Lallianzuala Chhangte, Indian footballer
He also gave the boy his first boot, writing the prologue to a story that would see him train with Liverpoolâs youth academy, and, eventually, become the Indian national teamâs best player.
The start was not easy. The puny second son of a teacher couple was not the best of his peers during his academy days. But, the Cristiano Ronaldo fan took inspiration from his idolâs work ethic and put in the hard yards with the dream of playing for the national team and the biggest clubs in the country.
His efforts bore fruit, and how. The 27-year-old Mumbai City winger has been named the All India Football Federationâs menâs player of the year for two consecutive years (2022-23 and 2023-24). He joined City in 2021-22, initially on loan, and played in 13 matches without scoring or assisting. If there were concerns, they evaporated quickly in the 2022-23 season. Chhangte scored 10 and assisted six as City stormed to the ISL title. He was the clubâs top scorer with 18 goals in 32 games in all competitions (nine assists). In 2023-24, though he scored seven goals and provided six assists in the 22 league games, City were only able to finish second. But, his inspired showing in the play-offs (three goals in three games) helped the club win the ISL Cup. He had 11 goals and seven assists in all competitions. Ahead of the 2024-25 season, City made Chhangte its captain.
He is only the second Indian, apart from Sunil Chhetri, to win the Hero of the League award in the ISL (202223). Known for his dribbling and incredible pace, Chhangte is lovingly called The Mizo Flash. In fact, he is among the fastest football players in the world todayâhis top speed in 2023-24, 35.18kmph, comfortably puts him in the top 50 (Tottenham Hotspurâs Dutch defender Micky van de Ven was first, for the season, with 37.38kmph).
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