Seiminlen Doungel Explained

Seiminlen Doungel
Fullname:Seiminlen Doungel
Birth Date:1994 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Saikul, Manipur, India
Height:1.72 m
Currentclub:Jamshedpur
Clubnumber:7
Youthyears1:2009–2011
Youthclubs1:JCT
Youthyears2:2011–2012
Youthclubs2:East Bengal
Years1:2011–2014
Clubs1:East Bengal
Caps1:17
Goals1:4
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Pailan Arrows (loan)
Caps2:11
Goals2:2
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Shillong Lajong
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:NorthEast United (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:1
Years5:2015–2017
Clubs5:Bengaluru
Caps5:18
Goals5:3
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Delhi Dynamos (loan)
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:NorthEast United
Caps7:16
Goals7:4
Years8:2018–2019
Clubs8:Kerala Blasters
Caps8:18
Goals8:2
Years9:2019–2021
Clubs9:Goa
Caps9:21
Goals9:1
Years10:2021
Clubs10:Jamshedpur (loan)
Caps10:8
Goals10:1
Years11:2021–
Clubs11:Jamshedpur
Caps11:48
Goals11:4
Nationalyears1:2014–2016
Nationalteam1:India U23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018–2019
Nationalteam2:India
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:1
Club-Update:17:30, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:16:10, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Seiminlen Doungel (born 3 January 1994), commonly known as Len Doungel, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Career

East Bengal

Born in Saikul, Manipur, Doungel started his career in the youth team of JCT before joining East Bengal of the I-League in 2011.[1] During his first season with the club Doungel played only a few times before making his international cup debut for East Bengal in the AFC Cup on 9 May 2012 against Kazma. He started that match and played 72 minutes before being substituted off as East Bengal lost 2–1.[2]

Pailan Arrows (loan)

On 11 January 2013, during the 2012–13 season, Doungel was loaned out to fellow I-League side Pailan Arrows for the rest of the season. He made his debut for the side on 12 January against Air India. He played 88 minutes before being substituted off as Pailan Arrows drew the match 1–1.[3] He scored his first professional goal of his career for the club on 24 March 2013 against Mohun Bagan. He found the net in the 49th minute but could not help his side from losing 3–2 that match.[4]

Doungel then scored his second and final goal for Pailan Arrows on 20 April 2013 against Salgaocar. His 36th-minute strike being the lone goal for Arrows as the fell on the day 2–1.[5]

Return to East Bengal

For the 2013–14 season Doungel returned to East Bengal.[6] He made his return debut for the club on 1 November 2013 against Salgaocar at the Kalyani Stadium. Doungel came on as a 71st-minute substitute for Chidi Edeh and then scored a 77th-minute goal for East Bengal, however, the club still went on to lose 3–2.[7] He then scored his second goal of the season on 23 March 2014 against Rangdajied United after coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for James Moga. East Bengal went on to win that match 3–1.[8]

Doungel then finished his East Bengal career with two goals in two games. The first goal came against Pune on 19 April. His 75th-minute strike being the winner in a 2–1 victory for East Bengal.[9] His second goal then came against United Sports Club on 28 April, being the last goal scored in a 3–0 rout.[10]

Shillong Lajong

On 5 May 2014, following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, it was announced that Doungel had signed for Shillong Lajong who also play in the I-League.[1] Len represented NorthEast United in the 2014 Indian Super League, scoring once. Len played regularly for Lajong during the 2014-15 I-League season, scoring once in the final round against former club East Bengal in a 5–1 win which secured Lajong's stay in the I-League for the next season.[11]

Bengaluru FC

On 3 June 2015, Bengaluru announced the signing of Len from Shillong Lajong on a two-year deal.[12]

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

In July 2015 Doungel was chosen to play for Delhi Dynamos in the 2015 Indian Super League.[13]

NorthEast United

On 23 July 2017, Doungel has been drafted to Northeast United FC for ISL season 4. On 6 January, Len scored his first goal in ISL-4 against FC Goa. He scored a hat-trick against Chennaiyin on 19 January making him the first Indian player to score a hat-trick in ISL-4 and also it was the first hat-trick of NorthEast United.

Kerala Blasters

In June 2018, Doungel signed a three-year contract with Kerala Blasters. He was then called to join the team camp of the India national team for the 2018 Intercontinental Cup.

FC Goa

On 20 May 2019, Doungel signed a two-year contract with Goa[14] on a free transfer from Kerala Blasters. He remained with the Gaurs till the summer of 2021.

Jamshedpur FC

On 5 August 2021, it was announced that Doungel had signed a 3-year contract with Jamshedpur FC.[15]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupOther CupOtherAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East BengalI-League40001010610166
2012–13I-League000000510051
2013–14I-League17400418300298
East Bengal Total21400512310105015
Pailan Arrows (loan)2012–13I-League1120000112
Shillong Lajong2014–15I-League1514000191
NorthEast United (loan)2014Indian Super League101101
Bengaluru2015–16I-League132200041193
Delhi Dynamos (loan)2015Indian Super League8080
Bengaluru2016–17I-League51000061132
NorthEast United2017–18Indian Super League16410164
Kerala Blasters2018–19Indian Super League18210192
Goa2019–20Indian Super League1510000151
2020–21Indian Super League7070
Goa total22100000000221
Jamshedpur (loan)2021Indian Super League8181
Jamshedpur2021–22Indian Super League192192
Jamshedpur total27300000000273
Career total166218051231011221334

International

[16]

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first

Honours

Jamshedpur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Bengal Youngster Len Doungel Signs For Shillong Lajong. Feverpitch. 2 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505072818/http://www.feverpitch.in/news.php?newsid=2964&news=East-Bengal-Youngster-Len-Doungel-Signs-For-Shillong-Lajong. 5 May 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: East Bengal vs. Kazma 1 – 2. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Air India vs Pailan Arrows 1 – 1. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Arrows vs Mohun Bagan 2 – 3. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Arrows vs Salgaocar 1 – 2. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Chaudhuri. Arunava. East Bengal Club's squad for the 2013/14 season. Arunfoot. 2 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308095445/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/east-bengal-clubs-squad-for-201314.html. 8 March 2014. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: East Bengal vs Salgaocar 2 – 3. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  8. Web site: East Bengal vs Rangdajied United 3 – 1. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  9. Web site: Pune vs East Bengal 1 – 2. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  10. Web site: United vs East Bengal 0 – 3. Soccerway. 2 July 2014.
  11. Web site: Shillong Lajong v East Bengal Live Commentary & Result, 30/05/15, I-League | Goal.com. www.goal.com.
  12. Web site: Bengaluru FC sign strikers Kim Seng-Yong, Seiminlen Doungel. Zee News. 3 Jun 2015.
  13. Web site: Noronha . Anselm . Indian Super League clubs' domestic transfer dealings . Goal.com . 10 July 2015 . 12 July 2015.
  14. Web site: Indian Football Transfers: Seiminlen Doungel signs for FC Goa from Kerala Blasters. FC Goa. Official. 20 May 2019. www.sportskeeda.com.
  15. Web site: Jharkhand news digest: Manipuri winger Len Doungel signs for Jamshedpur FC till 2024. 2021-08-10. www.telegraphindia.com.
  16. Web site: Seiminlen Doungel. national-football-teams.com. 14 June 2019.
  17. Web site: Afghanistan 1–1 India. Soccerway. 14 November 2019.
  18. Web site: ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield Goal.com . 2022-03-07 . goal.com.
  19. Web site: Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan . 2022-03-07 . Indian Super League . en.