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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricky John Shabong | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Shillong, Meghalaya, India | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal Wahingdoh | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Indian Arrows | 28 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Mohun Bagan SG | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Rajasthan United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Punjab | 47 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Punjab U-21 | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | India U17 | 32 | (1) |
| 2019– | India U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2026– | India | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 25 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ricky John Shabong (born 29 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab and the India national team.
Career
[edit]Whilst playing for the Royal Wahingdoh academy, he was called up to the Indian national U-14 team in 2016. He was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia. The midfielder was in the starting XI of each one of India's four matches.
Ricky made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019–20 season against Gokulam Kerala He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.He was also the captain of Punjab U21s that went on to win the 2024 Reliance Foundation Development Leaugue and he also led the same team which finished 3rd in the 2024 Next Generation Cup.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 21 January 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Indian Arrows total | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Mohun Bagan total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rajasthan United (loan) | 2021–22 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Punjab | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | 6[a][b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2025-26 | 13 | 0 | 7[a][b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Punjab FC total | 47 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 25 September 2026[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]India U-20
References
[edit]- ↑ "Indian Arrows 0–1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ↑ Ricky Shabong at Soccerway
- ↑ Ricky Shabong at National-Football-Teams.com
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