# K. Lalrinfela

K Lalrinfela (born 11 March 2000), commonly known by his nickname Mafela, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mohammedan in the Indian Super League.

## Career
### Early career

Born in Hnahthial, Mizoram, Mafela (Lalrinfela Khiangte) joined Mohun Bagan Football Academy in 2015 after going through necessary trials conducted by the academy. After a year of staying in the academy, he looked for a seemingly better academy elsewhere hoping that further more improvements will come from such an academy. In 2017, he joined Bengaluru B and stayed there till his graduation. He had played for Bengaluru U18. He also participated in Subroto Cup, 2015 and B.C Roy Trophy as well as represented Mizoram in Santosh Trophy Qualifiers, 2021.

### Aizawl

Before joining Aizawl in 2022, Mafela had played for other football clubs such as Ramakrishna Club and Swaraj FC. In July 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with The People's Club and wore the number 10 Jersey for Aizawl. He made his professional debut for Aizawl against TRAU on 15 November, at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl. He played for 90 minutes in the first match of the 2022–23 I-League season and scored his debut professional goal at 48th minute and won the Hero of the Match Award. Besides having scored one goal, Mafela has registered two assists to his name in the current 2022 I League, one against Sreenidi Deccan FC and another one against Mumbai Kenkre FC.
He sustained an injury to his foot in a match against Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) on 13 January 2023 and therefore missed the next two away matches - one against Sudeva Delhi FC on 16 January 2023 and another one against NEROCA FC on 21 January 2023.
Even though not being fully recovered from the injury, he appeared in the home match against Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) on 26 January 2023 where Aizawl FC won by one goal.
In the 2023-24 I-league season, he played 90 plus minutes in the first match of Aizawl FC for the season against Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) at Naihati Bankimanjali Stadium on 29 October 2023 and scored the lone goal for Aizawl. In the second match of the season on 7 November 2023 against Sreenidi Deccan FC at Deccan Arena, he registered an assist for his meticulous pass which was converted to alter the match's trajectory. He made another assist in the 46th minute of the match against Delhi FC on 17 November 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. He registered one more goal to his name in their home match against Namdhari FC on 21 November 2023. In a crucial I-League encounter against Gokulam Kerala FC on Saturday, 16 December 2023, he executed a deceptive body feint to outmaneuver a Gokulam Kerala defender and sent a well-directed low cross into the box and registered an assist to his name one more time.
During the season of 2023-24, Aizawl FC played a total of 22 matches against other I-League clubs due to the cancellation by AIFF of their two home games against TRAU and NEROCA because of the state of affairs in Manipur. Mafela missed only one match of the season due to injuries and was in the squad for 21 matches and appeared in those 21 of 22 matches and set a record for the season as the player who made the greatest number of appearances. He also registered a record for making the greatest number of assists for Aizawl during the season with 4 assists.

### Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)

On 1 June 2024, Mafela signed for Mohammedan SC on a three-year contract which came into force with effect from 1 July 2024 and shall remain in force for a period until 31 August 2027. He wears Jersey number 21 for Mohammedan SC. He made his professional debut for Mohammedan SC in an Indian Super League (ISL) match against FC Goa at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on 22 September 2024, which ended in a 1–1 draw even though Mohammedan SC dominated the game for 94 minutes. He came on as a substitute for Amarjit Singh Kiyam in the 69th-minute of the game and registered a passing accuracy percentage of 90.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | League | Super Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC | AFC | Total | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Bengaluru B | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aizawl | 2022–23 | I-League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| Aizawl | 2023–24 | I-League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 4 |
| Aizawl | Aizawl total | Aizawl total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 7 |
| Mohammedan | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| Mohammedan SC total | Mohammedan SC total | Mohammedan SC total | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 53 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 7 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in 2023 Indian Super Cup