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{{short description|Indian association football player}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Balwant Singh
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|12|15}}<ref name=JCTProfile>{{cite web|title=Balwant Singh|url=http://www.jctfootball.com/team/playersProfile.aspx?ProfileCategoryID=6&ProfileID=57|work=JCT Football Club|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084848/http://www.jctfootball.com/team/playersProfile.aspx?ProfileCategoryID=6&ProfileID=57|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<ref name=JCTProfile/>
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}<ref name=FD>{{cite web|title=Balwant Singh|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.balwant.singh.96263.en.html|work=Football Database|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413110625/http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.balwant.singh.96263.en.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = Mahilpur Football Club
| youthyears2 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs2 = [[JCT Football Academy|JCT]]
| years1 = 2008–2011
| clubs1 = [[JCT FC|JCT]]
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2011–2013
| clubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = → [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (loan)
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2018–2020
| clubs7 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps7 = 23
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2020–2021
| clubs8 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India B]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2014–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| club-update = 13:22, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 10:30, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Balwant Singh''' (born 15 December 1986) is an Indian professional
[[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[SC East Bengal]] in the [[Indian Super League]]. He also represents the [[India national football team|Indian national team]].

==Career==

===JCT===
Born in [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], Balwant started his footballing journey with Mahilpur Football Club before joining the academy of [[JCT Football Academy|JCT]]<ref name=JCTProfile/> before being promoted to their senior team in 2008.<ref name=JCTProfile/> He scored his first professional goal for the club on 28 September 2008 against [[Mahindra United]] in the 64th minute to help JCT to a huge 7–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web|title=Man U VS. Man city FC 1 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/09/28/india/i-league/dempo-sports-club/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/716155/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720065435/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/09/28/india/i-league/dempo-sports-club/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/716155/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then scored his second goal for the club on 11 October 2008 against [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] in the 45th minute to help JCT to a 2–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|title=JCT FC VS. MOHAMMEDAN 2 – 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/10/11/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/mohammedan-sporting-club/716162/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=11 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711014720/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/10/11/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/mohammedan-sporting-club/716162/|url-status=live}}</ref> Balwant then scored his last goal of his debut [[2008–09 I-League|season]] against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] on 26 November 2008 in the 38th minute, but could not prevent JCT from going down 2–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=MUMBAI VS. JCT FC 3 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/11/26/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/721467/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=25 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225160926/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/11/26/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/721467/|url-status=live}}</ref> He had a productive [[Durand Cup]] campaign in his debut season, where JCT reached the semi-finals, with Balwant scoring thrice during the tournament.<ref name="mohunbaganac.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-new-recruit-balwant-singh-3816 |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127131110/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-new-recruit-balwant-singh-3816 |archive-date=27 January 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

