Thongkosiem Haokip (born 13 March 1993), commonly known as Semboi, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Born in the village of Gangpijang in Manipur, Haokip began playing football for his state side at the youth levels in the national school games.
[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 29 September 2013, appearing as a late-match substitute during a 0–0 draw against Shillong Lajong.
[6] Haokip then made his international club debut on 29 January 2014 in a qualifying match for the AFC Champions League against Vietnamese side Hanoi T&T.
[8][9] He then scored his final goal of the season on 8 April 2014 in an AFC Cup match against Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar.
Haokip found the net early, scoring in Pune's first match in the cup against former I-League side Churchill Brothers.
[11] The next month, during a match against Assam State Electricity Board in a Bhutan King's Cup pre-season tournament, Haokip scored a hat-trick as Pune booked their place into the semi-finals with a 5–0 victory.
[24] Despite his performance in the I-League the previous season, Haokip was nervous about not being selected in the draft: "At that time, I told myself, 'if I get picked up, it's good, if not I will have to work even harder.'
"[25] Haokip did not make his debut for the side until 30 October 2015, when injuries forced head coach Zico's hand,[25] against Pune City.
Despite being forced into the line-up, Haokip managed to play the full match as Goa drew with Pune City 1–1.
He scored the equalizer for the team in 58th minute to tie the match at 1–1 and despite eventually taking the lead 2–1, Goa fell through two late goals to lose 3–2.
[29] After the 2015 ISL season, Haokip signed on loan with Salgaocar from Pune, after the Maharashtra club themselves withdrew from the I-League.
Haokip played a key role in a season where Roca rotated his squad heavily owing the fixture pile up.
[37] On 7 September 2021, East Bengal announced Hoakip's return to the club on a one-year deal, ahead of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season.
[41] In July 2014, it was announced that Haokip had been called up to the India under-23 30-man squad to participate in a preparatory camp for the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.
[44] Haokip did not make an appearance during the tournament, however, staying on the bench in both matches against the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.