Ricky Shabong

Ricky John Shabong (born 29 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.

Ricky Shabong

Personal information
Full name	Ricky John Shabong
Date of birth	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Punjab
Number	6
Youth career
	Royal Wahingdoh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Indian Arrows	28	(0)
2021–2023	Mohun Bagan SG	1	(0)
2022	→ Rajasthan United (loan)	17	(0)
2023–	Punjab	1	(0)
International career
2017–2018	India U17	32	(1)
2019–	India U20	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

From Royal Wahingdoh FC, he has selected to the Indian national U-14 team in 2016. He was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia. The midfielder was in the starting XI of each one of India's four matches.

Ricky made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019–20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 January 2024^[2]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2019–20	I-League	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2020–21		12	0	0	0	—		12	0
	Indian Arrows total		28	0	9	0	0	0	28	0
Mohun Bagan SG	2021–22	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23		1	0	1[a]	0	—		2	0
	Mohun Bagan total		1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Rajasthan United (loan)	2021–22	I-League	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
Punjab	2023–24	Indian Super League	1	0	6[a][b]	0	—		7	0
Career total			47	0	7	0	0	0	54	0

1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

India U-20

• OFC Youth Development Tournament: 2019