Football Striker Jeje clinches FPAI Indian Player of the year Award

Indian Football Striker Jeje Lalpekhlua won the Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) – Indian Player of the year award

• Awarded during Annual Awards function at Cooperage Football Stadium in Mumbai

Awarded by: FPAI President Renedy Singh

About Jeje

• 25 year old Player hails from Mizoram state
• Made his first match in 2012
• Received the highest number of votes from Fellow professional Footballers and elected for the award

Earlier Awards

1. Winner of the FPAI’s Junior Player of the year award in 2011
2. All India Football Federation’s Emerging player of the year in 2013
3. Emerging player of Indian Super League in 2015 representing Chennai FC

Other Awards

1. Nigerian Striker Ranti Martins – East Bengal in the I league and FC Goa in the Indian Super League – Foreign Player of the year
2. Manipur Based Udanta Singh of I League Champion Team Bengaluru FC – Young Player of the year
3. Bengaluru FC team Coach Ashley Westwood – Coach of the Year awards
4. Bagan’s Debjit Majumder – Fans’ Player of the year

**He could not receive the award as he went to play at American Football Conference (AFC) Championships