Playing position 2013–2014 Chanmari Height 1.8 m Current team Aizawl F.C. | 2011–2013 Pune Years Team Number 44 Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 21) Place of birth Kolasib, Mizoram, India | ||
William Lalnunfela (born 6 July 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aizawl in the I-League.
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Early career
Born in Kolasib, Mizoram, Lalnunfela started playing football at the age of twelve, starting off as a goalkeeper before switching to a striker. He spent the first two seasons of his footballing career with his local club, Pui Pui, before joining the under-16 side of his village team, Vengthar VC. After playing for the club in a Red-Ribbon inter-village tournament, Lalnunfela was scouted by Pune, an I-League club, and was told to trial with their academy. With the Pune Academy, Lalnunfela finished as the top scorer in the 2013 edition of the I-League U20 while the academy won the tournament for two seasons in a row. After graduating from the academy in 2013, Lalnunfela moved back to his home state and signed with Chanmari. He also played for the Mizoram state side in the Santosh Trophy in 2014 and 2015 and the side that won the gold medal for football at the 2015 National Games of India.
Aizawl
In 2015, Lalnunfela joined Aizawl and played for the club in the I-League 2nd Division the season they earned promotion to the I-League and the Mizoram Premier League. He made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 28 February 2016 against Bengaluru FC. He came on as a halftime substitute for Albert Zohmingmawia as Aizawl lost 1–0.