Jeevan Badwal

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Jeevan Badwal
Personal information
Full name Jeevan Singh Badwal
Date of birth (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 59
Youth career
Surrey FC
Coastal FC
Supra Academy
B.E.S.T Academy
2019– Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Whitecaps FC 2 12 (0)
2024 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Canada U17 9 (0)
2024– Canada U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024

Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian club Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.

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Early life

Badwal began playing youth soccer at age four with Surrey FC. [1] He later played with Coastal FC, Supra Academy, and B.E.S.T. Academy. [2] In August 2019, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. [3] In 2022, he was named the Whitecaps U16 Player of the Year. [4] In June 2023, he was selected to play in the MLS Next All-Star Game. [5] [6] Badwal is of Punjabi-Indian descent and can speak the Punjabi language. [7]

Club career

In 2023, he began playing with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup. [8] In February 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team. [9] After participating in the 2024 pre-season with the Vancouver Whitecaps first team, he signed a short-term loan agreement with them ahead of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One first leg against Tigres UANL, but was an unused substitute in the match. [10] [11]

International career

In October 2022, Badwal was called up to the Canadian national program for the first time for a camp with the Canada U17 team. [1] He was later called up for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [12] [13]

In February 2024, he was named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers. [14]

Career statistics

As of April 7, 2024 [15]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 80–––80
2024 40–––40
Career total120000000120

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References

  1. 1 2 Jeevan Badwal at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Jeevan Badwal of Surrey, BC to professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . February 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jeevan Badwal Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Zillich, Tom (June 29, 2023). "Surrey soccer standout Badwal, 17, to play in MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Surrey Now-Leader .
  6. ↑ "Jeevan Badwal selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . June 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ Timko, Brandon (March 30, 2023). "South Asian community helping to bring success to Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Drishti Magazine.
  8. ↑ Sethi, Monica (May 17, 2023). "Setting the Pace: Jeevan Singh Badwal - Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Rising Centre Midfielder". Darpan Magazine.
  9. ↑ Strang, Noah (February 1, 2024). "Whitecaps sign Surrey teen Jeevan Badwal to first pro contract". Daily Hive .
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielders Jeevan Badwal and Jay Herdman to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . February 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ Zillich, Tom (February 8, 2024). "Surrey 17-year-old signs to play soccer with Whitecaps FC2, has shot at top club". Surrey Now-Leader .
  12. ↑ Prayoga, Ari (November 2, 2023). "Terinspirasi Kante dan Bellingham, Jeevan Badwal Siap Bersinar di Piala Dunia U-17 2023 Indonesia" [Inspired by Kante and Bellingham, Jeevan Badwal is ready to shine at the 2023 U-17 World Cup in Indonesia]. Bola (in Indonesian).
  13. ↑ "Badwal: I always try to be the hardest worker on the pitch". FIFA . October 26, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Jeevan Badwal called up to Canada for Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifiers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . February 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ Jeevan Badwal at Soccerway
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