Siddharth Singh (born 3 February 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.[2] Born in Mumbai, Singh has had stints with PIFA Colaba FC and DSK Shivajians.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siddharth Singh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PIFA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | DSK Shivajians | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Manningham United | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jamshedpur | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 11 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
editSiddharth Singh was born on 3 February 1993 in Mumbai, and started playing football since his childhood. He attended and played for Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. He later went to England, where he studied Business management at the Nottingham Trent University.[6]
He is son of entrepreneur Anil Singh, who founded Procam International in 1988, a company committed to elevate and enliven the professional face of sports and players.[7]
Playing career
editEarly career
editSingh began his career with PIFA Colaba FC, a team that competes in the MDFA Elite League.[8] In 2008, after impressing coaches, Singh went to London to train at Arsenal under the Tata Tea's soccer program.[8] Singh soon moved to England to study at Nottingham Trent University under Gary Charles.[9] Under Charles, Singh was able to secure a move to Australia to play for Manningham United.[9]
"I had the great privilege to train under former England international Gary Charles while at Nottingham Trent University. I followed the English Premier League closely through my childhood and its a dream to be coached by a man like Steve Coppell. I look forward to learning a lot from him and breaking into the Indian football scene."
— Siddharth Singh, on his football journey before moving to the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC.[10]
In 2016, Singh moved to Moldova for a training stint in top division club FC Zimbru Chișinău, that competes in the Divizia Națională.[7]
Club career
editManningham United
editIn 2016, Singh moved to Australia and signed with National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 side Manningham United Blues on a one-year deal.[10][11]
Jamshedpur
editOn 23 July 2017, Singh was selected in the 15th and last round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[12][13] He made his professional debut for the club on 6 December 2017 against Delhi Dynamos. He started and played 79 minutes as Jamshedpur won 1–0.[14]
He also appeared in the 2018 Indian Super Cup with Jamshedpur, through making his debut on 2 April against Minerva Punjab FC in their 1–0 win.[15]
East Bengal
editAfter his stint with Jamshedpur in 2018, Singh signed a contract with I-League side East Bengal after his trial ahead of the team's Calcutta Football League season.[16] During his days in East Bengal, Singh along with Mehtab Singh suffered head injuries due to an aerial concussion during practice at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake on 14 November 2018.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 January 2018[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2017–18 | ISL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
editPIFA Colaba
- Nadkarni Cup runner-up: 2011[19]
DSK Shivajians
- Pune Football League: 2016
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Player info: Siddharth Singh Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Match Report: Jamshedpur FC beaten by East Bengal in the final pre-season friendly". Jamshedpur Football Club. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Lallianzuala & Jerry Would Provide DSK Shivajians The Added Advantage". I-League. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2016: Neroca ends DSK Shivajians' campaign at the semi-final stage". SportsKeeda. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge". DSK Shivajians Football Club. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Siddharth Singh Football Biography". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ a b Sangghvi, Malavika (11 August 2017). "The beautiful game". mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ a b "PIFA BOY TO REPRESENT INDIA FOR THE TATA TEA ARSENAL SOCCER STARS". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "The Beautiful Game". Press Reader. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b Rahul Sengupta (1 August 2017). "Player Profile: Jamshedpur FC's surprise pick Siddharth Singh". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ “Since I was a kid my passion has always been football!” – Siddharth Singh Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Jamshedpur Football Club. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Indian Super League 2017-18 Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine forum.indianfootballnetwork.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Delhi Dynamos 0-1 Jamshedpur". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Player profile and stats:Siddharth Singh". flashscore.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ @fni (15 November 2018). "East Bengal defender Mehtab Singh and Siddharth Singh, who is on trial from Jamshedpur FC, on Wednesday suffered he…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "East Bengal defender out of danger after head collision". devdiscourse.com. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Siddharth Singh at Soccerway
- ^ "India - List of Nadkarni Cup Finals". Rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
edit- Siddharth Singh profile at Indian Super League
- Siddharth Singh stats at footballcritic.com
- Siddharth Singh at My Khel
- Siddharth Singh at Soccerway
- https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=922657597910164&_rdr
- Siddharth Singh at Playmaker