Omid Singh

Omid Singh

Singh with Esteghlal Khuzestan in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Behbahan, Khuzestan, Iran
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2011–2013	Foolad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Gahar Zagros	5	(0)
2013–2014	Naft Masjed Soleyman	6	(0)
2014–2015	Esteghlal Ahvaz	16	(2)
2015–2016	Siah Jamegan	11	(1)
2016	Esteghlal Khuzestan	7	(0)
2016–2018	Pars Jonoubi	41	(7)
2018–2020	Nassaji	27	(0)
2020	Naft Masjed Soleyman	8	(2)
2020–2022	Aluminium Arak	33	(2)
2023–2024	Havadar	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Omid Singh (Persian : امید سینگ; born 9 January 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Behbahan, Khuzestan, Iran, Singh began his professional career playing for the Gahar Zagros in 2012–13 Persian Gulf Pro League. He then joined Naft Masjed the following season, and played in the Azadegan League.

In 2016, he joined Esteghlal Khuzestan and won his maiden Persian Gulf Pro League title. He joined Pars Jonoubi Jam the following season and played a pivotal role as Pars Jonoubi Jam won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history.

On 5 April 2020, it was announced that then I-League side East Bengal FC roped in Singh on a two-year deal, ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} however he has never appeared with the club in any league match. On 14 July 2021, FIFA asked SC East Bengal to pay the salary of Singh after the club refused to pay it. He later played for Persian Iranian football club Havadar in the Persian Gulf Pro League. ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Singh was born and raised in Khuzestan, Iran. However, his father a Punjabi Sikh and carries an Indian passport, which makes him eligible to represent the India national team. In 2019, Singh expressed his desire to give up his Iranian citizenship and play for India after the national team coach Igor Štimac called him. ^[7] He also holds the Overseas Citizenship of India card. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 April 2020 ^[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gahar Zagros	2012–13	Persian Gulf Pro League	5	0	—	—	—	—	5	0
Naft Masjed	2013–14	Azadegan League	6	0	—	—	—	—	6	0
Esteghlal Ahvaz	2014–15	Azadegan League	16	2	—	—	—	—	16	2
Siah Jamegan	2015–16	Persian Gulf Pro League	11	1	1 [a]	0	—	—	12	1
Esteghlal Khuzestan	2015–16	Persian Gulf Pro League	7	0	0	0	—	—	7	0
Pars Jonoubi	2016–17	Azadegan League	23	3	1 [a]	0	—	—	24	3
	2017–18	Persian Gulf Pro League	18	4	1 [a]	0	—	—	19	4
Nassaji	2018–19	Persian Gulf Pro League	23	0	1 [a]	0	—	—	24	0
	2019–20	Persian Gulf Pro League	4	0	0	0	—	—	4	0
Naft Masjed	2019–20	Persian Gulf Pro League	4	1	0	0	—	—	4	1
Career total			117	11	4	0	—	—	121	11

1. Appearances in the Hazfi Cup

Honours

Esteghlal Khuzestan

• Persian Gulf Pro League: 2015–16 ^{[10] [11]}

Pars Jonoubi

• Azadegan League: 2016–17 ^[12]

References

1. "East Bengal rope in Iran's Indian-origin winger Omid Singh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
2. Iran’s Indian-origin winger Omid Singh pens two-year deal with East Bengal, says club official Archived 2021-07-18 at the Wayback Machine scroll.in. Retrieved 15 July 2021
3. "I-League: East Bengal signs Iranian winger Omid Singh". sportstar.thehindu.com. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
4. "East Bengal signs Iranian winger Omid Singh". The Hindustan Times. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
5. FIFA asked SC East Bengal to pay the salary of Omid Singh Archived 2021-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 July 2021
6. Omid Singh demanded money even though he did not play in SC East Bengal Archived 2021-07-15 at the Wayback Machine bangla.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021
7. "Iran's Omid Singh wants Indian No. 7 jersey". Tehran Times. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
8. Upadhyay, Shrey. "PIO and OCI players in Indian National Football Team – A double-edged sword". www.sportskeeda.com.
9. Omid Singh at Soccerway
10. "استقلال خوزستان چگونه قهرمان نیم فصل شد؟". Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
11. "استقلال خوزستان قهرمان نیم فصل شد". 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

External links

• Omid Singh at Soccerway
• Omid Singh at Global Sports Archive