25-year old Shaiborlang Kharpan hails from Meghalaya and graduated from the famed Shillong Lajong academy. He went on to play for the senior club. With about a dozen games across two seasons, he was playing for the reserve side of Kerala Blasters FC. He was loaned out to Ozone FC in Bengaluru playing in the second division I-League.
Being promoted to the senior team of the KBFC, he would be awaiting his chance to impress in the ISL.