Suresh Singh Wangjam
Indian footballer (born 2000)
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Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
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| Full name | Suresh Singh Wangjam | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | AIFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bengaluru B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Bengaluru | 100 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | India U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | India | 40 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[2] After the tournament, Wangjam 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.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]
International career
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2]
He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1–1 draw match against Oman.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 March 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 122 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 154 | 6 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | 11 |  Nepal | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship Final |
Honours
India
Individual
Bengaluru FC
