Davinder Singh (footballer)

Not to be confused with Davinder Singh Kang.

Davinder Singh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Patiala, Punjab, India
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Namdhari FC
Number	32
Youth career
	Dalbir Football Academy
2013–2017	Punjabi University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Mumbai City	8	(0)
2021–2022	Chennaiyin	1	(0)
2022–2023	Real Kashmir
International career
2017–2018	India U23	6	(0)
2018–	India	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davinder Singh (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Namdhari FC and the India national team.

Career

Born in Patiala, Punjab. Singh began his career at the Dalbir Football Academy. ^[1] In 2013, Singh joined the Punjabi University football team. ^[1] Singh was also part of the academy of Minerva Punjab and was selected by the side to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, however, Singh got injured before the league began. ^[1]

Mumbai City

On 17 August 2017, Singh was signed by Mumbai City of the Indian Super League. ^[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 3 December 2017 in a league match against the Kerala Blasters. Singh started and played the whole match as Mumbai City drew the match 1–1 and won Emerging player of the match award. ^[3]

International

Singh was selected by India under-23 head coach Stephen Constantine in July 2017 for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. ^[1] He was eventually selected and played three matches during the qualifiers. ^[1] The next month, Constantine called Singh up for the India senior side. ^{[1] [4]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 November 2022 ^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai City	2017–18	Indian Super League	8	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		9	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Mumbai City total		9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Chennaiyin	2021–22	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Real Kashmir	2022–23	I-League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International

As of matches played till 15 September 2018 ^{[6] [5]}

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2018	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

India

• SAFF Championship runner-up: 2018

References

1. V Easwar, Nisanth (13 August 2017). "From University Team to Indian National Team - Davinder Singh Is a Proud Punjabi Living His Dream". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
2. Chaudhuri, Arunava (17 August 2017). "Mumbai City FC sign young defender Davinder Singh for ISL-4!". Arunfoot. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
3. "Kerala Blasters 1-1 Mumbai City". Soccerway.
4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Singh, Davinder". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
5. Davinder Singh at Soccerway
6. "Davinder Singh". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

External links

• Davinder Singh Profile.