BIOGRAPHY

Baoringdao Bodo was the youngest amongst the select group of five All India Football Federation (AIFF) elite academy prospects, who were sponsored on a developmental stint to FC Metz's academy in France by Chennaiyin FC. The nippy winger, often referred to as Indian Neymar for his playing style, has played for the India U-19 team and captained the U-17 side. He made his Hero ISL debut for Chennaiyin FC, becoming the youngest player to play in the Hero ISL at that point of time. Bodo played two matches for Chennaiyin FC during their title-winning 2017-18 campaign. He joined Kerala Blasters FC in January 2019 and made two appearances for them as well. The talented winger will be donning Odisha FC colours in the 2020-21 edition of the Hero ISL.