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Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei (born 13 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin and the India national under-20 team.

Ninthoi Meetei

Personal information
Full name	Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei
Date of birth	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Imphal, Manipur, India
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Chennaiyin
Number	7
Youth career
	AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Indian Arrows	25	(2)
2019–2021	NorthEast United	24	(0)
2021–	Chennaiyin	14	(1)
National team‡
2015–2018	India U17	26	(0)
2017–2019	India U20	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Manipur, Meetei was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Meetei 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.[2] He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.[3]

NorthEast United

Ninthoinganba Meetei, fondly known as Ninthoi was signed by NorthEast United following a terrific 2018-19 campaign for the Indian Arrows on a 3 years deal. Ninthoi had a formidable Indian Super League debut with NorthEast United, making 11 appearances and averaging 18 passes per game. Retained ahead of the 2020-21 season, he will look to play a telling role for the Highlanders.

Chennaiyin

On 7 September 2021, Chennaiyin announced that they had completed the signing of Ninthoi on a three-year deal.[4]

International

Meetei represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 March 2022[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2017–18	I-League	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2018–19		15	2	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		17	2
	Indian Arrows total		25	2	2	0	0	0	27	2
NorthEast United	2019–20	Indian Super League	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2020–21		13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	NorthEast United total		24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Chennaiyin	2021–22	Indian Super League	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
Career total			63	3	2	0	0	0	65	3

Honours

India U-19

• SAFF U-18 Championship: 2019

References

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