Bikash Yumnam
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003
Place of birth Lilong Chajing, Manipur
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Chennaiyin
Number 33
Youth career
2017–18 Punjab U15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 RoundGlass Punjab 20 (1)
2020Indian Arrows (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Chennaiyin 0 (0)
International career
2017–18 India U16 0 (0)
2019– India U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2020

Bikash Yumnam (born 6 September 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. Yumnam was included in The Guardian's 2020 edition of their list of 60 footballers for the next generation, on 7 October 2020.

Club career

He made his I-League professional debut for Indian Arrows on 5 February 2020, at Tilak Maidan against NEROCA FC, he started and played full match as they drew 0–0.[1]

On 16 January 2023, Yumnam joined Indian Super League side Chennaiyin on a permanent deal.[2]

International career

Bikash was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2022[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoundGlass Punjab 2019–20 I-League 000000
2020–21 900090
2021–22 11100111
RoundGlass Punjab total 2010000201
Indian Arrows
(loan)
2019–20 I-League 900090
Chennaiyin 2022–23 Indian Super League 000000
Career total 2910000291

    Honours

    International

    References

    1. "Indian Arrows 0–0 NEROCA". Soccerway.
    2. "ISL 2022-23: Chennaiyin FC signs defender Bikash Yumnam". Sportstar. The Hindu. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
    3. "Bikash Yumnam, My Football Journey: 'It's always been a dream to qualify for the World Cup with India'". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    4. Bikash Yumnam at Soccerway
    5. TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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