He opened his account for the [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]] season on 4 October 2009 when he scored a brace as JCT won the match 5–1 against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]<ref>{{cite web|title=JCT FC VS. SHILLONG LAJONG 5 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/04/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/lajong-sc/870728/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720065505/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/04/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/lajong-sc/870728/|url-status=live}}</ref> before scoring his third and final goal that season against [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] on 28 January 2010 in the 58th minute in a match JCT won 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=JCT FC VS. SPORTING GOA 2 – 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/01/28/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/sporting-club-de-goa/883118/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226213254/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/01/28/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/sporting-club-de-goa/883118/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Balwant was among the 6 JCT players who went for a short training stint at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in England in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jctfootball.com/news/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=pjxZLOlowq4=|title=JCT Football :: News Detail|website=www.jctfootball.com|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203652/http://www.jctfootball.com/news/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=pjxZLOlowq4=|url-status=live}}</ref> He then scored what went on to be his final goal for JCT during the [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]] season against [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] on 7 December 2010 in the 37th minute as his team drew the match 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=JCT FC VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 1 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/07/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/1044759/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227235627/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/07/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/1044759/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Salgaocar===
When the [[2010–11 I-League|season]] ended, JCT were relegated to the [[I-League 2nd Division]], and Balwant was picked up by goan-based [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] on 8 June 2011 on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=JCT trio signs two-year deal with Salgaocar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-08/top-stories/29633161_1_salgaocar-sc-jct-trio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905011812/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-08/top-stories/29633161_1_salgaocar-sc-jct-trio|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> He made his club debut while on 21 March 2012 against [[Neftchi FK (Fergana)|Neftchi FK]] in the [[2012 AFC Cup]] when he came on as a 79th-minute substitute for [[Francis Fernandes]] as his team drew the match 2–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=SALGAOCAR VS. NEFTCHI 2 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/21/asia/afc-cup/salgaocar-sports-club/neftchi-fargona/1232587/|work=Soccerway|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302152438/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/21/asia/afc-cup/salgaocar-sports-club/neftchi-fargona/1232587/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then featured in his 2nd [[AFC Cup]] match against [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] on 10 April 2012 when Salgaocar lost 1–2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/04/10/asia/afc-cup/salgaocar-sports-club/al-weehdat/1232592/|title=Salgaocar vs. Al Wehdat - 10 April 2012 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506152329/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/04/10/asia/afc-cup/salgaocar-sports-club/al-weehdat/1232592/|url-status=live}}</ref> Balwant struggled for the majority of his time at Salgaocar; his first season was blighted by long injury lay-offs while in the second season, he was relegated to play only the local league games in Goa and did not make any I-League appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-churchill-brothers-striker-balwant-singh-hopeful-of-india-call-up|title=I-League: Churchill Brothers striker Balwant Singh hopeful of India call-up|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=17 December 2013|website=www.sportskeeda.com|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204355/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-churchill-brothers-striker-balwant-singh-hopeful-of-india-call-up|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Churchill Brothers===
After barely getting any playing time with [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]], Balwant signed for the defending [[I-League]] champions [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] on 9 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=Salgaocar's Balwant Singh and Presley Mascarenhas join Churchill Brothers|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/07/09/4103531/salgaocars-balwant-singh-and-presley-mascarenhas-join|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 November 2013|archive-date=26 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726175315/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/07/09/4103531/salgaocars-balwant-singh-and-presley-mascarenhas-join|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in the league on 5 October 2013 against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] in a game in which he started and played 57 minutes in a 2–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. MUMBAI 0 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/05/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/mumbai-fc/1585289/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 November 2013|archive-date=27 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027205253/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/05/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/mumbai-fc/1585289/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then scored his first goal for the club five days later on 10 October 2013 against [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]] in the 27th minute to equalize for Churchill Brothers as the match ended 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=RANGDAJIED UNITED VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 1 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/10/india/i-league/arhima-club/churchill-brothers-sc/1585302/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 November 2013|archive-date=9 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109230856/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/10/india/i-league/arhima-club/churchill-brothers-sc/1585302/|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored a brace for Churchill Brothers in the league on 2 November 2013 against [[United S.C.|United SC]] to give his team an early lead, however, that lead would not last as the club went on to lose the match 2–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRAYAG UNITED VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 3 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/02/india/i-league/chirag-united-sc/churchill-brothers-sc/1585327/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 November 2013|archive-date=9 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109225651/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/02/india/i-league/chirag-united-sc/churchill-brothers-sc/1585327/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 April, Balwant was named Indian player of the season for his goal-scoring feat during the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balwant Singh named Indian Player of the Year and more from the FPAI Indian Football Awards|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/04/29/4783421/balwant-singh-named-indian-player-of-the-year-and-more-from?ICID=SP|author=Kaustav Bera|date=29 April 2014|access-date=1 May 2014|archive-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625000922/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/04/29/4783421/balwant-singh-named-indian-player-of-the-year-and-more-from?ICID=SP|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mohun Bagan===
Balwant was roped in by [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] ahead of 5 other clubs who were chasing his signature due to his 17-goal exploits the previous season for the [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15 season]] on a one-year deal.<ref name="mohunbaganac.com"/> he would appear 17 times for Bagan in their title winning campaign scoring times, and 4 times in the [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]].

