Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 November 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Aizawl | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Bawngkawn | ||
2005–2007 | Mohun Bagan | ||
2007–2010 | Pune | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Pailan Arrows | ||
2012–2013 | Mohun Bagan | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Bengaluru FC | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Aizawl | ||
2016—17 | Fateh Hyderabad | ||
2017— | Aizawl | ||
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | India U19 | ||
2010– | India U23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2013 |
Lalrozama Fanai (born 30 November 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Aizawl FC in the I-League.
Born in Aizawl, Mizoram, Fanai started playing football as a school-team player before joining Mizo club, Bawngkawn, where he played in the local leagues till 2004. In 2005, Fanai joined the Mohun Bagan-SAIL Academy where he stayed till 2007. While with the Mohun Bagan Academy, Fanai was a part of the side that won the Indian zone of the Manchester United Premier Cup before qualifying for the final rounds in Manchester.
In 2007, Fanai signed for Pune in which he was a youth player for them from 2007 to 2010.
In 2010, Fanai signed with newly created Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) of the I-League. On 3 December 2010 Fanai played in his first professional match in the league against Chirag United which was also the first league match Pailan Arrows history as the club lost 2–1.
On 23 October 2011 Fanai scored a goal against Mohun Bagan in a league match at the Salt Lake Stadium in which he found the net in the 8th minute to give his side the lead before losing 3–1.
For the 2012–13 season Fanai signed with Mohun Bagan, the club he spent some of his youth days with. Fanai made his debut for Mohun Bagan in the league on 6 October 2012 against Shillong Lajong on the first match of the season in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Lajong won the match 2–0.
For the 2013–14 season it was announced that Fanai had signed with new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC. He made his debut for the team on 1 December 2013 in the I-League against Shillong Lajong at the Bangalore Football Stadium. He came on in the 24th minute for Keegan Pereira as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1.