Jiteshwor Singh Yumkhaibam
Indian footballer (born 2001)
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Jiteshwor Singh Yumkhaibam (Meitei: Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh, born 10 December 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jiteshwor Singh Yumkhaibam | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eastern Sporting Union | |||
| Rising Athletic Union | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | NEROCA | 37 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bhawanipore (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Chennaiyin | 44 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:33, 19 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:33, 12 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
NEROCA
In July 2019, Jiteshwor joined NEROCA ahead of the upcoming I-League season. On 8 January 2020, he made his professional debut for the club in the 7th matchweek of the 2019–20 I-League campaign against TRAU, in a 2–1 loss.[1][2] On 11 July 2021, Jiteshwor extended his contract with NEROCA for the 2021–22 season.[3]
Chennaiyin
In June 2022, Indian Super League club Chennaiyin roped in Jiteshwor on a two-year deal.[4] On 20 August, he made his debut against Army Red in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[5][6] On 14 October, he was awarded the Hero of the Match for his performance against Bengaluru in the Indian Super League, which ended in a 1–1 stalemate.[7][8][9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 February 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEROCA | 2019–20 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| NEROCA total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Bhawanipore (loan) |
2020 | I-League 2nd Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Chennaiyin | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
