Ninthoinganba Meetei

Ninthoinganba Meetei
Ninthoi with India U17 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ninthoinganba Meetei Khumanthem
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Punjab
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2017 AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 25 (2)
2019–2021 NorthEast United 24 (0)
2021–2024 Chennaiyin 45 (3)
2024– Punjab 10 (0)
International career‡
2015–2018 India U17 26 (0)
2017–2019 India U20 16 (1)
2023–2024 India U23 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:55, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:21, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Ninthoinganba Meetei Khumanthem (Meitei: Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei, born 13 July 2001), commonly known as Ninthoi, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Punjab.

Career

Born in Manipur, Meetei was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Meetei 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.[2] He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.[3]

NorthEast United

Ninthoinganba Meetei, fondly known as Ninthoi was signed by NorthEast United following a terrific 2018-19 campaign for the Indian Arrows on a 3 years deal. Ninthoi had a formidable Indian Super League debut with NorthEast United, making 11 appearances and averaging 18 passes per game. He was retained ahead of the 2020–21 season.

Chennaiyin

On 7 September 2021, Chennaiyin announced that they had completed the signing of Ninthoi on a three-year deal.[4]

International

Meetei represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 10000—100
2018–19 1522[a]0—172
Total 2522000272
NorthEast United 2019–20 Indian Super League 11000—110
2020–21 13000—130
Total 2400000240
Chennaiyin 2021–22 Indian Super League 14100—141
2022–23 1206[b][a]0—180
2023–24 1924[b][a]0—232
Total 45310000553
Punjab 2024–25 Indian Super League 0000—00
Career total 945120001065
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

India U-19

References

  1. 1 2 Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Indian Arrows 0-2 Minerva Punjab". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Official – Chennaiyin FC signs promising Indian midfielder Ninthoi Meetei". iftwc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Ninthoinganba Meetei at Soccerway
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