Gurkirat Singh

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Gurkirat Singh
Personal information
Full name Gurkirat Singh [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Chandigarh, India [3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [4]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Indian Arrows 18 (1)
2021–2024 Mumbai City 28 (1)
2024– Chennaiyin 9 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 India U16 26 (0)
2018–2020 India U17 2 (0)
2019–2022 India U19 3 (1)
2022– India U20 8 (11)
2023– India U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Gurkirat Singh (born 16 July 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He has represented India at various youth international levels. [5]

Contents

Club career

Mumbai City FC

On September 18, 2021, Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC announced the signing of Gurkirat from developmental club Indian Arrows on a 3-year contract, with an option to extend the contract by an extra year. [6] He made his ISL debut on 1 December 2021, as an 80th minute substitute in the club's 1–5 victory over ATK Mohun Bagan (now Mohun Bagan Super Giant). [7] More than two years after his debut, Gurkirat scored his first ISL goal on 28 December 2023 against Chennaiyin FC, [8] with a neat finish on his left foot from outside the area in the 90th minute. This strike was the last goal of the match, which ended 3–0 to The Islanders. [9]

Chennaiyin FC

On 18 June 2024, following the expiry of his Mumbai City FC contract, Gurkirat signed for Chennaiyin FC on a 2-year contract. [10]

International career

Singh has represented the India U20 national team. [11] [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2024 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2018–19 I-League 3000–30
2019–20 I-League4000–40
2020–21 I-League11100–111
Total1810000181
Mumbai City 2021–22 Indian Super League 80001 [a] 090
2022–23 Indian Super League9090–180
2023–24 Indian Super League111813 [a] 0222
Total28117140492
Chennaiyin 2024–25 Indian Super League0000–00
Career total46217140673
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

Honours

India U-20

Individual

Mumbai City

References

  1. ↑ "Gurkirat Singh, Latest News & Player Profile - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gurkirat Singh, Latest News & Player Profile - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Mukherjee, Soham (6 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gurkirat Singh - Indian Super League". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Sarkar, Uttiyo (7 August 2022). "SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 review: India retain title". khelnow.com. Bhubaneswar: Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mcfc-vs-cfc-score-result-isl-2023-24-mumbai-city-v-chennaiyin-fc-goals-indian-football/article67684663.ece#:~:text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20struck%20thrice,(ISL)%202023%2D24 Archived 2 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine .
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/chennaiyin-fc-rope-in-young-forward-gurkirat-singh20240618130053#:~:text=Chennai%20(Tamil%20Nadu)%20%5BIndia,contribute%20heavily%20to%20the%20attack.
  11. ↑ "Venkatesh announces squad of 23 for SAFF U20 Championship". the-aiff.com. Bhubaneswar: All India Football Federation. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ↑ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 15:29 IST (23 July 2022). "India announces 23-member squad for SAFF U20 Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ Gurkirat Singh at Soccerway
  14. ↑ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  16. ↑ Menon, Sandeep (23 January 2021). "Winds of change in Bengaluru football?". deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "SAFF U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 — Overview". saffederation.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.


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