Malsawmfela (born 3 September 1993 in Aizawl, Mizoram) is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Aizawl F.C. in the Mizoram Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aizawl | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| 2009–2010 | Salgaocar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 17 | (3) |
| 2013– | Aizawl | ||
| 2018 | Chanmari | ||
| 2017 | → Chennai City FC (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | India U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | India U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2010 | India U23 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Pailan Arrows edit
After impressing on tour with the India U16 team in England Malsawmfela was signed by Salgaocar of the I-League.[1] However, after not playing for the club in the 2009–10 I-League season Malsawmfela signed for Pailan Arrows (the AIFF XI) who were a new team whose goal was to create a batch of players that would be able to qualify India for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 December 2012 against Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. in the 33rd minute to give Pailan a 2–1 victory.[2] He then scored his second goal of the season against Mumbai F.C. on 15 January 2011 in the 9th minute to give Pailan the lead 1–0 but a 95th-minute goal from Ebi Sukore meant that Pailan had to settle for a 1–1 draw.[3] He then scored his third goal on 3 April 2011 against HAL SC again at the Bangalore Football Stadium in the 80th minute as Pailan routed HAL 4–0.[4]
While with Arrows, he was loaned out to I-League 2nd Division side DSK Shivajians for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division season.[5]
International career edit
Malsawmfela started his international career at the under-16 level in 2008 when the under-16 team went out for a camp in the United States and England.[1] The tour of the United States was set up in Charleston, West Virginia where after 25 days of training the India U16 team won six out of the seven match-ups with Malsawmfela coming out as the top-scorer among the other India U16 players with 16 goals.[1] Then in September 2008 the India U16 team started to tour England where they took on the under-16 teams of Everton and Manchester United.[1] In the match against Everton, when India U16s where down 1–0, Malsawmfela scored the equaliser before Everton scored another to result in India U16s losing 2–1.[1] Then when the India U16 team took on Manchester United's under-16 team Malsawmfela scored the opening goal in the 5th minute to give India U16s an early lead before Manchester United U16s took the lead 2–1 into halftime.[1] However Malsawmfela scored the equaliser for India's U16s in the 2nd half as India's U16s went on to draw the match 3–3.[1]
Malsawmfela then made his debut at the under-19s level on 5 November 2009 during the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification against Iraq's U19s where India's U19s lost the match 5–0.[6] Malsawmfela then scored a brace for the India under-19s on 12 November 2009 against Afghanistan U19s in the 48th and 67th minutes of the game as India's U19s went on to win the match 4–1.[7] He then scored a brace in India under-19s next match against Kuwait on 15 November 2009 in the 45th and 56th minutes of the match to give India's under-19s a 3–0 victory.[8] Malsawmfela then rose up the India national levels, when he made his debut for India at the under-23 level during the 2010 Asian Games in South Korea on 7 November 2010 against Kuwait when he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Jeje Lalpekhlua as India U23s lost the match 2–0.[9]
Malsawmfela then scored his first goal for India at the under-23 level on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar U23s during the first round of the 2012 Olympic qualifiers where India's U23s won 2–1.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
Statistics accurate as of 26 December 2012
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pailan Arrows | 2010–11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Madaan, Sachin. "Indian Football: Profiling The Future – Malsawmfela". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "ARROWS VS. HINDUSTAN AERO 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "ARROWS VS. MUMBAI 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "HINDUSTAN AERO VS. ARROWS 0 – 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Choudhuri, Arunava. "DSK Shivajians FC announce squad for 2nd Division I-League". Arunfoot. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Iraq U19s 5–0 India U19s". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "Afghanistan U19 1–4 India U19". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "India U19s 3–0 Kuwait U19s". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "KUWAIT U23 VS. INDIA U23 2 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "India U23s 2–1 Myanmar U23s". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.