Thongkhosiem Haokip

Thongkhosiem Haokip
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993
Place of birth Gangpijang, Manipur, India[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Salgaocar F.C.
Number 12
Youth career
United Sports Association
2011–2013 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Pune 36 (11)
2015–2016 FC Goa 6 (4)
2016– Salgaocar F.C. 7 (2)
National team‡
2014– India U23 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 5 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:49, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Thongkhosiem Haokip (born 13 March 1993) popularly known as Semboi is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian club Salgaocar F.C..

Career

Early career

Born in the village of Gangpijang, Manipur, Haokip started his footballing career representing his state at the youth levels during the National School Games.[1] He then joined local side United Sports Association and played for them before being discovered by professional football club, Pune.[1] In 2011 Haokip joined the Pune F.C. Academy and played for them in the I-League U20 and various other tournaments.[1] While with the Pune Academy, Haokip was apart of the sides that won back-to-back I-League U20 titles in both 2012 and 2013.[3] In April 2012, Haokip became the first academy player to score a hat-trick for Pune when he scored three goals against HAL during a group-stage victory.[4]

Pune

2013–14 season

Before the start of the 2013–14 I-League season, it was announced that Haokip would be promoted to the Pune first-team.[5] He made his professional debut 29 September 2013 appearing as a late-match substitute during a 0–0 draw against Shillong Lajong in the league.[6] Then, in Pune's very next match, against Mohun Bagan, Haokip scored his first professional goal, scoring the opener for Pune in the 72nd minute as the club went on to win 2–0.[7] His goal made him only the second ever Pune FC Academy player to score for the senior-team after Nikhil Kadam.[1] After scoring, Haokip gave credit to the Pune head coach, Mike Snoei, for motivating him: "The coach simply says; ‘play aggressively, be strong and be confident in what I do when out on the field. He also told me ‘don’t worry’. I am a learner."[1]

Haokip scored his second goal for Pune in the return-fixture against Mohun Bagan on 21 December 2013. His 79th-minute goal being the sole-Pune goal as his side lost 3–1.[8] Haokip then made his international club debut on 29 January 2014 in a qualifying match for the AFC Champions League against Vietnamese side Hanoi T&T. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Arata Izumi as Pune lost the qualifier 3–0.[9] Two weeks later, Haokip scored goals in back-to-back matches against Sporting Goa and Mohammedan.[10][11] He then scored his final goal of the season on 8 April 2014 in an AFC Cup match against Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar that ended 3–3.[12]

2014–15 season

Haokip started the 2014–15 season by participating with Pune in the 2014 Durand Cup. Haokip found the net early this season, scoring in Pune's first match in the Durand Cup against former I-League side Churchill Brothers. His 65th-minute strike helped Pune to a 3–0 opening victory.[13] Then, during a match against Assam State Electricity Board in a Bhutan King's Cup pre-season tournament, Haokip scored a hat-trick as Pune booked their place into the semi-finals with a 5–0 victory.[14]

Haokip was then part of the 20-member Pune squad that would participate in the 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup.[15] Haokip only managed to find the net once during the Federation Cup, on 5 January 2015 against Bengaluru FC, as Pune were knocked-out early from the competition.[16] After the Federation Cup, the club returned to I-League play and on 24 January 2015 Haokip scored his first goal of the I-League season, against the reigning champions Bengaluru FC. His goal helped further increase Pune's lead as they ran out 3–1 winners over the trophy holders.[17]

Later, in the next match, Haokip managed to score the first hat-trick of the I-League season against Shillong Lajong. His first goal came in only the second minute of the match and his third came in the 15th minute, making the hat-trick take only 13 minutes to be complete.[18] Haokip then continued his good form with a goal against Sporting Goa on 21 February 2015 and then another goal in the next match against Royal Wahingdoh.[19][20] His goal against Royal Wahingdoh was the only one during the match and thus propelled Pune to the top of the I-League table.[21]

FC Goa

In July 2015 Haokip was drafted to play for FC Goa in the 2015 Indian Super League season.[22] On 28 September 2015, Haokip was named "Football Player Association of India"s "Young Player of the Year" for the 2014-15 season.[23] He scored his first goal of the season in his 4th game of the season against Mumbai City, opening the scoreline before completing a hat-trick as his team won the match 7-0.[24]

He won ISL Emerging Player of the Match 2 times against FC Pune City and Mumbai City FC in 2015 Indian Super League.

International

In July 2014 it was announced that Haokip had been called up to the India U23 30-man squad to participate in a preparatory camp for the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.[25] He made his official international debut for the India U23 side on 20 August 2014 during a friendly against Pakistan U23. He could not help the team as India U23 fell 2–0 to their rivals.[26] Despite his little display against Pakistan U23, Haokip managed to make it into the final squad for the Asian Games.[27] Haokip did not make an appearance during the tournament, staying on the bench in both matches against the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.[28][29]

Haokip made his second appearance for Indian U23 debut against Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015 in a 2016 AFC U-23 qualifier in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh.[30]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2015[31]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pune 2013–14 I-League184000061245
2014–15 I-League1873111——229
FC Goa 2015 Indian Super League64——————64
Career total 42153111615218

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pawar, Vaibhav (28 December 2013). "All I know was the talk given to me by coach (Mike Snoei) before I went in, says Pune FC striker Thongkhosiem Haokip". KickOffIndia. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-goa/squad/forward-3985-thongkhosiem-haokip-playerprofile
  3. ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (8 January 2014). "“Professional” clubs showing a new direction of Indian Club football". BackPageFootball. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pune FC thrash 5-1 HAL in a clinical performance". Western India Football Association. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Youthful Pune FC set for 2013/14 I-League campaign". SportsKeeda. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Shillong Lajong 0-0 Pune". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pune 2-0 Mohun Bagan". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mohun Bagan 3-1 Pune". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pune 3-0 Hanoi T&T". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pune 1-1 Sporting Goa". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pune 2-0 Mohammedan". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Nay Pyi Taw 3-3 Pune". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Chandra, Shikharr (31 October 2014). "Pune FC impress in Durand Cup opener". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Pune FC book berth in King’s Cup semis". Goal.com. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Arata Izumi to Lead Pune FC in Federation Cup". NDTV Sport. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bengaluru FC becomes first team to enter semifinal". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Bengaluru FC 1-3 Pune". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Pune 5-2 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Pune 1-1 Sporting Goa". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Pune 1-0 Royal Wahingdoh". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "I-League: Pune FC beat Royal Wahingdoh 1-0, go to top of table". Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  22. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  23. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/live-update/4132/live-fpai-indian-footbal
  24. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/3041-seven-goals-and-seven-milestones-for-fc-goa
  25. ↑ "AIFF organizes back-to-back exposure Tours for Incheon bound Team". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  26. ↑ Walters, Ned (20 August 2014). "Pakistan U-23 comprehensively defeat India U-23 2-0 in second friendly match". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Asian Games 2014: Indian football squad announced; team cleared to participate for Incheon Games". India.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "UAE 5-0 India". Asian Games 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "India 0-2 Jordan". Asian Games 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  30. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8826&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  31. ↑ Thongkhosiem Haokip profile at Soccerway
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