===Chennaiyin===
Balwant was loaned out to south Indian franchise [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] for the [[2014 Indian Super League season|inaugural season of the Indian Super League]] by his club Mohun Bagan.<ref name="indiansuperleague.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/forward-15877-balwant-singh-profile|title=Balwant Singh profile - Goals, Passes and more|website=Indian Super League|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624221218/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/forward-15877-balwant-singh-profile|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 October 2014, he opened the score as [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] won 2–1 at [[FC Goa|Goa]] in their first [[Indian Super League]] match, thus becoming the first Indian to score in the league.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raj|first1=Rohan|title=ISL: Record-breaking Chennaiyin FC romp to 2–1 win over FC Goa|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium/1/395917.html|access-date=15 October 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=15 October 2014|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015231348/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium/1/395917.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Balwant would appear 14 times for the [[Marco Materazzi]] managed outfit, helping them reach the semi-finals, where they were beaten over two-legs by southern rivals [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/footballnext/news/as-it-happened-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-isl-semi-final-1-2nd-leg-731521.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-date=13 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313150302/http://www.ibnlive.com/footballnext/news/as-it-happened-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-isl-semi-final-1-2nd-leg-731521.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Balwant was retained by Chennaiyin for the [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015 season]].<ref name="indiansuperleague.com"/>

===Mumbai City===
Balwant signed with [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]]. Head coach [[Alexandre Guimarães]] said that "Mumbai City FC lucky to have Balwant Singh as one of the first picks".<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai City FC lucky to have Balwant Singh as one of the first picks: Coach|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/mumbai-city-fc-lucky-to-have-balwant-singh-as-one-of-the-first-picks-coach/story-Kk5WTOI4D6cQgiKorDg2fJ.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=17 December 2017|date=14 November 2017|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117232441/http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/mumbai-city-fc-lucky-to-have-balwant-singh-as-one-of-the-first-picks-coach/story-Kk5WTOI4D6cQgiKorDg2fJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He picked up an ankle injury during the pre-season training and was consequently ruled out of play for the opener against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]. On 23 November, it was announced that he returned to training and was available for selection for the next league match against [[FC Goa|Goa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Balwant Singh back for Mumbai, Leo Costa ruled out|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/balwant-singh-back-for-mumbai-leo-costa-ruled-out/articleshow/61773231.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 December 2017|date=23 November 2017|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040640/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/balwant-singh-back-for-mumbai-leo-costa-ruled-out/articleshow/61773231.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club against [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]. In December, he won the Man of the Match award for scoring an equaliser against [[Kerala Blasters]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai City FC's Balwant Singh on the loose|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/mumbai-city-fcs-balwant-singh-on-the-loose/article21285662.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 December 2017|date=7 December 2017|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109030030/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/mumbai-city-fcs-balwant-singh-on-the-loose/article21285662.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

===ATK===
Balwant signed with [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] for two seasons in 2018. He was an integral part of the team that became the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20 Indian Super League]] champions.

===East Bengal===
On 12 April 2020, it was officially announced that Balwant has signed on a 2 years contract with Kolkata Giants [[East Bengal F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/east-bengal-signs-balwant-singh-atk-ileague-indian-football-transfers/article31319441.ece|title=East Bengal ropes in Balwant Singh from ATK|work=Sportstar – The Hindu|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412092128/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/east-bengal-signs-balwant-singh-atk-ileague-indian-football-transfers/article31319441.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International==
Balwant made his international debut for [[India national football team|India B]] on 17 February 2010 against [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrigyzstan]] in India's opening match of the [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup]] in which he started and played 79 minutes before being substituted for [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]].<ref>{{cite web|title=INDIA VS. KYRGYZSTAN 1 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/02/17/asia/afc-challenge-cup/india/kyrgyzstan/886343/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 November 2013|archive-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614231558/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/02/17/asia/afc-challenge-cup/india/kyrgyzstan/886343/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he made his debut for India at the [[India national under-23 football team|under-23]] level when India took part in the [[2010 Asian Games]]. The match took place on 7 November 2010 against [[Kuwait national under-23 football team|Kuwait]] in which Singh played the whole match as India's under-23s lost 0–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=KUWAIT U23 VS. INDIA U23 2 – 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/11/07/asia/asian-games/kuwait-u23/india-u23/1045564/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 November 2013|archive-date=26 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926075641/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/11/07/asia/asian-games/kuwait-u23/india-u23/1045564/|url-status=live}}</ref> Then, later in the tournament, he scored his first ever international goal against [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23s]] in the 62nd minute as India ran out 4–1 winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/11/11/asia/asian-games/india-u23/singapore-u23/1045568/|title=INDIA U23 VS. SINGAPORE U23 4 – 1|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 November 2013|archive-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909172256/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/11/11/asia/asian-games/india-u23/singapore-u23/1045568/|url-status=live}}</ref>
He made his national debut against Mauritius in Hero Tri-Nation Cup and also scored the winning goal.
On 5 September Balwant scored a brace which helped them secure a 2–0 win against Macau in the Asian Cup Qualifying

