PC Rohlupuia

PC Rohlupuia (born 16 January 1999 in Mizoram, India) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Mumbai City in Indian Super League.[1]

PC Rohlupuia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999
Place of birth Mizoram, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 43
Youth career
2016–2018 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 East Bengal 5 (0)
2020– Mumbai City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Rohlupuia started his career with the youth academy of East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side. Academy coach Ranjan Chowdhury scouted Rohlupuia from Mizoram and brought him to East Bengal, where he developed as a ball-playing central midfielder. He also reached the Semi-Finals of the 2017-18 U-18 I-League, where he impressed throughout the campaign and also scored 2 goals, however, lost to Shillong Lajong FC in the Semi-Finals by 2-0.[2]

2018-19

In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Rohlupuia was promoted to the senior side and was part of the team which toured Malaysia for the pre-season and played 4 friendlies as a part of the preparation for the 2018-19 I-League. He joined the team as a central midfielder, however, he spent most of the campaign on the reserve bench and featured only in 1 game as he made his senior debut when he came on from the bench against Minerva Punjab F.C. away at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh on 3 March 2019, which East Bengal FC won 1-0. Rohlupuia played just 8 minutes in the game.[3]

2019-20

At the start of 2019-20 season, Rohlupuia signed a 3 years contract extension with East Bengal FC, along with Manoj Mohammed and Prakash Sarkar, keeping him at the club till 2022.[4]

Lineup against Army Red in Durand Cup. The first match of centenary season.

He was started in the very first game of the Centenary Season as a central midfielder beside Lalrindika Ralte, against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup which East Bengal FC won 2-0 with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh.[3] He has already played 5 games this season, with 1 appearance in 2019 Durand Cup and 4 in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division.[3] Coach Alejandro Menendez has played him as a Central Midfielder in the pre-season competitions before the 2019-20 I-League.

Club statistics
As of match played on 29 February 2020
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2018–19[3] I-League 10— — — — 10
2019–20[3] I-League 401[lower-alpha 1]04[lower-alpha 2]090
Total 501040100
Career total 501040100
  1. Appearances in Durand Cup
  2. Appearances in Calcutta Football League

Honours

Club
East Bengal

References
  1. "ISL: Mumbai City FC Sign Young Duo of Amey Ranawade and PC Rohlupuia". News18. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "Lajong blanks East Bengal to reach maiden U-18 Youth League final". Sportstar - The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "MATCHES OF PC ROHLUPUIA". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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