Soraisham Sandeep Singh

In this Meitei name, the family name is Soraishamand the given name is Sandeep."Singh" is a name suffix.

For other people named Sandeep Singh, see Sandeep Singh (disambiguation).

Sandeep Singh

Personal information
Full name	Soraisham Sandeep Singh
Date of birth	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Huikap, Manipur, India
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back, Left back, Centre back
Team information
Current team	Kerala Blasters
Number	3
Youth career
	Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Shillong Lajong	2	(0)
2017–2018	Langsning	4	(0)
2018–2019	ATK	0	(0)
2019–2020	TRAU	11	(0)
2020–	Kerala Blasters	44	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Soraisham Sandeep Singh (born 1 March 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a full back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Club career

Early career

Sandeep did his youth football at the academy of Shillong Lajong before being promoted to the senior team in 2014. ^[1] He made his debut for the senior team in a 5-2 loss against Pune FC on 30 January 2015 as which he came on as a substitute for Durga Boro in the 79th minute. ^[2] Sandeep missed out to make any further appearance and was not played for the rest of the season and missed out to make any appearance in the next season as whole. ^[3] He played his first match of the 2016-17 season against Aizawl on 17 January 2017 which ended 2-1 to Aizawl. ^[4] He left Shillong for the I-League 2nd division club Langsning SC for the 2017-18 season ^[5] before leaving the club for former Indian Super League side ATK for the 2018-19 season, where he didn't feature for the club on that season. ^[6] Sandeep signed for the I-League club TRAU FC for the 2019-20 season. ^[7] He played his debut match for the club on 11 December 2019 against Mohun Bagan in a 4-0 loss. ^[8] Sandeep played his last match for the club against Indian Arrows on 12 January 2020 which they won 2-0. ^[9]

Kerala Blasters

On 22 August 2020, Sandeep was signed by Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on a one year contract. ^[10] He made his debut for the Blasters on 13 December 2020 against Bengaluru FC, coming as a substitute in the 79th of the game in the centre back position which ended 4–2 for Bengaluru. ^[11] In the match against FC Goa on 23 January 2021, Sandeep was used as a right back and he won the Hero of the Match Award. ^[12] After that match, Sandeep was used as right back in most of the matches. On 20 February 2021, the Blasters extended his contract for one more year which made him to stay at the club till 2022. ^[13]

Sandeep was named in the Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, and made 2 appearances for the club in the tournament. ^[14] He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 19 November 2021 in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2. ^[15] The season witnessed Sandeep's complete transformation from centre back to full back. When Harmanjot Khabra was injured, Sandeep started in most of the matches in the right back position. He was also used as a left back in few games.

On 4 June 2022, he extended his contract with the Blasters furthermore, which would keep him with at the club till 2025. ^{[16] [17]} Sandeep made his first start of the 2022–23 Indian Super League season on 5 October in a 3–0 win against NorthEast United FC where he provided an assist for Sahal Abdul Samad's goal in the injury time. ^[18] On 26 December 2022, he scored his debut goal for the Blasters against Odisha FC in the 86th minute of the match, where he headed in a long ball by Bryce Miranda as the Blasters won the match 1–0, and Sandeep won the hero of the match award for his performance. ^[19] On 22 January, during the final minutes of the away game against Mumbai City FC, Sandeep picked up an injury after colliding with Saviour Gama in the air while attempting to head the ball. He landed in a poor position, twisting his ankle and was taken out in a stretcher after getting his head stitched. ^[20] The club later confirmed that Sandeep has a fracture in his ankle and would undergo a surgery for the same. ^[21]

Sandeep returned to the field on 8 October 2023, in the third league game of the 2023–24 season against Mumbai City FC in a 2–1 loss, by coming as a substitute in the 41st minute for injured Aibanbha Dohling and assisted for Danish Farooq's goal in the 57th minute. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of matches played till 17 November 2023 ^[23]

Club	Season	League			Federation Cup/Super Cup		Durand Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shillong Lajong	2014-15	I-League	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
	2015-16		0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
	2016–17		1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
	Shillong Lajong total		2	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
ATK	2018-19	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
TRAU FC	2019–20	I-League	11	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	11	0
Kerala Blasters	2020–21	Indian Super League	14	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	14	0
	2021–22		14	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	16	0
	2022–23		9	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	9	1
	2023–24		4	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	4	0
	Kerala Blasters FC total		41	1	0	0	2	0	—	—	43	1
Total			54	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	56	1

Personal life

Sandeep was born in Huikap, Manipur. His younger brother named Dinesh Singh is also a professional footballer, and is currently playing for the Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC. ^[24]

Honours

Kerala Blasters

• Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22 ^[25]

References

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2. "Pune vs. Shillong Lajong 5–2". Soccer way. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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8. "Mohun Bagan v TRAU Starting XIs, 11/12/19, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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11. "ISL 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS, Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Bengaluru Win 4-2 in Goal Fest vs Kerala". News18. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
12. "ഗോവന്‍ ആക്രമണങ്ങളുടെ മുനയൊടിച്ച സന്ദീപ് സിംഗ് കളിയിലെ താരം". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
13. Admin. "സന്ദീപ് സിങ്ങ് കേരളാ ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സില്‍ തുടരും" . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
14. Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters FC announces squad". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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16. "Sandeep Singh extends contract with Kerala Blasters FC till 2025". Kerala Blasters FC. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
17. Desk, The Bridge (4 June 2022). "ISL: Kerala Blasters extend Sandeep Singh's contract till 2025". thebridge.in. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
18. Sportstar, Team (5 November 2022). "NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters HIGHLIGHTS ISL: Sahal double helps KBFC to 3-0 win over NEUFC". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
19. Sportstar, Team (26 December 2022). "Kerala Blasters 1-0 Odisha FC highlights, ISL 2022-23: Sandeep's late goal guides the Blasters to win; KBFC reaches third place". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
20. Santhosh, Aswathy (23 January 2023). "ISL: Sandeep Singh set to be out for the rest of the season due to injury". thebridge.in. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
21. Rajan, Anaswara V. (23 January 2023). "Ivan Vukomanovic provides details about Sandeep Singh's injury". Khel Now. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
22. "ഗ്രൗണ്ടിൽ ഉന്തുംതള്ളും, ചുവപ്പുകാർഡ്; ത്രില്ലർ പോരാട്ടത്തിൽ കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന് തോൽവി". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
23. Soraisham Sandeep Singh at Soccerway
24. "ISL: Dinesh Singh signs for NorthEast United". Khel Now. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
25. "Laxmikanth Kattimani the hero as Hyderabad FC beat Kerala Blasters FC on penalties to win first Hero ISL title". Indian Super League. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

External links

• Soraisham Sandeep Singh at Soccerway