Malsawmzuala (born 12 September 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mohammedan in the I-League.

Malsawmzuala
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Aizawl, Mizoram
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2012–2015 Chanmari
2012–2015 AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Bengaluru 15 (1)
2016Delhi Dynamos (loan) 4 (1)
2018–2020 ATK 0 (0)
2019–2020 ATK B 8 (0)
2018–2019Jamshedpur (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 Sudeva Delhi 0 (0)
2021–2022 Mohammedan 0 (0)
International career
2015– India U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

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Bengaluru FC

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Malsawmzuala made his debut for Bengaluru FC on 9 January 2015 against Salgaocar.[1] On 10 April 2016, Malsawmzuala scored screamer against East Bengal F.C. in a crucial game in I-League.[2]

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

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On 2 September 2016, ISL club Delhi Dynamos secure the signing of Malsawmzuala on loan from Bengaluru FC. On 18 November 2016, Sawmtea scored his first ISL goal against FC Pune City in debut match for Delhi Dynamos. Sawmtea is youngest goal scorer in history of Indian Super League.

In July 2018, Sawmtea signed with Kolkata based club ATK for 2 years.

Jamshedpur FC(loan)

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On 30 November 2018, Jamshedpur FC signed Malsawmzuala on loan for remaining of the season from ATK.[3]

International career

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Malsawmzuala has made debut for India U19 in Frenz International U19 Cup which was held in Malaysia. On 4 January 2015, he made his debut for India U19 against Estudiantes coming-on as 64th-minute substitute for Robinson Singh at the UiTM Stadium.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 29 April 2017[5]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bengaluru FC 2015–16 10 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 16 1
Delhi Dynamos 2017 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Bengaluru FC 2016–17 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Career total 19 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 26 2

References

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  1. ^ "Big moment for 18-year-old Zuala who has been handed his BFC debut by the gaffer today. BIG shout out to the boy!". 9 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru v East Bengal Live Commentary & Result, 10/04/16, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ^ Release, Press (30 November 2018). "ISL 2018-19: Jamshedpur FC sign ex-Bengaluru FC midfielder Malsawmzuala from ATK". www.sportskeeda.com.
  4. ^ "frenzinternationalcup.com" (PDF). frenzinternationalcup.com.
  5. ^ Malsawmzuala at Soccerway
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