Sehnaj Singh

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Sehnaj Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Chandigarh, India
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Namdhari
Number 28
Youth career
2006–2008 Gurdaspur FA
2009–2011 Chandigarh FA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Pailan Arrows 12 (1)
2013 Mumbai Tigers 14 (3)
2014 Mumbai 5 (1)
2014–2015 Mohun Bagan 18 (1)
2015 Delhi Dynamos 10 (1)
2016 East Bengal 8 (0)
2016–2019 Mumbai City 40 (0)
2017 → Mohun Bagan (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 ATK 8 (0)
2020–2021 East Bengal 6 (0)
2021–2023 NorthEast United 11 (0)
2023 Inter Kashi 4 (0)
2024– Namdhari 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 India U19 2 (0)
2015 India 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:03, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Sehnaj Singh (born 29 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Namdhari.

Contents

Club career

Pailan Arrows

Sehnaj is a product of the Gurdaspur Football Academy and the Chandigarh Football Academy. [2] During the summer of 2011, he signed for Pailan Arrows who were then known as Indian Arrows, to play in the I-League. He played his first game for the team against East Bengal on 18 December 2011. [3] He then continued in the starting line-up for the Arrows against Pune in a match that ended 1–1. [4]

Mumbai Tigers and Mumbai FC

Sehnaj joined Mumbai in January 2014 from Mumbai Tigers after the club was disbanded. Sehnaj was initially part of the Mumbai Tigers' squad to take part in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division. [5] He made his debut for Mumbai on 15 January 2014 in the Federation Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi in which he played the first half before being replaced by Henry Ezeh as Mumbai lost the match 1–0. [6]

Mohun Bagan

On 20 June 2014 Sehnaj signed for Mohun Bagan. [2] He was a regular for Bagan during the 2014–15 season, appearing 18 times in the centre of midfield as a regular and helping his side be crowned the champions.

Delhi Dynamos

In July 2015, Sehnaj was drafted to play for Delhi Dynamos for the 2015 Indian Super League. [7] He scored his first goal of the ISL against Kerala Blasters to make the score 3–3 from over 30 yards in the final league game of the Dynamos' season [8]

NorthEast United

On 6 September 2021, Sehnaj joined NorthEast United on a two-year deal. [9] In 2021–22 season he made ten appearance for NorthEast United.

International career

Sehnaj started his international career at the under-19 level with India U19 against Turkmenistan U19's on 31 October 2011 in the AFC U19 Cup qualifiers. [10]

Sehnaj was called up for the 2018 World Cup group stage games group games against Oman and Guam by Stephen Constantine. [11] He made his national team debut on 11 June 2015 against Oman in a Group D game of the 2018 World Cup qualifier in a 1–2 loss at home in Bengaluru's Sree Kanteerava Stadium. [12] During the second leg of the World Cup qualifier against Guam, India played the second half with 10 men after Sehnaj Singh was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the 41st minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2023 [13] [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pailan Arrows 2011–12 I-League 5000–50
2012–13 7100–71
Mumbai Tigers 2013 I-League 2nd Division 14300–143
Mumbai 2013–14 I-League513 [lower-alpha 1] 0–81
Mohun Bagan 2014–15 1813 [lower-alpha 1] 0–211
Delhi Dynamos 2015 Indian Super League 10100–101
East Bengal 2015–16 I-League802 [lower-alpha 1] 0–100
Mumbai City 2016 Indian Super League15000–150
2017–18 1302 [lower-alpha 1] 0–150
2018–19 12000–120
Mumbai City total4002000420
Mohun Bagan (loan) 2016–17 I-League1305 [lower-alpha 1] 04 [lower-alpha 2] 1221
ATK 2019–20 Indian Super League8000–80
East Bengal 2020–21 6000–60
NorthEast United 2021–22 10000–100
2022–23 1000–10
NorthEast United total1100000110
Inter Kashi 2023–24 I-League4000–40
Namdhari 2023–24 0000–00
Career total1497150411688
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours

Mohun Bagan

ATK

Notes

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    References

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    2. 1 2 "Bagan Swoop For Sehnaj Singh". I-league.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
    3. ↑ "Arrows vs. East Bengal 0 – 0". goal.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
    4. ↑ "Pailan Arrows 1–1 Pune FC : The Red Lizards Break Into The Top 5". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
    5. ↑ "Henry Ezeh, Rahul Bheke and Sehnaj Singh join Mumbai FC". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
    6. ↑ "Mohun Bagan 1–0 Mumbai FC: Chizoba wins it for the Mariners". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
    7. ↑ "Sehnaj Kashmir Singh profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
    8. ↑ "Kerala bow out after a 3-3 draw against Delhi". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
    9. ↑ "NorthEast United rope in Sehnaj Singh on two-year deal". Khel Now. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
    10. ↑ "India U19 vs. Turkmenistan U19". Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
    11. ↑ "Indian Squad Leaves for Bengaluru". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
    12. ↑ "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
    13. ↑ Sehnaj Singh at Soccerway
    14. ↑ "Sehnaj Singh - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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