Soram Anganba

Soram Anganba

Anganba with Pailan Arrows in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Soram Poirei Anganba
Date of birth	24 December 1992
Place of birth	Imphal, Manipur, India
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Aizawl F.C.
Number	29
Youth career
2004	NCC Imphal
2007	IFA Academy
2009–2010	Manipur
2010–2011	Pune
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008	Thau
2011–2012	Shillong Lajong	10	(0)
2012–2013	Pailan Arrows	18	(0)
2013–2015	→ Bengaluru FC (loan)	4	(0)
2015–	Aizawl F.C.	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Soram Poirei Anganba (born 24 December 1992) is an Indian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Aizawl F.C. of the I-League on loan from IMG-Reliance.

Early career

According to Anganba he never was interested in football till 2002 and that it was his dad who got him into the game.^[1] In 2004 Soram played for NCC Imphal in the Subroto Cup.^[1] He was then selected into the Tata Football Academy in 2007 but could not get adjusted so he decided to move to the IFA Academy in West Bengal which is run by the Indian Football Association.^[1] He then went back to Imphal to play for Thau FC in the Manipur A-Division.^[1] He also played for the Manipur football team at the BC Roy Trophy which is an u19 tournament in 2009 and 2010.^[1] He then joined Pune as a youth player till 2011.^[1]

Career

Shillong Lajong

In the summer of 2011 Anganba signed for newly promoted I-League club Shillong Lajong.^[2] He made his professional debut for Shillong Lajong in the I-League against his former club Pune on 22 October 2011. The match ended 0–0.^[3] On 17 December 2011 Anganba was sent off for a tackle on Lalrindika Ralte against Churchill Brothers in the I-League which led to a penalty for Churchill Brothers and in the end, a 6–0 defeat for Shillong Lajong at the hands of Churchill Brothers.^[4]

Anganba in 2012

Pailan Arrows

On 12 August 2012 it was announced that Soram would join fellow I-League side Pailan Arrows.^[5] He then made his debut for the club on 19 September 2012 against Dempo during the 2012 Indian Federation Cup in which he managed to keep a clean-sheet till the 60th minute when Dempo scored through Clifford Miranda; in the end Pailan drew the match 1–1.^[6] He kept his first clean-sheet in his Pailan Arrows career on 28 October 2012 against Shillong Lajong, his former club, in a match that ended 0–0.^[7] He then helped Pailan keep another clean-sheet in the next match against United Sikkim in another match that ended 0–0.^[8]

On 29 August 2013 it was confirmed that Pailan Arrows would be disbanded by the All India Football Federation after the club could not find a sponsor, thus meaning that Anganba became a free agent.^[9]

Bengaluru FC

On 13 December 2013 it was announced that Anganba had signed on loan for new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC for the rest of the season.^[10] He then made his debut for Bengaluru FC on 15 December 2013 against East Bengal in which he played the whole 90 minutes but conceded two goals as Bengaluru FC fell 2–0.^[11]

Aizawl

In 2015, Anganba signed for newly promoted Aizawl F.C..^[12]

International

On 22 February 2012 it was announced that Anganba was selected into the initial 68-man selection for the India U23 team in preparation for the 2014 AFC U22 Asian Cup qualifiers.^[13] On 16 May 2012 he was selected as part of the 30-man squad that would participate in the preparation camp for the qualifiers.^[14] It was then confirmed that Anganba was selected into the final 23-man squad for the qualifiers but as a back-up along with Ravi Kumar to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu who was named vice-captain.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 March 2016^[16]

Club	Season	League			Federation Cup		Durand Cup		AFC		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shillong Lajong	2011–12	I-League	10	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	10	0
Pailan Arrows	2012–13	I-League	18	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	19	0
Bengaluru FC	2013–14	I-League	4	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	4	0
Aizawl F.C.	2015–16	I-League	6	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	6	0
Career total			38	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	0

References

1. "Interview With Soram Anganba Poirei". Shillong Lajong Football Club. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. Deep Singh, Kunwar. "Shillong Lajong FC: Team Analysis And Season Preview 2011–12". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
3. "Pune FC vs Shillong Lajong FC Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
4. Srivastava, Ayush. "Churchill Brothers 6–0 Shillong Lajong : The Goan Side Go Top of the Table After A Commanding Display Against Lajong". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
5. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Pailan Arrows squad for the 2012/13 season". Arunava Chaudhuri. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
6. Vaz, John. "Pailan Arrows 1–1 Dempo SC: Arrows hold the Goan heavyweights to secure a point". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
7. Noronha, Anslem. "Salgaocar FC 0–0 Pailan Arrows: Arthur Papas' side continue their unbeaten run". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
8. Noronha, Anselm. "United Sikkim FC 0–0 Pailan Arrows: Bhaichung Bhutia sent off in stalemate at the Paljor Stadium". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
9. "I-League Club Representatives meet in Dwarka". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
10. "Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan". Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
11. "BENGALURU VS. EAST BENGAL 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
12. "Former Blues 'keeper Soram Poirei has signed for I-League side @AizawlFC . We wish him the best and thank him for his time at BFC.". Bengaluru FC. Twitter.
13. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Baan to conduct U-22 selection trials at Pailan World School". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
14. "U-22 selection camp kicks-off in Bangalore". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
15. "Jeje to lead India in AFC U-22 Championship". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
16. Soram Anganba profile at Soccerway