Tomba Singh

{{distinguish|Tomba Singh Haobam{{!}}Haobam Tomba Singh}}

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| name = Tomba Singh

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| fullname = Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|4|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Imphal, Manipur, India

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = NEROCA (assistant coach)

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1998–1999

| youthclubs1 = USA Club Manipur

| years1 = 1999–2002

| clubs1 = Air India

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| years2 = 2002–2004

| clubs2 = Salgaocar

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2004–2007

| clubs3 = Mohun Bagan

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| years4 = 2007–2008

| clubs4 = East Bengal

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| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = Salgaocar

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| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = Churchill Brothers

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013–2014

| clubs7 = → Rangdajied (on loan)

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2014–2015

| clubs8 = Bharat

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016

| clubs9 = NEROCA

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| years10 = 2016–

| clubs10 = Southern Samity

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| years11 = 2018

| clubs11 = TRAU

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| nationalyears1 = 2002

| nationalteam1 = India U23

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| nationalyears2 = 2002–2004

| nationalteam2 = India

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| pcupdate = 3 March 2018

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| manageryears1 = 2020–

| managerclubs1 = NEROCA (assistant coach)

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Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh (born 3 April 1982) is an Indian former footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=7 July 2018|url=http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|title=I-League 2010/11 final standings|publisher=Indian Footy|website=indianfooty.com|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012237/http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=dead}} He is the current assistant coach of the I-League club NEROCA.{{cite web|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-name-former-india-midfielder-w-tomba-singh-as-new-assistant-coach/|title=NEROCA name former India midfielder W. Tomba Singh as new assistant coach!|date=15 July 2020|access-date=26 October 2022|website=arunfoot.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810051830/http://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-name-former-india-midfielder-w-tomba-singh-as-new-assistant-coach/|archive-date=10 August 2020}}

Career

Tomba began his footballing career with YWC, Thambalkhong in the junior level before his steep climb to the senior division.

After donning colours of ESU, Wangkhei and USA, Khurai Tomba also played a major role in the State team lifting the Under-19 national Football championship held at Imphal where the hosts defeated Sikkim 4–1 in the final.

Catching the eye of talent hunters at the Under-19 championship Tomba started playing for Air India since 1998 before moving to Salgaocar.{{cite web|title=W Tomba voted footballer of the year|url=http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1.10.110104.jan04|access-date=7 December 2014|date=10 January 2011|agency=The Sangai Express|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-PAO|location=Imphal|archive-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107072727/http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1.10.110104.jan04}}

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
rowspan=7\|India{{cite web \|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3125.html \|title=Singh, Tomba \|website=National-Football-Teams.com \|access-date=27 March 2013}} \|2002	2	0
2003	5	0
2004	5	1
Total	12	1

Honours

India U23

LG Cup: 2002{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |title=Ho Chi Minh City Cups |website=RSSSF |accessdate=19 September 2022 }}

India

Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|title=Afro-Asian Games 2003|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928130141/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|archive-date=28 September 2022|website=RSSSF|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|date=2001}}

Maharashtra

Santosh Trophy: 1999–2000{{cite news |title=Maharashtra snares Kerala in its den |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/maharashtra-snares-kerala-in-its-den/article28013093.ece |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |date=24 April 2000 }}

Manipur

Santosh Trophy: 2002–03{{cite news |title=Manipur is champion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/manipur-is-champion/article27879272.ece |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |last=Das Sharma |first=Amitabha |date=6 November 2002 }}

Individual

AIFF Player of the Year: 2003{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|title=AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR — FROM STARTING |publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823101258/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|archive-date=23 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |website=the-aiff.com |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132308/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |access-date=26 September 2020 |newspaper=India Today |date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234124/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |url-status=live }}