Davinder Singh (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Namdhari FC and the India national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Patiala, Punjab, India | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Namdhari FC | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalbir Football Academy | |||
| 2013–2017 | Punjabi University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Mumbai City | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chennaiyin | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Real Kashmir | 15 | (0) |
| 2023- | Namdhari FC | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | India U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | India | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5/5/24 @ 13:24(AEST) | |||
Career
editBorn in Patiala, Punjab. Singh began his career at the Dalbir Football Academy.[1] In 2013, Singh joined the Punjabi University football team.[1] Singh was also part of the academy of Minerva Punjab and was selected by the side to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, however, Singh got injured before the league began.[1]
Mumbai City
editOn 17 August 2017, Singh was signed by Mumbai City of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 3 December 2017 in a league match against the Kerala Blasters. Singh started and played the whole match as Mumbai City drew the match 1–1 and won Emerging player of the match award.[3]
International
editSingh was selected by India under-23 head coach Stephen Constantine in July 2017 for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[1] He was eventually selected and played three matches during the qualifiers.[1] The next month, Constantine called Singh up for the India senior side.[1][4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 19 November 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mumbai City | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mumbai City total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Kashmir | 2022–23 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editIndia
- SAFF Championship runner-up: 2018
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f V Easwar, Nisanth (13 August 2017). "From University Team to Indian National Team - Davinder Singh Is a Proud Punjabi Living His Dream". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (17 August 2017). "Mumbai City FC sign young defender Davinder Singh for ISL-4!". Arunfoot. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters 1-1 Mumbai City". Soccerway.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Singh, Davinder". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b Davinder Singh at Soccerway
- ^ "Davinder Singh". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.