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Deepak Devrani

2022-06-03T20:58:23Z

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{{short description|Indian football player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Deepak Devrani
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|10|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/deepak-devrani/267280/|title=D. DEVRANI|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/defender-10715-deepak-devrani-profile|title=Deepak Devrani|publisher=Indian Super League|access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| currentclub = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| years1 = 2010–2013
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows|Pailan Arrows]]
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] (loan)
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016−2019
| clubs5 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019−2020
| clubs6 = [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-16 football team|India U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2011–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| pcupdate = 18:21 , 26 February 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 13:21 , 11 October 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Deepak Devrani''' (born 10 December 1992), is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]].

==Early career==
Deepak was about 12 when he first starting kicking the ball. He first started playing football in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi]], where his first coach was Nirmal Singh. Then he got selected for D.D.A. Yamuna Nagar where he played under coaches Naveen Khandwal and Ranjith Thapa. In 2007, he moved to the Chandigarh football academy. Since the under-16 level, he has been playing for the national team.

He started his career as a youngster with [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]. After not seeing any playing time for East Bengal he jumped at the opportunity to play for [[Pailan Arrows]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic goal for Deepak|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/olympic-goal-for-deepak/745378/2|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Pailan Arrows===
After years in the [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] youth system, Devrani was sent to play for the [[Pailan Arrows]], a team that played in the [[I-League]] and aimed at preparing players for the [[2018 World Cup]]. During the [[I-League 2010-11|2010-11]] season, Devrani played only five times for Indian Arrows. Devrani then missed Pailan's first 20 games of the [[2011-12 I-League]] with a knee injury in which Pailan did not win a single match. He made his debut for the Pailan Arrows on 25 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Ayush |title=Pune FC 1-0 Pailan Arrows: The Red Lizards edge past the toothless Kolkatan outfit |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69665/pune-fc-vs-pailan-arrows/report |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=16 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426074215/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69665/pune-fc-vs-pailan-arrows/report |archive-date=26 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Devrani scored his first goal for Pailan Arrows on 21 September 2012 against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] during the [[2012 Indian Federation Cup|2012 Federation Cup]] in which he scored the equalizer for Pailan to help them draw the match 2–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pailan Arrows 2-2 Mumbai FC: Four goal thriller ends in a stalemate|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/91298/pailan-arrows-vs-mumbai-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922080311/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/91298/pailan-arrows-vs-mumbai-fc/report|archive-date=22 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Devrani then scored his first I-League goal on 1 December 2012 against [[ONGC F.C.]] when he scored in the 10th minute to give Pailan the lead in a match that would end in favor of Pailan Arrows 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bera|first=Kaustav|title=Pailan Arrows 4-1 ONGC FC: Papas' boys trounce 10-man ONGC with ease|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96179/pailan-arrows-vs-ongc-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref> Devrani however did not end December well as he again had to come off injured for Pailan Arrows in the 2nd minute of the match against [[East Bengal F.C.]] on 30 December 2012 as his side went down 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitra|first=Atanu|title=East Bengal 3-0 Pailan Arrows: Trevor Morgan's side dismantle the Arrows with ease|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96212/east-bengal-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref>

===Sporting Goa===
On 18 July 2013 it was confirmed that Devrani has signed for Sporting Goa with [[Ravi Kumar (footballer)|Ravi Kumar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sporting Clube de Goa unveil former Pailan Arrows duo - Deepak Devrani & Ravi Kumar|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2013/07/sporting-clube-de-goa-unveil-former.html?m=1|access-date=25 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203121239/http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2013/07/sporting-clube-de-goa-unveil-former.html?m=1|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He made his debut for Sporting Goa in the [[I-League]] on 24 October 2013 against [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied]] at the [[Duler Stadium]]; in which he played the whole match and scored one goal in the 30th minute; as Sporting Goa won the match 3-0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sporting Goa v. Rangdajied United 3-0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/24/india/i-league/sporting-club-de-goa/arhima-club/1585311/|work=Soccerway.com|access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref>

===FC Pune City===
Devrani signed up with [[FC Pune City]] for the [[2014 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/defender-10715-deepak-devrani-profile|title=Deepak Devrani profile - Goals, Passes and more|website=Indian Super League}}</ref>

===Minerva Punjab FC===
Devrani signed up with [[Minerva Punjab FC]] with their debut season in I-League.

