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Phurba Tempa Lachenpa (born 4 February 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[1]

Phurba Lachenpa

Personal information
Full name	Phurba Tempa Lachenpa
Date of birth	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sikkim, India
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Mumbai City
Number	1
Youth career
	Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Shillong Lajong	22	(0)
2019–2020	Real Kashmir	15	(0)
2020–	Mumbai City	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Sikkim,[2] Lachenpa was a part of Shillong Lajong's youth side that competed in the Shillong Premier League.[3] In September 2016, after recovering from a serious head injury, Lachenpa was named the club's player of the month. Shillong Lajong head coach, Thangboi Singto, praised Lachenpa saying "After suffering a serious head injury and undergoing an operation, he recovered and came back stronger and has shown a great improvement".[4]

During the 2016–17 I-League season, Lachenpa was the club's second choice goalkeeper, behind Vishal Kaith. The next season, Lachenpa was made the club's first choice goalkeeper and started in Shillong Lajong's first I-League match of the season against Gokulam Kerala. He kept the clean sheet as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.[5]

Mumbai City

On 23 October 2020, Lachenpa signed for Indian Super League club Mumbai City on a four-year deal.[6]

Lachenpa made his debut and his only appearance of the league season, on 8 March, against Goa in the semi-final playoffs coming on in the 120th-minute, seconds before the penalty shootout. He saved the first penalty taken by Edu Bedia, as Mumbai City went on to win 6–5 on penalties and make it to their first-ever Indian Super League final.[7][8] He won the Indian Super League Winners Shield and the Indian Super League title in his first season.[9]

Lachenpa made his first appearance of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, on 7 January 2022, against East Bengal, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.[10][11]

He was later included in the club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[12] He was between the sticks in the club's AFC Champions League debut match, on 8 April 2022, against Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat.[13][14] Three days later, he was part of a historic 2–1 win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win a AFC Champions League game.[15][16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 April 2022[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shillong Lajong	2016–17	I-League	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		1	0
	2017–18		13	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		14	0
	2018–19		9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Real Kashmir	2019–20		15	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		19	0
Mumbai City	2020–21	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22		3	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 4]	0	8	0
Career total			41	0	6	0	5	0	52	0

Honours

Mumbai City

• Indian Super League: 2020–21[18]
• ISL League Winners Shield: 2020–21

References

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