Zothanmawia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zothanmawia Pachuau | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chanmari FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chandigarh Football Academy | |||
| 2012–2013 | Dinthar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Aizawl | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Chhinga Veng | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Chanmari | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Aizawl | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Mohammedan | 26 | (0) |
| 2023 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| 2023– | Chanmari | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zothanmawia Pachuau (born 6 September 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chanmari.
Aizawl
Born in Aizawl, Mizoram, Zothanmawia started his career with the Chandigarh Football Academy.[1] In 2011, after helping the academy win the 56th National School Games at the under-14 level, Zothanmawia was named as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.[2] He was then a part of the Chandigarh U16 side that participated in the Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy in 2012. After guiding Chandigarh U16 to the final against Assam, Zothanmawia could not prevent his side from defeat as Chandigarh lost 2–0 at the Fatorda Stadium.[3]
In 2012, Zothanmawia returned to Mizoram to join Dinthar Football Club in the Mizoram Premier League.[4] He played for the senior side for two seasons.[5]
In 2014, after spending two years with Dinthar, Zothanmawia signed for Aizawl for the I-League 2nd Division season.[6] He contributed to the club during their 2015 season in which Aizawl earned promotion to the I-League, keeping a clean-sheet against Chanmari.[7] After earning promotion, Zothanmawia was named into the squad for the 2015 Mizoram Premier League season.[8]
On 9 January 2016, Zothanmawia was selected to the team for the club's first I-League match against Mohun Bagan. He remained on the bench throughout the match as Aizawl lost 3–1.[9] Zothanmawia then made his professional debut for the club on 22 January 2016 against DSK Shivajians. He kept a clean-sheet as Aizawl won their first match in the I-League 2–0.[10]