| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeevan Singh Badwal | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surrey FC | |||
| Pacific United FC | |||
| Coastal FC | |||
| Supra Academy | |||
| B.E.S.T Academy | |||
| 2019– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 30 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Canada U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 23, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 30, 2024 | |||
Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
Badwal began playing youth soccer at age four with Surrey FC. [1] Afterwards, he played with Pacific United FC, being invited to a Wolverhampton Wanderers' US National Academy camp in Arizona in July 2016 when he was 10. [2] He later played with Coastal FC, Supra Academy, and B.E.S.T. Academy. [3] In August 2019, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. [4] In 2022, he was named the Whitecaps U16 Player of the Year. [5] In June 2023, he was selected to play in the MLS Next All-Star Game. [6] [7] Badwal is of Punjabi-Indian descent and can speak the Punjabi language. [8] [9]
In 2023, he began playing with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup. [10] In February 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team. [11] 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. [12] [13] On May 19, 2024, he scored his first professional goal for Whitecaps FC 2, also adding an assist in the same match, in a 3-2 loss to Colorado Rapids 2. [14] He signed another three short-term loans that season. [15] [16] [17]
In September 2024, he signed a homegrown player contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC through the 2027 season, with options for 2028 and 2029. [18]
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. [19] [20]
In February 2024, Badwal was named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers. [21] In July 2024, he was named to the final squad for the tournament. [22]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||