Daniel Lalhlimpuia

Daniel Lalhlimpuia
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lalhlimpuia
Date of birth (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997
Place of birth Serchhip, India
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Bengaluru FC
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2013 Chandigarh Football Academy
2013–2015 AIFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Bengaluru FC 4 (1)
National team
2011–2012 India U16 12 (6)
2013– India U19 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2016

Daniel Lalhlimpuia (born 12 September 1997) is an Indian footballer who plays as a striker for Bengaluru FC in the Indian I-League.

Career

Youth career

Born in Mizoram,Daniel at the young age of ten-joined the Chandigarh Football Academy after successfully passing in the trials.Under the coaching of former India international Harjinder Singh he went on to represent Chandigarh in age level tournaments and various age group teams of India.[1] In 2012 Daniel scored a stupendous 19 goals for Chandigarh Football Academy to become top goal scorer of the Administrator’s Challenge Cup. In 2013 he was inducted in the AIFF Elite Academy at Goa, where he stayed for the following 3 years before signing his first professional contract.[2]

Bengaluru FC

On November 17 it was announced that Daniel has signed for Bengaluru FC alongwith fellow AIFF Elite Academy products Nishu Kumar and Malsawmzuala on a two-year deal with the club having the option to extend it by a year.[3]

On 24 February 2016 Daniel made his professional debut in an AFC Cup match against Lao Toyota F.C. coming-on as 69th-minute substitute for Shankar Sampingiraj at the New Laos National Stadium.

On 5 April 2016 Daniel scored his debut goal in I-League in only his third appearance for the club.[4]

International career

In 2011 Daniel represented India U16 at the 2011 SAFF U-16 Championship where he scored 2 goals,including one in the final,which India eventually lost to Pakistan.[5] The same year he scored 3 goals in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification held in Tashkent and thereby securing India's qualification.[6]

In 2012 he scored in a friendly match against UAE U16[7] as preparations for 2012 AFC U-16 Championship. Daniel scored once against China U16 at the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship held in Tehran where India finished last in the group and failed to qualify for the next round.[8]

In 2013 Daniel was called up to the India U19 team for a preparatory camp in China,[9] for the upcoming 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Doha.

In August 2015 Daniel was made the captain of India U19 for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship.[10] He also represented India at the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, where the team failed to score any goals and were eliminated.

Career Statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 13 April 2016

Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bengaluru 2015-16 41004081
Career total 41004081

References

  1. "Time to say the last goodbye". The Indian Express. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. "Daniel Lalhlimpuia | Bengaluru Football Club". Bengalurufc.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. Bharat, Khelchandra. "Bengaluru FC signs three promising youngsters | Indian Football News". Indianfootballnetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mumbai/2177587?ICID=RE
  5. "From city parks,five U-16 footballers dribble into national side". The Indian Express. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. Bhutani, Rahul (2012-09-21). "Indian Football: U 16 Team Gears Up For AFC Championship Challenge". Thehardtackle.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  7. "India lose to UAE in U-16 friendly". AFC. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  8. "After national duty, it's payback time". The Indian Express. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  9. Ajgoankar, Ashlesh (2013-08-16). "India U19 Travel To China To Prepare For AFC Championship Qualifiers". Thehardtackle.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  10. "Chandigarh's Footballer Bags India U-19 team Captaincy | chandigarh". Hindustan Times. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

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