Shillong Lajong He joined
Shillong Lajong on 1 June 2015. Born in
Sikkim, Lachenpa was a part of
Shillong Lajong's youth side that competed in the
Shillong Premier League. In September 2016, after recovering from a serious head injury, Lachenpa was named the club's player of the month. Shillong Lajong head coach,
Thangboi Singto, praised Lachenpa saying "After suffering a serious head injury and undergoing an operation, he recovered and came back stronger and has shown a great improvement". During the
2016–17 I-League season, Lachenpa was the club's second choice goalkeeper, behind
Vishal Kaith. His only appearance and debut came in the last
2016–17 Indian Federation Cup group stage game against
DSK Shivajians coming as a substitute after Vishal's red card in seventy fifth minute but Shillong managed to win 3–2. The next season, Lachenpa was made the club's first choice goalkeeper after Vishal's departure to
FC Pune City and started in Shillong Lajong's first
I-League match of the season against
Gokulam Kerala. He kept the clean sheet as Shillong Lajong won 1–0. He made thirteen appearances and kept five cleansheets in the league. He also played in the quarterfinal 3–1 loss to
Mohun Bagan of inaugural
Indian Super Cup. In
2018-19 I-League, he made only nine appearances and kept one clean sheet against
Minerva Punjab FC. Throughout the season he was dropped to bench to make space for Neithovilie Chalieu in the starting 11. Lachenpa suffered a serious injury in the eleventh minute against
Chennai City FC which resulted in a miss of next two matches. He played his last match for Shillong in a 3–2 loss to
Mohun Bagan in last league game. Shillong Lajong got relegated that season.
Real Kashmir On 1 July 2019, following the expiration of his contract at Shillong, he joined
I-League side
Real Kashmir. He made his debut at
Durand Cup in a 1–0 win over
Chennai City FC. He kept cleansheets in all group stage games as Kashmir topped the group. But lost in the semifinal to
Mohun Bagan 3–1. He made his league debut for Kashmir in a 1–1 draw to
East Bengal on 4 December 2019. He made fifteen league appearances and kept five cleansheets as Kashmir finished fourth in the
2019-20 I-League where Kashmir's remaining five matches were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Mumbai City 2020–21 On 23 October 2020, Lachenpa signed for
Indian Super League club
Mumbai City on a four-year deal. He won the Indian Super League Winners Shield and the
Indian Super League title in his first season.
2021–22 After Amrinder's departure to
Mohun Bagan he now became
Mohammad Nawaz's backup. Lachenpa made his first appearance of the
2021–22 Indian Super League season, on 7 January 2022, against
East Bengal, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He was later included in the club's
2022 AFC Champions League squad. He was between the sticks in the club's
AFC Champions League debut match, on 8 April 2022, against
Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat. Three days later, he was part of a historic 2–1 win against
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as
Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win a Champions League game. He kept his first clean-sheet in a goalless draw against
Al Jazira on April 18. 8 days later, he kept another clean sheet in a 1–0 win over
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. Mumbai finished second in the group behind
Al Shabab with seven points failing to advance to knockout stage. But Mumbai's performance was the best ever performance ever by an Indian Club at AFC Champions League.
2022–23 For
2022–23 season, he became the first choice keeper. He played in six matches of
2022 Durand Cup. In group stage game against
Rajasthan United, he collided with
Bektur Amangeldiev and had to be substituted in a 5–1 win which also resulted in the next match miss. He kept a clean-sheet in the semi-final 1–0 win over
I-League side
Mohammedan. He played in the final where Mumbai lost 2–1 to
Bengaluru FC. He played in all games of
ISL season keeping seven cleansheets with Mumbai finishing top of the table winning the Winners' Shield. In playoffs, He played in both legs against Bengaluru FC; the first one ended in a 1–0 loss and the second one in a 2–1 win taking it to penalty shootout where his side lost 9–8. He played in
Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions where Mumbai defeated
Jamshedpur FC 3–1 to seal
2023–24 AFC Champions League spot. He also played in
2023 Indian Super Cup group stage games against
Churchill Brothers and
NorthEast United FC where first one ended in a 2–1 win and second one in a loss by same margin. He missed last group stage game against
Chennaiyin FC due to a minor injury with Mumbai being eliminated in group stage on goal difference. On 28 June 2023, Lachenpa extended his contract keeping him at the club until 2026.
2023–24 On 28 October 2023, in Mumbai's match against
Hyderabad FC, Phurba was shown a red card for a rash challenge on
Joe Knowles, as the team suffered a 1–1 draw. Phurba got his first clean sheet of the
season on 8 December 2023, in the team's match versus Bengaluru FC. This was followed up by two more consecutive clean sheets, versus
FC Goa and
East Bengal FC. He started all 6 of Mumbai's
2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage matches, as the club were knocked out in the group stage without winning a single match. In the
2024 Indian Super Cup, Phurba was named Mumbai captain for the first time, in their match against
I-League club
Gokulam Kerala FC. This was since regular club captain
Rahul Bheke had been called up for the Indian national team for the AFC Asian Cup, and vice-captain
Rostyn Griffiths was injured. While Phurba did make an early mistake leading to Gokulam's star forward
Alex Sanchez scoring an easy tap-in, he recovered well and made a number of top saves to keep
The Islanders in the game, which ended 2–1 to Mumbai following a last-minute
Abdenasser El Khayati penalty. He continued as captain in the team's final group stage match against
Chennaiyin FC, making a number of top saves, keeping a clean sheet, and being named Man of the Match, in an eventual 1–0 win, thanks to a first-half
Valpuia header from a
Yoell van Nieff set piece. However, Mumbai lost in the semi-final to
Odisha FC, thanks to a 42nd-minute penalty from ex-Mumbai forward
Diego Maurício. After the semi-final loss, and another loss against
Jamshedpur FC in the first ISL match after the Super Cup, Phurba remained in goal as
The Islanders went on a 9-match unbeaten streak. After losing the ISL Shield on the final day, Mumbai reached and won the
ISL final, securing the second ISL Cup in the club's history.
2024–25 Phurba again started the season as Mumbai's first choice goalkeeper, keeping his first clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 draw versus
Bengaluru FC on 2 October 2024. == Career statistics ==