Bidyashagar Singh

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Bidyashagar Singh
Personal information
Full name Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Samaram Mayai Leikai, Manipur, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2016–2017 East Bengal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 East Bengal 29 (9)
2020–2021 TRAU 15 (12)
2021–2023 Bengaluru 12 (3)
2022–2023 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 8 (0)
2023–2024 Kerala Blasters 1 (0)
2024 Punjab 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam (born 11 March 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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Club career

Bidyashagar is a product of East Bengal' youth system. He was part of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the 2016–17 I-League U18. [1] He scored a total of 6 goals in the competition, which includes a goal each against Salgaocar [2] in the semi-final and AIFF Academy in the final. He represented West Bengal in the 2017–18 Santosh Trophy. He scored 4 goals in the tournament. [3] [4]

In August 2017 , He was promoted into the senior squad for 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division. [5] Bidyasagar made his professional debut for East Bengal on 27 October 2018, in an I-League match against NEROCA, replacing goalscorer Enrique Esqueda for the final 2 minutes of a 0–2 victory at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. [6]

TRAU

On 9 July 2020, Bidyashagar signed for I-League club TRAU for the 2020–21 I-League season. [7] Bidayashagar made his debut appearance for the club in I-League on 10 January 2020 against Real Kashmir which ended in 1–1 draw. [8] On 24 January 2021, Bidyashagar scored his first goal against Chennai City which ended 2–0 in favour of the Trau FC. [9] He scored his next goal against Churchill Brothers on 29 January 2021 which ended in a 1–1 draw. [10] On 24 February, Bidyashagar scored a brace against Indian Arrows. [11]

He is the second only Indian player to score double hat tricks in a single season, by doing so in a match against Mohammedan and Real Kashmir during the 2020–21 I-League. [12] He ended the season scoring 12 goals, [13] and 1 assist from 15 matches. He was also the top goalscorer in the 2020–21 I-League season. [14] Thus also becoming the fourth Indian player to finish as top scorer in a National League of the country after Bhaichung Bhutia, Raman Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri.

He left the club the season later, and joined the Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC. [15]

Bengaluru

On 28 July 2021, it was announced that Bidyashagar was signed by the Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a three-year deal. [16] On 15 August 2021, he debuted for the club in a 1–0 win against Maldivian side Club Eagles in 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs. [17]

Kerala Blasters FC

On 17 August 2022, Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on loan from Bengaluru FC until the end of season. [18] He made his Kerala Blasters debut on 7 October against East Bengal in a 3–1 win by coming as a substitute for Puitea in the 77th minute. He also provided an assist in that game for Ivan Kalyuzhnyi in 81st minute. [19]

Bidyashagar played his first match of the 2023–24 season against Gokulam Kerala FC in the 2023 Durand Cup on 13 August 2023 as a substitute for the goal-scorer Justine Emmanuel, but they lost the match 3–4 at full-time. [20] On 21 August, Bidyashagar scored his first goal for the Blasters and completed his hat-trick against Indian Air Force, helping in a 5–0 victory. He became the first Indian player to score an hat-trick for the Blasters in a major competition and the first hat-trick scorer for the Blasters in the Durand Cup. [21]

Punjab FC

On January 31 2024 Bidyashagar joined Punjab FC from Kerala Blasters FC on a permanent deal.

Career statistics

Club

As of matched played till 10 April 2024 [22]
ClubSeasonLeagueSuper CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2018–19 I-League 6100––6 [lower-alpha 1] 0121
2019–20 5000–12 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] 8 [lower-alpha 4] 178
Total1110000188299
TRAU 2020–21 I-League 151200––––1512
Bengaluru 2021–22 Indian Super League 30004 [lower-alpha 5] 25 [lower-alpha 6] 1123
Kerala Blasters (loan) 2022–23 6020––0080
Kerala Blasters 2023–24 ––––––1010
Punjab 2023–24 Indian Super League3000––0030
Career total381320422496824
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division
  2. ↑ Four appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division
  4. ↑ Five goals in 2019 Durand Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in the 2021 AFC Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in the 2021 Durand Cup

Honours

Individual

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