#5 Central Attacking Midfielder - Samuel Lalmuanpuia (Shillong Lajong)
Samuel Lalmuanpuia was entrusted with the captain's armband last season at the tender age of 19. He didn't disappoint as he scored 4 goals in the 19 appearances last season. This season, he was again given the responsibility of leading the side, which is playing without any foreigner.
It would be preposterous to say he has lived up to that task as the side is languishing at the 10th place. However, he is playing wonderfully in the hole, linking the midfield and the attack. As a result, he gets a spot in our combined XI.
In the game against Churchill Brothers, he scored the equalizer for his side after guiding the ball in from outside the box. In the match against East Bengal, he fed a wonderful cross towards Rakesh Pradhan who headed the ball home.