Aveka Singh

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Aveka Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Delhi, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2016 FCBEscola India
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– UC Irvine Anteaters 6 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–21 Hans Capital
2022–23 Fundació Terrassa
International career
2017–2020 India U17 11 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aveka Singh (born 30 December 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UC Irvine Anteaters.

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Early life

Singh started playing football at the age of five. She played football at school in India. She has regarded Brazil international Neymar as her football idol. [1]

Education

Singh attended the University of California, Irvine in the United States. She attended the university on an athletic scholarship. She studied business economics. [2]

Club career

Singh was described as "seen in action at the Junior Girls' National Football Championship... as well as the Hero U17 Women's Championship". [3] She played for American side UC Irvine Anteaters. She also played for Spanish side Terrassa. She played for the club during the American off-season. [4]

International career

Singh is an India youth international. She helped the India women's national under-15 football team win the 2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship. [2] She could have played for the India women's national under-17 football team at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3] She was described as "made her international debut under current women's senior team coach Maymol Rocky". [1]

Style of play

Singh mainly operates as a midfielder. She initially operated as a left-winger. After that, she switched to midfielder. [1]

Personal life

Singh is the daughter of an Indian college golf player. She is a native of Delhi, India. [4] She has been a supporter of English side Arsenal. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aveka Singh aims to emulate idol Neymar". thehindu.com.
  2. 1 2 "US football is more dynamic and vertical, shares Aveka Singh". khelnow.com.
  3. 1 2 "India U-17 footballer Aveka Singh signs for American college". thebridge.in.
  4. 1 2 "Infrastructure, investment, belief: Indian footballer Aveka Singh's three keys to lift Indian women's football". news9live.com.
  5. "Aveka Singh". ucirvinesports.com.