}
International career
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.
He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1–1 draw match against Oman.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|18 March 2023}}{{soccerway|suresh-singh-wangjam/513908}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3" |Indian Arrows
|{{Nowrap|2017–18}} | rowspan="2" |I-League |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|15 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 17 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Indian Arrows total
!30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
!0 !0 | 32 | 0 | |
| rowspan="7" |Bengaluru
| rowspan="6" |Indian Super League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0
|3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} |3 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2020–21
|19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=statsAFCC}} | 0
|0 |0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
|0 |0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|22 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |—
|3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} |0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|19 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |19 |1 | ||||||||
| 2024–25
|13 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |3 |0 |16 |1 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Bengaluru total
!100 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0
!9 !3 | 122 | 6 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!130 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0
!9 !3 | 154 | 6 |
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= International =
{{updated|18 March 2025}}{{NFT player|id=82017 |name= Suresh Singh Wangjam|accessdate=23 June 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="4" |India
|2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| colspan="2" |Total | 31 | 1 |
|---|
==International goals==
:Scores and results list India's goal tally first
| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | |||||||
| align=center | 1. | 16 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | align=center | 11 | {{fb|NEP}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship Final |
Honours
India
- SAFF Championship: 2021{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Outlook Web |date=2022-01-01 |title=India Vs Nepal, SAFF Championship Final: Sunil Chhetri Equals Lionel Messi Feat As Blue Tigers Win 8th Title |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-india-vs-nepal-saff-football-championship-final-sunil-chhetri-equals-lionel-messi-feat-as-blue-tigers-win-8th-title/397855 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=Outlook |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321132007/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-india-vs-nepal-saff-football-championship-final-sunil-chhetri-equals-lionel-messi-feat-as-blue-tigers-win-8th-title/397855 |url-status=live }}
- Tri-Nation Series: 2023
Individual
- AIFF Emerging Player of the Year: 2020–21{{Cite web|title=Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|access-date=2021-07-21|website=the-aiff.com|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310151646/http://the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|url-status=live}}
References
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{{Bengaluru FC squad}}
{{India squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh Wangjam, Suresh}}
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Manipur
Category:AIFF Elite Academy players
Category:Indian Arrows players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:India men's international footballers
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:2023 AFC Asian Cup players
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