Lalremtluanga Fanai
Indian footballer (born 2004)
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Lalremtluanga Fanai (born 10 July 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizwal, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–22 | Bengaluru | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–23 | Bengaluru B | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bengaluru | 42 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | India U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | India U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | India | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:30, 23 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:30, 8 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bengaluru
Fanai was a student of first batch of Tata Trusts Centre Of Excellence for football in Aizwal, Mizoram. He was there at the centre for few years before joining youth team of Bengaluru FC.[1] He played at the Development League and won the 2022 edition with Bengaluru.[2] For 2023–24 season, he was promoted to the Bengaluru B team. He played few matches at the 2022–23 I-League 2 and a single match at the 2023 Super Cup. From the next season he has been a part of the main team of Bengaluru. He regularly featured for the team for 2023–24 season, played almost all the league and cup matches.[3][4]
International career
Fanai was part of India under-17 squad under Bibiano Fernandes, that would have played the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship.[5] However, the championship was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6] As a preparation, India played two international friendlies against United Arab Emirates. Fanai played both the matches.[7][8]
In May 2025, then India under-23 head coach Naushad Moosa listed Fanai in the 29-members probable squad for two friendlies that will be held in Tajikistan in June 2025.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 March 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | ||
| Bengaluru B | 2022–23 | I-League 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Bengaluru | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
