Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020âÂÂ21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award. He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India. After the tournament, Wangjam was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3âÂÂ0.
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.
He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1âÂÂ1 draw match against Oman.
India
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Bengaluru FC