Amarjit Singh Kiyam

Amarjit Singh

Amarjit Singh with India U17 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Amarjit Singh Kiyam
Date of birth	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Thoubal, Manipur, India
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Punjab
Number	80
Youth career
2015–2017	AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Indian Arrows	16	(1)
2018–2021	Jamshedpur	15	(0)
2018–2019	→ Indian Arrows (loan)	20	(3)
2021–2023	Goa	2	(0)
2021–2023	→ East Bengal (loan)	17	(0)
2023	→ East Bengal B (loan)	4	(1)
2023–	Punjab	0	(0)
International career‡
2015–2018	India U17	33	(2)
2017–2019	India U20	4	(1)
2021–	India U23	4	(0)
2019	India	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 29 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Amarjit Singh Kiyam (born 6 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab. He captained the India national under-17 team at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Thoubal, Manipur, Amarjit was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India. ^[1] He was the captain of the India U17 team that played in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. After the tournament, Amarjit was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team which competes in the I-League. ^[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0. ^[3]

International career

Amarjit represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India. ^[1] He was the captain of the Indian team in U-17 World Cup.

Amarjit represented India national team in the 2019 King's Cup on June 5 in the opening match against Curaçao as he came as a substitute for Pronay Halder. He became the first player to born after 2000 to play in the senior team. He was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier games against Oman and Qatar in September 2019, but had to leave the squad due to an arm injury.

Personal life

His cousin Jeakson Singh is also a professional footballer currently playing for Kerala Blasters. Both of them represented the India national under-17 team in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India where Jeakson scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament. ^[4] His cousin sister, Kritina Devi Thounaojam also represented India in youth teams. ^[5] He has made history as a youngster, moving from the India U-17 team to the senior squad in only 2 years.

Style of play

He has been praised for his passing ability and excellence on the ball.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 April 2023 ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Others		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2017–18	I-League	16	1	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		—		17	1
Jamshedpur	2019–20	Indian Super League	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2020–21		7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Jamshedpur total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Indian Arrows (loan)	2018–19	I-League	20	3	2 [lower-alpha 1]	2	—		—		22	5
Goa	2020–21	Indian Super League	2	0	0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	6	0
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Goa total		2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	0
East Bengal (loan)	2021–22	Indian Super League	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2022–23		1	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		8	0
	East Bengal total		17	0	4	0	3	0	4	0	24	0
East Bengal B (loan)	2022–23	I-League 2	4	1	0	0	—		—		4	1
Punjab	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			74	5	7	2	3	0	4	0	88	7

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League

International

As of match played 16 July 2019

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2019	5	0
Total		5	0

Honours

East Bengal Reserves

• Madhyamgram MLA Cup: 2023 ^[7]

India

• King's Cup third place: 2019

References

1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
4. "Under 17 World Cup: Amarjit Singh and Jeakson Singh - brothers in arms - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
5. "Manipuri cousins hope family tradition continues at India 2021 | Football | News |". the-AFC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
6. Amarjit Singh Kiyam at Soccerway
7. "East Bengal: দুরন্ত জয়! এমএলএ কাপ ফাইনালে বারাসাত'কে উড়িয়ে দিল ইস্টবেস্টল" [East Bengal: A stunning victory! East Bengal beat Barasat in MLA Cup final]. Sports n Screen (in Bengali). 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

• Amarjit Singh Kiyam at Soccerway