# 2020–21 NorthEast United FC season

The 2020–21 NorthEast United FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the Indian Super League.

## Players

Current squad of the club:
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | | GK | (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) |
| 31 | Gurmeet Singh | | GK | (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 25) |
| 44 | Nikhil Deka | | GK | (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 22) |
| 51 | Sanjiban Ghosh | | GK | (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Wayne Vaz | | CB / RB / DM | (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30) |
| 16 | Dylan Fox | / | CB / DM | (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30) |
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot | | CB / DM | (1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37) |
| 25 | Nabin Rabha | | CB / DM | (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 28) |
| 29 | Nim Dorjee Tamang | | CB / RB | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) |
| 66 | Mashoor Shereef | | CB / CF / RW / LB / LM / CM | (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33) |
| 4 | Provat Lakra | | LB / RB | (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) |
| 5 | Gurjinder Kumar | | LB / CB | (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34) |
| 12 | Ashutosh Mehta | | RB / RM / RW | (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32) |
| 29 | Ponif Vaz | | RB | (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 32) |
| 33 | Rakesh Pradhan (On loan at Odisha FC) | | RB / LB | (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Khassa Camara | / | DM / CM / RB | (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 32) |
| 8 | Imran Khan | | DM / CM | (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29) |
| 10 | Federico Gallego | | AM / RM / LM | (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34) |
| 77 | Rochharzela | | AM / LM | (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26) |
| 23 | Fanai Lalrempuia | | CM | (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 28) |
| 43 | Pragyan Gogoi | | CM | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) |
| 45 | Lalengmawia | | CM / AM / LW | (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24) |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Ninthoinganba Meetei | | RW / LW | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) |
| 50 | Britto PM | | RW / RM | (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) |
| 20 | Luís Machado | | LW / RW / AM | (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 (age 32) |
| 11 | Idrissa Sylla | | CF / RW / LW | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34) |
| 15 | V.P. Suhair | | CF / RW / RM | (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) |
| 27 | Lalkhawpuimawia | | CF / LM | (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32) |
| 26 | Deshorn Brown | | FW | 22 December 1990 (age 30) |

## Transfers
### IN

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 11 | FW | Idrissa Sylla | SV Zulte Waregem | Free agent |
| 26 | FW | Deshorn Brown | Bengaluru FC | Free agent |
| 20 | FW | Luís Machado | Moreirense FC | Free agent |
| 19 | DF | Benjamin Lambot | Nea Salamina Famagusta | Free agent |
| 16 | DF | Dylan Fox | Central Coast Mariners | Free agent |
| 9 | FW | Kwesi Appiah | AFC Wimbledon | Free agent |
| 6 | MF | Khassa Camara | Xanthi FC | Free agent |
| 8 | MF | Imran Khan | NEROCA FC | Free agent |
| 77 | MF | Rochharzela | Aizawl FC | Free agent |
| 15 | FW | V.P. Suhair | Mohun Bagan | Free agent |
| 5 | DF | Gurjinder Kumar | Mohun Bagan | Free agent |
| 12 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | Mohun Bagan | Free agent |
| 50 | FW | Britto PM | Mohun Bagan | Free agent |
| 27 | FW | Lalkhawpuimawia | Churchill Brothers FC | Free agent |
| 29 | DF | Ponif Vaz | Churchill Brothers FC | Free agent |
| 25 | DF | Nabin Rabha | Shillong Lajong | Free agent |
| 66 | DF | Mashoor Shereef | Chennai City FC | Free agent |
| 51 | GK | Sanjiban Ghosh | Chennaiyin FC | Free agent |
| 43 | MF | Pragyan Gogoi | Kerala Blasters | Free agent |
| 44 | GK | Nikhil Deka | NorthEast United U18 | Free agent |

## Competitions
### Indian Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mumbai City (L, C) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
| 4 | Goa | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 29 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W |

#### Play-offs
## Squad statistics
### Appearance and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IND | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IND | Wayne Vaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IND | Provat Lakra | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IND | Gurjinder Kumar | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MTN | Khassa Camara | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | IND | Ninthoinganba Meetei | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IND | Imran Khan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | URU | Federico Gallego | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | GUI | Idrissa Sylla | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | IND | Ashutosh Mehta | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | IND | V.P. Suhair | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Dylan Fox | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | BEL | Benjamin Lambot | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | POR | Luís Machado | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 |
| 23 | MF | IND | Fanai Lalrempuia | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IND | Nabin Rabha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | JAM | Deshorn Brown | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 27 | FW | IND | Lalkhawpuimawia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | IND | Nim Dorjee Tamang | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | IND | Gurmeet Singh | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | IND | Pragyan Gogoi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | IND | Nikhil Deka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | IND | Lalengmawia | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 50 | FW | IND | Britto PM | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | IND | Sanjiban Ghosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | DF | IND | Ponif Vaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | IND | Mashoor Shereef | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | IND | Rochharzela | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Players who left NorthEast United during the season ||||||||
| – | FW | GHA | Kwesi Appiah(injured) | 8 | 3 | 6+2 | 3 |
| – | DF | IND | Rakesh Pradhan(On loan at Odisha FC) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | Luis Machado | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | Deshorn Brown | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Federico Gallego | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | Kwesi Appiah | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | Idrissa Sylla | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 15 | FW | V.P. Suhair | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 19 | DF | Benjamin Lambot | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | MF | Imran Khan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 45 | MF | Lalengmawia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 77 | MF | Rochharzela | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 2 | 33 |
Last updated: 9 March 2021. Source: Fbref

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | Federico Gallego | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 12 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 77 | MF | Rochharzela | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | Luis Machado | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | DF | Gurjinder Kumar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | V.P. Suhair | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 29 | DF | Nim Dorjee Tamang | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 25 | FW | Deshorn Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | DF | Dylan Fox | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | MF | Khassa Camara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 1 | 18 |
Last updated: 9 March 2021. Source: Fbref

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | Subhasish Roy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 31 | GK | Gurmeet Singh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Last updated: 9 March 2021. Source: Fbref

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Nation | Player | Pos | League | League | League |
| 12 | | Ashutosh Mehta | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | Gurjinder Kumar | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | Khassa Camara | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | Luís Machado | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | | Mashoor Shereef | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | Ninthoinganba Meetei | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | Nim Dorjee Tamang | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | Federico Gallego | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | Gurmeet Singh | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | | Britto PM | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | Provat Lakra | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | | Lalengmawia | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | | Deshorn Brown | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | | Rochharzela | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | Dylan Fox | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | Benjamin Lambot | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 1 | 0 |