Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alen Deory Damlong | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Guwahati, Assam, India | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Shillong Lajong | ||
Youth career | |||
2010 | Sports Authority of India | ||
2011 | Tata FA | ||
2011–2012 | IMG Academy | ||
2012–2014 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Shillong Lajong | 16 | (3) |
2014 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2015 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | India U13 | ||
2010–2011 | India U14 | ||
2011–2012 | India U16 | ||
2013– | India U19 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:00, 3 December 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:00, 15 October 2015 (UTC) |
Alen Deory (born 12 January 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Shillong Lajong in the I-League. Considered one of the brightest youngsters in India, Deory's strengths are his raw pace, powerful running, technical dribbling and robustness that defies his age.
Born in Guwahati, Assam, Deory started his career when he joined the football program of the Sports Authority of India in Assam. He then joined the Tata Football Academy in 2011 but only stayed for three-months before traveling to Florida in the United States to join the IMG Academy after receiving an IMG-Reliance Scholarship. While at the IMG Academy, Alen was a part of the India IMG Academy team that defeated the United States women's senior team in a friendly match 4–0.
After spending a couple years at the IMG Academy, Deory came back to India to join the AIFF Elite Academy Academy in Goa. While with the AIFF Academy, Deory, along with teammate Udanta Singh, took part in the Nike All Asia Camp where they were both selected to join the All-Star squad in Australia.
On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Deory signed his first professional contract when he signed for Shillong Lajong in the I-League.
After signing for Shillong Lajong, Deory sign on with their Indian Super League affiliated club, NorthEast United, on loan for the 2014 season. Deory then made his professional debut for NorthEast United on 8 November 2014 against Chennaiyin FC. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Seminlen Doungel as NorthEast United drew the match 2–2.