Baldeep Singh (footballer, born 1987)

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Baldeep Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Mahilpur Academy
JCT
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2011 JCT 55 (0)
2011 Salgaocar 11 (0)
2011–2012 Pune 14 (0)
2012–2014 United SC 13 (0)
2014 East Bengal 4 (0)
International career
India U19
2009 India U23
2008–2012 India 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Baldeep Singh (born 6 February 1987 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab) is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

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Singh absconded after he was accused of participation in the rape of a child in late October 2012. [2]

Career

JCT

Baldeep started his career at the Mahilpur Academy but moved on to JCT FC Academy after two years. [3] He made his debut for JCT in 2006. [4]

Salgaocar

Singh signed for Salgaocar S.C. of the I-League after the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. [5] He played for the club for one season.

Pune

On 23 June 2011, it was announced that Singh had signed for Pune F.C. in the I-League. [6] He made his debut on 8 September 2012 against East Bengal F.C. in the 2011 Indian Federation Cup; Pune lost by 1–2. [7] He was part of the starting 11 against then Premier League team Blackburn Rovers F.C. in a friendly in Pune; Blackburn won by 3–0. [8] He made his I-League debut against Shillong Lajong F.C. on 22 October 2011; the match ended 0–0. [9]

Prayag United

On 9 May 2012, it was announced that Singh left Pune to join Prayag United S.C. [10]

International

Singh made his international debut for India on 1 August 2011 during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup against Tajikistan at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad. [3] India eventually went on to win the Asian Cup and qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup after a 24-year gap. [11] He was also in the squad during the 2009 SAFF Championship and came on as a substitute in most matches. However, he missed the final due to an injury. [3] Baldeep made his first international start for India on 8 October 2010 against Vietnam. [12]

International statistics

As of 4 July 2014 [13]
India national team
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201040
201120
201210
Total80

References

  1. ↑ "Stats and Trends". Football Addicts. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy. "East Bengal midfielder Jagpreet Singh released on bail". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Ghoshal, Amoy. "Asian Cup 2011: Player Profile – Baldeep Singh". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Baldeep Singh(Jr.)". JCT Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Salgaocar continue to impress". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pune FC sign up Edathodika, Baldeep". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Pune FC 1–2 East Bengal FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Pune FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pune FC 0–0 Shillong Lajong FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "SPORTS DIGEST". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "India wins inaugural AFC Challenge Cup 2008". One India. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  12. ↑ Bali, Rahul. "Indian National Team Friendly: India 3–1 Vietnam – Sunil Chhetri Scores Hat-Trick As India Beat The South-East Asian Champions". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  13. ↑ Baldeep Singh at National-Football-Teams.com
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