In the Gangtok Academy, he used to play as a striker, but in the Indian team, he played for the first time as a right winger. He scored his first goal for U-16 Indian team against Sri Lanka. He scored the goal within 20 seconds. He placed the ball inside goal from Lalrindika's cross. Later, he also got a chance in the U-19 Indian team for an exposure trip to Malaysia and for a tournament in Dubai, but he missed the tour due to injury at the last moment. "Statistics accurate as of 29 December 2011"