Lalchungnunga
Indian footballer (born 2000)
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Lalchungnunga (born 25 December 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019 | Aizawl | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Aizawl | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sreenidi Deccan | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → East Bengal (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | East Bengal | 81 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | India U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | India | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:33, 26 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:12, 22 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Aizawl
Lalchungnunga joined Aizawl on 1 July 2019 from their U18 club. He made his first appearance on 30 January 2021, against NEROCA.[1] He played four matches for the club in 2020–21.[2]
Sreenidi Deccan
In August 2021, Sreenidi Deccan roped in Lalchungnunga, on a two-year deal with an option to extend by another year.[3] On 27 December 2021, he made his debut for the club against NEROCA, in a 3–2 loss.[4][5]
East Bengal
In August 2022, Indian Super League club East Bengal announced the signing of Lalchungnunga, on loan from I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.[6] On 22 August, he made his debut against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.[7][8] Lalchungnunga made his league debut for East Bengal on 7 October against Kerala Blasters in a 1–3 defeat.[9] On 25 December 2022, East Bengal announced that Lalchungnunga has signed permanently for the club, effective from 1 June 2023, until 2026.[10]
In the 2023–24 season, Lalchungnunga led the East Bengal defence to the Durand Cup final where they finished runners-up, and was part of the 2024 Indian Super Cup winning team as he came on as a substitute in the final against Odisha as East Bengal became champions at the Kalinga Stadium.[11]
International career
Lalchungnunga was selected in the India U23 squad for the 2022 Asian Games and played three matches as India got knocked out in the Round of 16 against Saudi Arabia.
On 21 November 2023, Lalchungnunga made his senior international debut when he came on as a substitution for Sandesh Jhingan in the 91st minute against Qatar in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 October 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | AFC | Others[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2019–20 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2021–22 | I-League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| East Bengal (loan) | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 19 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 17 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 18 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 7[e] | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 87 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 108 | 4 | ||
- Includes Durand Cup
- One appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two and Five appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League
- Four appearance(s) in the Durand Cup and Three appearance(s) in the IFA Shield
