Baoringdao Bodo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Baoringdao Bodo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Haflong, Dima Hasao District, Assam, India | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | SAI Guwahati | ||
| 2013–2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Chennaiyin | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Minerva Punjab (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | India U14 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | India U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2016– | India U19 | 3 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:40, 27 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Baoringdao Bodo (born 17 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian super league side Chennaiyin. He became India's youngest player in history upon making his senior debut in January 2017.
Born in Assam, Bodo currently represents the India under-19 team and captained the nation at under-17 level.
Born to a Dimasa family in the town of Haflong, Assam, Bodo started playing football at the age of 8 and then his father Mr. Jibon Bodo enrolled him at SAI Guwahati for better football training. In 2013, Bodo was selected for India camp for under 14. He joined AIFF Regional Academy in Kalyani, Kolkata under coach Gautam Ghosh. Bodo was the part of India U16 squad which has won the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship and also AFC U16 Championship Qualifiers in 2014. Bodo improved a lot then he was promoted to AIFF Elite Academy in Goa. There he has represented India U19 in I-League U18, Subroto Cup and IFA Shield.
In May 2016, Bodo along with four AIFF Elite Academy boys signed with former ISL Champions Chennaiyin FC on a long term contract. Bodo became the youngest player to ever contracted with any ISL club.
On 1 January 2017, Minerva signed Bodo on loan from Chennaiyin FC for 2016-17 I-League season. On 21 January 2017, Bodo made his league debut, coming-on as 46th-minute substitute for Kamalpreet Singh in an away match against Shillong Lajong at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong. He made his first start for the club against Mumbai FC at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana where he also scored for the club and become the Youngest player to ever score in I-League.
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