Jeje Lalpekhlua

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Jeje Lalpekhlua
Lalpekhlua in training with India in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jeje Lalpekhlua Fanai
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Hnahthial, Mizoram, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2006 Dinthar[2]
2007–2008 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Pune 54 (16)
2010–2011 →
Pailan Arrows
(loan)		 15 (13)
2013–2014 Dempo 18 (5)
2014–2015
Mohun Bagan
 16 (1)
2014 → Chennaiyin (loan) 13 (4)
2015–2020 Chennaiyin 56 (19)
2016 → Mohun Bagan (loan) 14 (4)
2017 → Mohun Bagan (loan) 17 (6)
2020–2021
East Bengal
 7 (1)
Total 210 (69)
International career‡
2008–2009
India U19
 3 (0)
2009–2011 India U23 13 (6)
2011–2019 India 56 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2019
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2023
ConstituencySouth Tuipui Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1991-01-07) January 7, 1991 (age 33)
Hnahthial, Mizoram, India
Political partyZoram People's Movement
OccupationFootballer, politician

Jeje Lalpekhlua Fanai (born 7 January 1991), simply known as Jeje, is an Indian politician and former professional footballer who played as a striker. On 27 March 2023, he formally joined the Zoram People's Movement[3] and won from the South Tuipui constituency in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election.[4]

He is the second-highest Indian

2015 Indian Super League with Chennaiyin, subsequently winning the 2015–16 FPAI Indian Player of the Year and the AIFF Men's Player of the Year Award.[5][6]
Between 2011 and 2019, he scored 23 goals in 56 international matches.

Club career

Youth career

Born in the small village of Hnahthial, Mizoram, Jeje was born in a football-fanatic family. His father and elder brother played for a local club, while his uncle represented Mizoram in the Santosh Trophy. Four months after his father had retired, Jeje made his debut for his club.

Despite initial hesitation from his parents in pursuing football professionally, on account of his strong performance at the state-organised Wai Wai Cup, Jeje made it to the Mizoram U-19 team. He impressed his coaches at the U-19 selection camp in Gwalior and was selected for the national U-19 qualifiers.

Pune

Jeje's talent caught the attention of

same season against Chirag United
in a 1-1 draw.

2010-11 season: Pailan Arrows (loan)

Lalpekhlua in Pailan training in 2011.

On 1 July 2010, Jeje signed for

season. On 26 September 2011, he won the FPAI Best Young Player Award for the 2010–11 season, beating out players like Raju Gaikwad and Lenny Rodrigues.[12]

2011-12 season: Back to Pune

Lalpekhlua in 2011

On 7 July 2011, it was announced that Lalpekhlua was to return to his parent club

season
with 5 goals.

2012-13 season

Jeje scored his first goal of the season in the 51st minute, against now dissolved

I-League season
with 5 goals in 19 appearances.

Dempo

On 15 June 2013, Jeje signed for

Pune, on 28 April 2014 in a 3-0 win.[26]

Mohun Bagan

On 28 May 2014, it was announced that Jeje would sign a one-year deal with

Mohun Bagan.[27] On 11 August 2014, Jeje scored in his debut, in the 41st minute by earning and converting a penalty, in what proved to be the only goal in a 1–0 win in a match against Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League.[28] On 11 August 2014, Jeje scored in his debut, in the 41st minute by earning and converting a penalty, in what proved to be the only goal in a 1–0 win in a match against Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League.[29]

Chennaiyin (loan)

In 1 September 2014, Jeje was loaned out to

season
with 4 goals in 13 appearances, which also made him the India top-scorer of the season.

Return to Mohun Bagan

On 31 December 2014, Jeje returned to his parent club

Pune on 25 April 2015 in a 2-0 win.[34]

Chennaiyin

Jeje was retained by

2018–19 season due to a major knee injury.[42] On 8 September 2020, Jeje announced his exit from the club after six years of association.[43]

Mohun Bagan (loan)

On 8 January 2016, Jeje was loaned to

2015-16 Indian Federation Cup campaign with 8 strikes. He was named as the Best Indian Player by his fellow professionals for his stupendous 2016-17 season.[51]

East Bengal

On 18 October 2020, Jeje joined

2020–21 Indian Super League season.[52] He scored in a 6–5 loss against Odisha.[53]

International career

Lalpekhlua playing for India
Lalpekhlua (No 10) in action against Afghanistan in 2011

On 23 February 2011, Lalpekhlua played his first international game and scored his first goal for the

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 11 December 2011.[62]

In a historic 1–4 win against Thailand at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he scored the fourth and last goal of the match. However, India lost their next two matches and were eliminated in the group stage.

Politics

In March 2023 Lalpekhlua joined the Zoram People's Movement to contest in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election where he won with 5,468 votes.[63]

Becoming an MLA was not my dream. All I wanted to see is an end to poverty and hunger. Until I retired from professional football, I was not interested in politics. Even when I was playing for clubs and the country, political parties invited me but I rejected their offers

.[64]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 8 October 2021[65][66]

Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pune
 2009
I-League 2nd Division
 2 3 0 0 0 0 – – 2 3
2009–10
 		I-League 17 2 0 0 0 0 – – 17 2
2011–12
 16 5 2 2 0 0 – – 18 7
2012–13
 19 5 3 1 2 1 – – 24 7
Pune Total 54 15 5 3 2 1 0 0 61 19
Pailan Arrows
(loan)
2010–11
 I-League 15 13 1 1 0 0 – – 16 14
Dempo
 2013–14 18 5 2 0 0 0 – – 20 5
Chennaiyin (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 13 4 – – – – – – 13 4
Chennaiyin FC 2015 11 6 – – – – – – 11 6
2016 9 3 – – – – – – 9 3
2017–18
 20 9 1 0 – – – – 21 9
2018–19
 16 1 4 1 – – 5 1 25 3
2019–20
 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Chennaiyin Total 69 23 5 1 0 0 5 1 79 25
Mohun Bagan
 2014–15 I-League 12 1 4 0 0 0 – – 16 1
Mohun Bagan
(loan) 		2015–16 14 4 5 8 – – 9 7 28 19
2016–17 17 5 5 1 – – 9 5 31 11
Mohun Bagan Total 43 10 14 9 0 0 18 12 75 31
East Bengal
2020–21
 Indian Super League 7 1 – – – – – – 7 1
Career Total 206 67 27 14 2 1 23 13 258 95

International statistics

As of 14 January 2019[67]
India national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 15 8
2012 0 0
2013 6 0
2014 0 0
2015 10 3
2016 6 5
2017 9 4
2018 7 2
2019 3 1
Total 56 23

International goals

As of 6 January 2019

Under–23

Senior team

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[68]

Unofficial international goal

Honours

India

India U23

Mohun Bagan

Chennaiyin

  • 2015
  • 2017–18

Individual

  • FPAI Best Young Player Award: 2010–11
  • AIFF Emerging Player of the Year: 2013
  • Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League: 2015
  • Federation Cup Top Goalscorer: 2015–16
  • Federation Cup Best Player: 2015–16
  • FPAI Indian Player of the Year: 2015–16
  • AIFF Player of the Year: 2016
  • December 2017[69]

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