Abhishek Singh (footballer)

In this Meitei name, the family name is Tekchamand the given name is Abhishek."Singh" is a name suffix.

Abhishek Singh

Personal information
Full name	Tekcham Abhishek Singh
Date of birth	(2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth	Manipur, India
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Mohun Bagan SG
Youth career
2019–2022	Minerva Academy
2023–2024	Punjab
2025–	Mohun Bagan SG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Minerva (Reserves)	1	(0)
2021–2025	Punjab	38	(1)
2025–	Mohun Bagan SG	0	(0)
International career‡
2022	India U20	3	(0)
2025–	India U23	1	(0)
2025–	India	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 6 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7:10, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Tekcham Abhishek Singh (born 2 January 2005) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for both the Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan and the India national team. ^[2]

Club career

Abhishek Singh started his career with Minerva Academy, based in Punjab. In 2020, Minerva Academy parted away with Punjab FC. Some players from Minerva moved to Punjab FC, including Abhishek Singh before the 2021–22 I-League and since been part of the team. He won the 2022–23 I-League, the then second division league of Indian football, with Punjab FC. ^{[3] [4]}

International career

Singh was part of the India under-20 squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification and played all the three matches of the qualifiers. On 11 March 2025, the then India national team head coach Manolo Márquez announced Singh's inclusion in the squad for the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualification matches. He made his debut in a friendly against the Maldives before the qualifiers. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 30 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Super Cup		Durand Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goal
Minerva (Reserves)	2019–20	I-League 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Punjab	2022–23	I-League	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2023–24	Indian Super League	12	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
	2024–25		22	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
Career total			39	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	46	1

International

As of 19 March 2025

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2025	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Punjab FC

• I-League: 2022–23 I-League

References

1. "Tekcham Abhishek Singh". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
2. "Abhishek Singh gets India call-up, replaces Asish Rai for March International Window". Sportstar . The Hindu. 11 March 2025. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
3. Ali, Aasif (23 November 2024). "Who is Punjab FC's new rising star Tekcham Abhishek Singh?". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
4. "I-League 2022-23: RoundGlass Punjab FC crowned champions, provisionally promoted to Indian Super League". ESPN . 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
5. Ghosh, Sudeshna (11 March 2025). "Abhishek gets first India call up for himself and Punjab FC". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

External links

• Tekcham Abhishek Singh at AIFF
• Abhishek Singh at Soccerway