===TRAU===
On 3 September 2019 Deepak signed a deal and moved to [[TRAU F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/deepak-devrani/267280/|title=India - D. Devrani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>

===Chennaiyin FC===
On 4 August 2021, it was announced that Deepak had signed a one-year deal with the [[Indian Super League]] side [[Chennaiyin FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2021-22: Chennaiyin FC signs defender Deepak Devrani on one-year deal|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/chennaiyin-fc-ropes-defender-deepak-devrani-isl-2021-22-gokulam-kerala-i-league/article35715831.ece|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|26 February 2022}}<ref>{{soccerway|deepak-devrani/267280}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian Arrows|Pailan Arrows]]
|[[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]]
| rowspan="4" |[[I-League]]
|5||0||1{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||6||0
|-
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|1||0||3{{efn|name=FedCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|-
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|17||1||3{{efn|name=FedCup}}||1|| colspan="2" |—||20||2
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|9||1||1{{efn|name=FedCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||10||1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|[[2014 Indian Super League|2014]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] (loan)
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
| rowspan="6" |I-League
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|5||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||5||0
|-
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|6||0||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||7||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Minerva Punjab FC season|2018–19]]
|10||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||11||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|12||2||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||12||2
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|14||0||1{{efn|name=IFAS|Appearance(s) in [[IFA Shield]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|[[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League
|4||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!83!!4!!10!!1!!1!!0!!94!!5
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Minerva Punjab<ref>{{cite news|title=Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/minerva-punjab-crowned-i-league-champions-india-football/20180308.htm|access-date=16 April 2018|work=Rediff|date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[I-League]]: [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]

;[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.]]
* '''[[I-League]]'''
:{{Gold1}} Champions (1): [[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Gokulam Kerala FC Stage Sensational Comeback To Win Maiden I-League Title vs TRAU|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-gokulam-kerala-fc-stage-sensational-comeback-to-win-maiden-i-league-title-vs-trau/378463|website=Outlook India|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

===Personal===
*I-League Team of the season:[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Chennaiyin FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devrani, Deepak}}
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Delhi]]
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Sporting Clube de Goa players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:RoundGlass Punjab FC players]]
[[Category:FC Pune City players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:TRAU FC players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC players]]

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Amarjit Singh Kiyam

2022-06-02T10:06:38Z

2409:4052:E14:A509:0:0:65CA:3600:

{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amarjit Singh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Amarjit Singh Kiyam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thoubal]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.71}}
| currentclub = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → [[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2021–
| clubs4 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = → [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] (loan)
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019–
| nationalteam4 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 21:31, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 25 October 2021 (UTC)
}}

'''Amarjit Singh Kiyam''' (born 6 January 2001), is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder|midfielder]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa|Goa]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]]. He also represented India in the [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in 2017.

==Club career==
Born in [[Manipur]], Amarjit was part of the [[AIFF Elite Academy]] batch that was preparing for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] to be hosted in India.<ref name="U17">{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys|url=http://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.in|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was the captain of India u17 team that played [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. After the tournament, Amarjit was selected to play for the [[Indian Arrows]], an [[All India Football Federation]]-owned team that would consist of [[India national under-20 football team|India under-20]] players to give them playing time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The All India Football Federation|date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

On 29 December 2017, Amarjit earned his first sending off after he was issued a second yellow card in the 64th minute during Indian Arrows' match against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan 1-1 Indian Arrows|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/29/india/i-league/mohun-bagan-ac/aiff-xi/2683990/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==International career==
Amarjit represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India under-17]] side which participated in the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] which was hosted in India.<ref name="U17"/> He was the captain of the Indian team in U-17 World Cup.

Amarjit represented [[India national football team|Indian national team]] in the [[2019 King's Cup]] on June 5 in the opening match against [[Curacao national football team|Curaçao]] as he came as a substitute for [[Pronay Halder]]. He became the first player to born after 2000 to play in the senior team. He was named in the squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] Qualifier games against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] in September 2019, but had to leave the squad due to an arm injury.

==Personal life==
His cousin [[Jeakson Singh Thounaojam|Jeakson Singh]] is also a professional footballer currently playing for [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]. Both of them represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India national under-17 team]] in the [[FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India]] where Jeakson scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Under 17 World Cup: Amarjit Singh and Jeakson Singh - brothers in arms - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/under-17-world-cup-amarjit-singh-and-jeakson-singh-brothers-in-arms/articleshow/60919654.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> His cousin sister, Kritina Devi Thounaojam also represented India in youth teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manipuri cousins hope family tradition continues at India 2021 {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}}|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup/latest/news/manipuri-cousins-hope-family-tradition-continues-at-india-2021|access-date=2021-02-27|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref> He has made history as a youngster, moving from the India U-17 team to the senior squad in only 2 years.

== Style of play ==
He has been praised for his passing ability and excellence on the ball.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|14 February 2022}}<ref>{{soccerway|amarjit-singh-kiyam/513912}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League]]
|16||1||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||17||1
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Super League]]
|8||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|7||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||7||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Jamshedpur total
!15!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!15!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
| rowspan="1" |I-League
|20||3||2{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||2|| colspan="2" |—||22||5
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|[[2020–21 FC Goa season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="2" |Indian Super League
|2||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||6||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]
|16||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||16||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!69!!4!!3!!2!!4!!0!!76!!6
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 16 July 2019|}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|[[India national football team|India]]
|2019||5||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total!!5!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{SC East Bengal squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiyam, Amarjit Singh}}
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:AIFF Elite Academy players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Jamshedpur FC players]]

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