Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.

He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match in Bangladesh. He led the Indian U19 team to the South Asian games in Sri Lanka. In the last group stage match he scored a hat-trick against Pakistan in a 5–1 win. He also scored four goals in his first three senior appearances for the Indian national football team. He also played a crucial role in India's 2011 SAFF Cup championship victory.

Career

Youth career

Born in the small village of Hnahthial in Mizoram, Jeje was born in a football fanatic family. His father and elder brother played for a local Mizoram club – The Model Sporting Club, while his uncle represented Mizoram in the Santosh Trophy. Jeje made his debut for the Model Sporting Club four months after his dad had retired from the club.

Despite as initial hesitation from his parents in pursuing football professionally, Jeje came to light after a spectacular performance at the Wai Wai Cup held in Mizoram. On account of his strong performance Jeje made it to the Mizoram U-19 team and never looked back. Jeje impressed youth coach Colm Toal at the U-19 selection camp in Gwalior and got selected for U19 qualifiers.

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Sunil Chhetri available for India again

Hindustan Times 06 Mar 2025
Kolkata ... (Getty Images) ... It was reposted by the national team’s handle ... Chhetri has been India’s go-to player for goals for long, the problem becoming more acute after Jeje Lalpekhlua’s career was derailed by injury in 2019 ... ....
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