Boris Singh Thangjam
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| Full name | Boris Singh Thangjam | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, right-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Goa | |||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| AIFF Elite Academy | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indian Arrows | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | ATK | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Indian Arrows (loan) | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Jamshedpur | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Goa | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | India U17 | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | India | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Boris Singh Thangjam (Meitei: Thangjam Boris Singh, born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.
Born in Manipur, Thangjam 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, Thangjam 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 in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute for the Indian Arrows as they won 3–0.[3]
International career
Thangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
Thangjam made his debut for India national team on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against the Maldives.[4]
