| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rochharzela | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aizawl U18 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Aizawl | 28 | (7) |
| 2020– | NorthEast United | 36 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Rochharzela (born April 15, 1998),[1] popularly known as Chhara is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.[2]
Club career
Aizawl FC
Born in India, Rochharzela made his senior debut with I-League club Aizawl F.C., during the 2017–18 season.[3]
In the 2019–20 season, Rochharzela was the top Aizawl Football Club goal scorer, scoring the greatest goal tally by an Indian during the season.[4] He helped Aizawl come back to tie a game against Real Kashmir, who took a lead of 2–0 after Mason Robertson and Kallum Higginbotham scored. Rochharzela's goal helped the team finish the game with a final score of 2–2.[5]
Rochharzela also plays for the club in the Mizoram Premier League and won Skynet Young Player Of The Year in Mizoram in the 2017–18 season.
NorthEast United
In 2020, Rochharzela joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United on a three-year deal. Rochharzela scored 1 goal in 12 appearances in the 2020–21 Indian Super League season.
He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 20 November 2021, as a substitute for V.P. Suhair in the 66th minute of the game which ended in a 2–4 loss.[6] He scored a goal for NorthEast United on 4 December against FC Goa in their 2–1 win.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 January 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2017–18 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 6 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
References
- ↑ "ESPNFC: Soccer Rochharzela Rochharzela". m.espn.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ↑ "ISL 2021-22 Highlights, NorthEast United vs FC Goa: Camara Long-ranger Wins it for the Highlanders; NEUFC 2-1 FCG". News18. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ↑ Sayak Dipta Dey (17 November 2017). "I-League 2017/18 : What does the season have in store?". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "Indian I-League Scoring Stats - 2019-20". www.sportskeeda.com. Sony ESPN. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Anselm Noronha. "Rochharzela brace helps Aizawl steal a point from Real Kashmir". www.goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "BFC VS NEUFC 20 November 2021". Indian Super League. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "ISL 2021-22 Live Score and Updates, NorthEast United vs FC Goa: Charra and Khassa Camara Scores for NorthEast United; NEUFC 2-1 FCG". News18. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ Rochharzela at Soccerway