Ricky Shabong
Indian footballer (born 2002)
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Ricky John Shabong (born 29 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricky John Shabong | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Shillong, Meghalaya, India | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal Wahingdoh | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Indian Arrows | 28 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Mohun Bagan SG | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Rajasthan United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Punjab | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | India U17 | 32 | (1) |
| 2019– | India U20 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
From Royal Wahingdoh FC, he has selected to the Indian national U-14 team in 2016. He was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia. The midfielder was in the starting XI of each one of India's four matches.
Ricky made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019–20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 January 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Indian Arrows total | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Mohun Bagan total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rajasthan United (loan) | 2021–22 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Punjab | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 6[a][b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
India U-20
