Soram Poirei Anganba Meitei (born 24 December 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club NEROCA.

Soram Anganba
Personal information
Full name Soram Poirei Anganba Meitei
Date of birth (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team
NEROCA
Number 1
Youth career
IFA Academy
2009 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Pune 0 (0)
2011–2012 Shillong Lajong
2012–2015 Pailan Arrows 18 (0)
2013–2015Bengaluru (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Aizawl 7 (0)
2016–2017 Delhi Dynamos 5 (0)
2017DSK Shivajians (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018 Mohun Bagan 0 (0)
2018ATK (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 Bengaluru 1 (0)
2019–2020 NorthEast United 2 (0)
2020–2021 TRAU 8 (0)
2022– NEROCA 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Early career

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According to Soram Anganba he never was interested in football till 2002 and that it was his dad who got him into the game.[2] In 2004 Soram played for NCC Imphal in the Subroto Cup.[2] He was then selected into the Tata Football Academy in 2007 but could not get adjusted so he decided to move to the IFA Academy in West Bengal which is run by the Indian Football Association.[2] He then went back to Imphal to play for Thau FC in the Manipur A-Division.[2] He also played for the Manipur football team at the BC Roy Trophy (an under-19 tournament) in 2009 and 2010.[2] He then joined Pune as a youth player till 2011.[2]

Career

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Shillong Lajong

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In the summer of 2011 Anganba signed for newly promoted I-League club Shillong Lajong.[3] He made his professional debut for Shillong Lajong in the I-League against his former club Pune on 22 October 2011. The match ended 0–0.[4] On 17 December 2011 Anganba was sent off for a tackle on Lalrindika Ralte against Churchill Brothers in the I-League which led to a penalty for Churchill Brothers and in the end, a 6–0 defeat for Shillong Lajong at the hands of Churchill Brothers.[5]

Pailan Arrows

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On 12 August 2012 it was announced that Soram would join fellow I-League side Pailan Arrows.[6] He then made his debut for the club on 19 September 2012 against Dempo during the 2012 Indian Federation Cup in which he managed to keep a clean-sheet till the 60th minute when Dempo scored through Clifford Miranda; in the end Pailan drew the match 1–1.[7] He kept his first clean-sheet in his Pailan Arrows career on 28 October 2012 against Shillong Lajong, his former club, in a match that ended 0–0.[8] He then helped Pailan keep another clean-sheet in the next match against United Sikkim in another match that ended 0–0.[9]

On 29 August 2013 it was confirmed that Pailan Arrows would be disbanded by the All India Football Federation after the club could not find a sponsor, thus meaning that Anganba became a free agent.[10]

Bengaluru FC

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On 13 December 2013 it was announced that Anganba had signed on loan for new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC for the rest of the season.[11] He then made his debut for Bengaluru FC on 15 December 2013 against East Bengal in which he played the whole 90 minutes but conceded two goals as Bengaluru FC fell 2–0.[12]

Aizawl

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In 2015, Anganba signed for newly promoted Aizawl FC.[13]

International

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On 22 February 2012 it was announced that Anganba was selected into the initial 68-man selection for the India U23 team in preparation for the 2014 AFC U22 Asian Cup qualifiers.[14] On 16 May 2012 he was selected as part of the 30-man squad that would participate in the preparation camp for the qualifiers.[15] It was then confirmed that Anganba was selected into the final 23-man squad for the qualifiers but as a back-up along with Ravi Kumar to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu who was named vice-captain.[16]

 
Anganba in 2012

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 11 December 2022[17]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shillong Lajong 2011–12 I-League 10 0 0 0 10 0
Pailan Arrows 2012–13 18 0 1[a] 0 19 0
Bengaluru
(loan)
2013–14 4 0 0 0 4 0
Bengaluru 2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengaluru total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Aizawl 2015–16 I-League 7 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Delhi Dynamos 2016 Indian Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0
DSK Shivajians
(loan)
2016–17 I-League 7 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Mohun Bagan 2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATK
(loan)
2017–18 Indian Super League 5 0 2[b] 0 7 0
Bengaluru 2018–19 1 0 0 0 1 0
NorthEast United 2019–20 2 0 0 0 2 0
TRAU 2020–21 I-League 8 0 0 0 8 0
NEROCA 2022–23 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 72 0 5 0 0 0 77 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

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Bengaluru

References

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  1. ^ "Sreenidi Deccan begin campaign in style; slam four past hapless Neroca FC". i-league.org. Hyderabad: All India Football Federation. 29 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Interview With Soram Anganba Poirei". Shillong Lajong Football Club. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ Deep Singh, Kunwar. "Shillong Lajong FC: Team Analysis And Season Preview 2011–12". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Pune FC vs Shillong Lajong FC Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ^ Srivastava, Ayush. "Churchill Brothers 6–0 Shillong Lajong : The Goan Side Go Top of the Table After A Commanding Display Against Lajong". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Pailan Arrows squad for the 2012/13 season". Arunava Chaudhuri. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ^ Vaz, John. "Pailan Arrows 1–1 Dempo SC: Arrows hold the Goan heavyweights to secure a point". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  8. ^ Noronha, Anslem. "Salgaocar FC 0–0 Pailan Arrows: Arthur Papas' side continue their unbeaten run". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  9. ^ Noronha, Anselm. "United Sikkim FC 0–0 Pailan Arrows: Bhaichung Bhutia sent off in stalemate at the Paljor Stadium". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  10. ^ "I-League Club Representatives meet in Dwarka". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  12. ^ "BENGALURU VS. EAST BENGAL 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Former Blues 'keeper Soram Poirei has signed for I-League side @AizawlFC . We wish him the best and thank him for his time at BFC". Bengaluru FC. Twitter.
  14. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Baan to conduct U-22 selection trials at Pailan World School". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  15. ^ "U-22 selection camp kicks-off in Bangalore". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Jeje to lead India in AFC U-22 Championship". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  17. ^ Soram Anganba at Soccerway
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