Chinglensana Singh (footballer)

Chinglensana Singh Konsham (born 23 November 1996), simply Sana Singh, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.

Club career
Born in Manipur to a Meitei family, Sana started to play football from the age of seven. He started his career in the youth setup of Mahindra United, where he was a part of the team that won the Manchester United Premier Cup in 2010. He also played for the Air India under-15 side for a spell. In 2012, he joined the Tata Football Academy where he played for their under-17 and under-19 sides. While with Tata, Singh helped the academy win the I-League U19 in 2014. Singh also went on exposure tours to Sheffield, England, where he played for the Sheffield United under-18 side.

Shillong Lajong
In August 2015, Sana joined Shillong Lajong. On 4 January 2016 it was announced that Singh signed professional terms with Shillong Lajong in the I-League. He made his professional debut for the side on 10 January 2016 in the club's opening match of the season against Mumbai. He played the full match as Shillong Lajong drew 0–0.

Delhi Dynamos (loan)
Delhi Dynamos announced that they had signed Sana along with his club team-mate Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong for the 2016 Indian Super League season. Under coach Gianluca Zambrotta, Sanna featured in a total of 12 games for the Dynamos, playing the majority of the time in his preferred position at center back.

Goa
Sana was predominantly a squad player at Goa in the Indian Super League under Lobera, where he featured for the team 19 times over the course of 3 seasons.

Hyderabad
On 5 September 2020, Sana penned a two-year deal with Hyderabad. He played a crucial role and helped the team winning 2021–22 Indian Super League.

International
Sana has represented India at the under-19 level.

On July 24, 2016, it was announced that Sana had been called for an India National Team preparatory camp along with his Shillong Lajong teammate Isaac. Sanna made it to the 20 man India National team squad to play an unofficial friendly against Bhutan on August 13, 2017. Sana was featured in the game against Bhutan coming on as a 47th-minute substitute for Dhanpal Ganesh. He was also an unused substitute when India took on Puerto Rico in a FIFA Friendly in Mumbai on September 3, 2017.

On 2 March 2021, Sana got selected for the 35-man-squad national camp ahead of India national team's friendlies against Oman and UAE. On 25 March 2021, Sana made his international debut for India against Oman, which ended on a 1–1 draw.

Personal life
During the 2023 Manipur unrest, Sana's home was torched, vandalized, and looted in Churachandpur. A football pitch that he built nearby, too, was destroyed due to the riots. He and his family moved to Moirang, his uncle's home, where they took refuge. He pulled out of the Indian football team camp in Bhubaneswar ahead of the 2023 Intercontinental Cup for this reason.

Honours
FC Goa Hyderabad
 * Indian Super Cup: 2019
 * Indian Super League: 2021–22

India
 * SAFF Championship: 2021
 * Tri-Nation Series: 2023