Thoiba Singh Moirangthem

In this Meitei name, the family name is Moirangthem and the given name is Thoiba. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Moirangthem Thoiba Singh (born 12 December 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Thoiba Singh

Personal information
Full name	Moirangthem Thoiba Singh
Date of birth	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Moirang, Manipur, India
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, Right-back
Team information
Current team	Odisha
Number	24
Youth career
	AMOFA Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Minerva Punjab	16	(1)
2019–2020	Minerva Punjab B	1	(0)
2020–	Odisha	36	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	India U16	31	(2)
2018–2019	India U17	2	(0)
2024–	India U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 6 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

He became the youngest player to make a first team debut in Indian football League system at the age of 15. He is also the youngest goalscorer at the AFC Cup, scoring a goal at the age of 16, for Minerva Punjab against Nepali side Manang Marshyangdi in their 1–1 tie on 15 May 2019.^[1][2][3]

He became part of Odisha team in both the Indian Super League and AFC Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 February 2023^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Minerva Punjab	2018–19	I-League	7	0	0	0	7[a][b]	1	14	1
	2019–20		9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	Minerva Punjab total		16	1	0	0	7	1	23	2
Minerva Punjab B	2020	I-League 2nd Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Odisha	2020–21	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22		18	0	0	0	—		18	0
	2022–23		17	0	5[c]	1	—		22	1
	Odisha total		36	0	5	1	0	0	41	1
Career total			53	1	5	1	7	2	65	4

1. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References

1. "Player profile and summary: Thoiba Singh Moirangthem". odishafc.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
2. Roy, Avik (15 May 2019). "Indian Football: Minerva Punjab's Thoiba Singh becomes youngest goal-scorer in AFC Cup history". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
3. Shukla, Kaushal (17 November 2020). "Indian football's Gen Next: 21 under-21 players to watch out for in 2020–21 Indian Super League". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
4. Thoiba Singh Moirangthem at Soccerway