Santosh Singh Irengbam

The native form of this personal name is Irengbam Santosh Singh.This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Irengbamand the given name is Santosh."Singh" is a name suffix.

Santosh Singh

Personal information
Full name	Santosh Singh Irengbam
Date of birth	(2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Manipur, India
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Indian Arrows
Number	13
Youth career
	Neroca FC U-16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Indian Arrows II	0	(0)
2020-2023	Indian Arrows	1	(0)
2023-	NEROCA FC	4	(0)
International career‡
2018	India U-16	0	(0)
2022	India U20	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:13; 28 January 2025 (IST) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:14; 28 January 2025 (IST)

Santosh Singh Irengbam (Meitei : Irengbam Santosh Singh, born 30 September 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League 2 club NEROCA FC.

Career

Born in Manipur, Santosh Singh began his football career with NEROCA FC academy. ^[1] On 19 November 2020, it was announced that Santosh singh was selected for I-League club Indian Arrows ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season. ^[2] Santosh Singh made his debut for Indian Arrows and in I-league on 20 January 2021 against NEROCA. ^[3]

International career

He was also a part of India U-16 team which played 2018 AFC U-16 Championship. ^[4] He was called up for India U-20 team for the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship, ^[5] which they won, defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 margin in final.

Career statistics

As of 23 January 2021 ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Federation Cup		Durand Cup		AFC		SAFF		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NEROCA U16	2018-19	Manipur State League	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0
Indian Arrows	2020–21	I-League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
	2022-23		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
	Indian Arrows Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	1	0
NEROCA FC	2023-24	I-League	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Honours

India U-20

• SAFF U-20 Championship: 2022 ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Match Report Nike premier Cup". I-league. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. "Safety 'top priority' as Indian Arrows camp starts from Friday". Times Of India . 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. "Arrows vs Neroca FC". Espn. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. "Following Dheeraj's footsteps, Santosh Singh aims to make history". Sportstar. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
5. "Young Indian Goalkeepers Look to Make a Mark in SAFF U20 Championship". www.news18.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: CNN News18. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
6. Santosh Singh Irengbam at Soccerway
7. 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.
8. 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.