Zothanmawia
Zothanmawia
Indian footballer
Zothanmawia Pachuau (born 6 September 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Gokulam Kerala.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zothanmawia Pachuau | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chandigarh Football Academy | |||
| 2012–2013 | Dinthar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Aizawl | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Chhinga Veng | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Chanmari | ||
| 2020–2021 | Aizawl | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Mohammedan | 26 | (0) |
| 2023 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 5 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Aizawl, Mizoram, Zothanmawia started his career with the Chandigarh Football Academy.[1] In 2011, after helping the academy win the 56th National School Games at the under-14 level, Zothanmawia was named as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.[2] He was then a part of the Chandigarh U16 side that participated in the Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy in 2012. After guiding Chandigarh U16 to the final against Assam, Zothanmawia could not prevent his side from defeat as Chandigarh lost 2–0 at the Fatorda Stadium.[3]
In 2012, Zothanmawia returned to Mizoram to join Dinthar Football Club in the Mizoram Premier League.[4] He played for the senior side for two seasons.[5]
Aizawl
In 2014, after spending two years with Dinthar, Zothanmawia signed for Aizawl for the I-League 2nd Division season.[6] He contributed to the club during their 2015 season in which Aizawl earned promotion to the I-League, keeping a clean-sheet against Chanmari.[7] After earning promotion, Zothanmawia was named into the squad for the 2015 Mizoram Premier League season.[8]
On 9 January 2016, Zothanmawia was selected to the team for the club's first I-League match against Mohun Bagan. He remained on the bench throughout the match as Aizawl lost 3–1.[9] Zothanmawia then made his professional debut for the club on 22 January 2016 against DSK Shivajians. He kept a clean-sheet as Aizawl won their first match in the I-League 2–0.[10]
In 2011, Zothanmawia was invited to attend a camp for the India U16 side.[1] However, he did not appear for the team.
Club
- As of 25 August 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2015–16 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aizawl total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chhinga Veng | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Aizawl | 2019–20 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Aizawl total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mohammedan | 2021–22 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Mohammedan total | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2023–24 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 60 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Mohammedan Sporting
- Sharda, Deepankar (10 March 2011). "5 city lads make it to list of probables". Tribune India. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "56th National School Games Conclude". The India Post. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Assam beat Chandigarh to be crowned champions of the 34th Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy". Goal.com. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Syahfitrie, Melliana (30 June 2012). "Mizoram's Dinthar FC strengthen team for new season". Champions League Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Lalremtluanga, Michael (29 April 2013). "Dinthar FC have one hand on the trophy!". ZoFooty. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Sarmah, Bhargab (5 February 2014). "Aizawl FC: The Dark Horses in I-League 2nd Division". FeverPitch. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Zothanmawia 2nd Division". Twitter (I-League).
- "Aizawl FC Announce Squad For The Mizoram Premier League". FeverPitch. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Mohun Bagan 3-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
- "Aizawl 2-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
- Zothanmawia at Soccerway
- Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.