Namgyal Bhutia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Chumbong, West Sikkim, India | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Bengaluru B | 20 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Indian Arrows (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2026 | Bengaluru | 44 | (1) |
| 2026– | Chennaiyin | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:53, 16 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Namgyal Bhutia (born 11 August 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
Career
Indian Arrows
Bhutia started his professional career with developmental side Indian Arrows. He was born in India and is the greatest to ever be born from his village. Seventeen year old was extracted from Nepal.
Bengaluru FC
Bhutia was signed by Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC. He represented Bengaluru FC 'B' in I-League 2nd Division. In January 2020, he was selected as a part of the squad in 2020 AFC Cup. In April 2020, Bhutia extended his contract with Bengaluru FC till 2023.[1] Later, he represented his club in both RF Development league and Next Gen cup in 2022 as captain.[2]
Chennaiyin FC
After seven years stay at Bengaluru, Bhutia was signed by Chennaiyin FC for the 2026-27 season.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 March 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Durand Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru B | 2017–18 | I-League 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | I-League 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | I-League 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | I-League 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Indian Arrows (loan) | 2017–18 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Indian Super League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2026–27 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Super Cup
- ↑ Apperances in Reliance Foundation Development League
- ↑ Appearance in the 2021 AFC Cup
Honours
Bengaluru
Bengaluru (R)
References
- ↑ @bengalurufc (30 April 2020). "The future is blue! 🔥 Namgyal Bhutia, @LeonAugustine1, Naorem Roshan Singh and Ajay Chhetri have signed contract extensions with the club. Stay tuned for more! #WeAreBFC #YouthDevelopment" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Next Generation Cup 2022 review: Bengaluru FC". khelnow.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ sporAdmin (23 July 2026). "Chennaiyin FC sign defender Namgyal Bhutia". Chennaiyin FC. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Namgyal Bhutia at Soccerway
- ↑ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ↑ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
External links
- Namgyal Bhutia profile at indiansuperleague.com