Aibanbha Kupar Dohling (born 23 March 1996), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Goa in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aibanbha Kupar Dohling | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Sohra, Meghalaya | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Goa | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shillong Lajong | |||
| 2011–2015 | Tata FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Shillong Lajong | 25 | (1) |
| 2019– | Goa | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 6 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Sohra, Meghalaya, Dohling started his career in the youth ranks of Shillong Lajong. He was a part of the under-15 side that qualified for the final rounds of the Manchester United Premier Cup in 2010.[1] Dohling then moved to the Tata Football Academy in 2011.[2] While with Tata FA, Dohling played for the academy in various tournaments, including the I-League U19. He also represented Jharkhand in the Santosh Trophy.[1]
After impressing for Tata against Bengaluru FC's under-19 side in the under-19 league, Dohling was offered a trial with the I-League club.[1]
On 4 January 2016, it was announced that Dohling returned to his former club, Shillong Lajong, before the I-League season.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 17 February 2016 against Mohun Bagan. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute as Shillong Lajong drew the match 1–1.[3]
On 26 July 2019, ISL side FC Goa confirmed the signing of Dohling, after a successful season with Shillong Lajong.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2015–16 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Goa | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
Goa
FC Goa – current squad | |
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