==Career statistics==
''Stats accurate as of 27 February 2021 ''<ref>{{soccerway|balwant-singh/64647}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/64647-Balwant-Singh|title=Balwant Singh - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com|website=www.soccerpunter.com|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202706/https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/64647-Balwant-Singh|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jctfootball.com/news/newsCategory.aspx?NewsCatId=120|title=JCT Football :: News|website=www.jctfootball.com|access-date=10 April 2015|archive-date=14 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214211354/http://www.jctfootball.com/news/newsCategory.aspx?NewsCatId=120|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|[[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]]
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||11||1||0||0||—||—||—||—||11||1
|-
!colspan="2"|JCT total
! 38 !! 7 !! 4 !! 1 !! 3 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 45 !! 11
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Salgaocar SC|Salgaocar]]
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|I-League||3||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||3||0
|-
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Salgaocar total
! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 5 !! 0
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|rowspan="1"|I-League||22||10||5||4||—||—||5||3||32||17
|-
!colspan="2"|Churchill Brothers total
! 22 !! 10 !! 5 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 5 !! 3 !! 32 !! 17
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|rowspan="3"|I-League||17||6||4||0||0||0||0||0||21||6
|-
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
||5||2||0||0||—||—||0||0||5||2
|-
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
||16||4||5||3||—||—||8||1||29||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Mohun Bagan total
! 38 !! 12 !! 9 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 8 !! 1 !! 55 !! 16
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (loan)
|[[2014 Indian Super League|2014]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Indian Super League]]||14||1||—||—||—||—||—||—||14||1
|-
|[[2015 Indian Super League|2015]]
||6||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Chennaiyin total
! 20 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 20 !! 1
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League|2017–18]]
|rowspan="1"|Indian Super League||16||6||—||—||2||0||—||—||18||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Mumbai City total
! 16 !! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 16 !! 6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League|2018–19]]
|rowspan="2"|Indian Super League
||15||1||—||—||3||4||—||—||18||5
|-
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20]]
||8||1||—||—||0||0||—||—||8||1
|-
!colspan="2"|ATK total
! 23 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 26 !! 6
|-
|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|[[2020-21 Indian Super League season|2020—21]]
|Indian Super League
||3||0||—||—||0||0||—||—||3||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
! 163 !! 38 !! 18 !! 8 !! 6 !! 7 !! 15 !! 4 !! 202 !! 57
|-
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54715/Balwant_Singh.html|title=Singh, Balwant|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820074745/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54715/Balwant_Singh.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref.
|-
| 1. || 19 August 2017 || [[Mumbai Football Arena]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]] || {{fb|MRI}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2017 Hero Tri-Nation Series]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=INDIA COME BACK FROM BEHIND TO BEAT MAURITIUS |url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8385 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=26 May 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902094848/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8385 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2. || rowspan="2" | 3 September 2017 || rowspan="2" | [[Estádio Campo Desportivo]], [[Taipa]], [[Macau]] || rowspan="2" | {{fb|MAC}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] || rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC ASIAN CUP Q IND vs MAC |url=http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11140&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143314/http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11140&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2018 |website=the-afc.com |publisher=AFC |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 3. || align=center | '''2'''–0
|}

==Honours==

===Club===
;[[Salgaocar SC|Salgaocar]]
*[[I-League]] (1): [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1): [[2011 Indian Federation Cup|2011]]

;[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1): [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup|2013–14]]

;[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
*[[I-League]] (1): [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1): [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|2015–16]]

;[[Chennaiyin FC]]
*[[Indian Super League]] (1): [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]]

;[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
*[[Indian Super League]] (1): [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]

===National Team===
;[[India national football team|India]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]] (1): [[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]]

===Individual===
*FPAI Best Indian Player Award (1): 2013–14

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=balwant-singh I-League Profile]
*{{soccerway|balwant-singh/64647}}

{{East Bengal F.C. squad}}
{{India squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}

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