Aiborlang Khongjee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyngkhat, Meghalaya, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Shillong Lajong | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sports Authority of India | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| 2007 | East Bengal | ||
| 2007–2012 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| 2012–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 40 | (1) |
| 2014– | Shillong Lajong | 23 | (0) |
| 2014 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Mumbai City | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | India U19 | ||
| 2013– | India | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:17, 2 March 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:30, 3 January 2016 (UTC) |
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Aiborlang Khongjee (born 1983) is an Indian football player currently playing for i-League club Shillong Lajong as a defender, either as a centre back or as a right back.
Aibor, as he is affectionately called, belongs to a small town named Lyngkhat in East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. Football was his love since school days. He had also played Subroto Cup for his school Raidlaban Higher Secondary School. After his Class X exams, he moved to Shillong to join the Sports Authority of India. He started watching international football, and soon became a fan of John Terry. He has been a fan of Chelsea. Among the Indian defenders, Mahesh Gawli has been his favourite. He left SAI in 2005, and joined the local team Shillong Lajong next year as a stopper back.
In 2007, he was signed by Kolkata club East Bengal from Shillong Lajong. However, an injury-hit season meant that he got very few opportunities in the big club, and subsequently was sent back to his former club. However, Subrata Bhattacharya, the coach of the Red & Gold Brigade used Aiborlang as the side back for the first time.
Having the experience of playing I-League for East Bengal, he was made the captain of the Shillong Lajong for the 2009-10 season, as they prepared for their I-League debut. In the 2009–10 season, he had given the hosts an early lead from the spot kick against Mohun Bagan in the 54th minute, but later strikes from Chidi Edeh and Marcos Pereira meant the hosts lose 1–2.
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