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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Meitei name|Salam|Ranjan|Singh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Salam Ranjan Singh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kha-Potshangbam, [[Manipur]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| currentclub = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| youthyears1 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs1 = [[Pune FC|Pune]]
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = [[Pune FC|Pune]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = → [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = [[ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2023
| clubs8 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| caps9 = 7
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023–
| clubs10 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 21:22, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 19:00, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Salam Ranjan Singh''' (born 4 December 1995) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|defender]] for [[I-League]] club [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]].

==Career==
Born in Kha-Potshangbam, [[Manipur]], Singh started playing football as a striker, before being converted into a central defender by his coach, Shiband Sir.<ref name="Pune FC Profile">{{cite web|title=Salam Ranjan Singh|url=http://punefc.com/?player=s-ranjan-singh|website=Pune Football Club|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228095007/http://punefc.com/?player=s-ranjan-singh|archivedate=28 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2010, during an All-Manipur Inter District tournament, Singh impressed Maniratnam, a coach who worked with the Directorate of Youth and Sports Affairs. Through Maniratnam, Singh attended trials for [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]'s [[Pune F.C. Academy|academy]] in 2011 and made it into the team.<ref name="Pune FC Profile"/> While with the academy, Singh was part of the under-19 side which won back-to-back [[I-League U19]] titles.<ref name="Pune FC Profile"/> He was also selected to be part of the [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]] side which participated in the [[2013 Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Santosh Trophy: 5 former & current Pune FC players in State squad|url=http://punefc.com/santosh-trophy-5-former-current-pune-fc-players-in-state-squad/|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=Pune Football Club|date=6 February 2013}}</ref> At the end of the 2012–13 season, Singh was awarded the "Best-Disciplined Under-19 Player" award by the club.<ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Sa|first1=Edwin|title=Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Defender-Anas-first-Indian-player-to-bag-Pune-FC-Player-of-the-Year-award/articleshow/20032250.cms?referral=PM|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=Times of India|date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

Prior to the [[2013–14 I-League]] season, Pune head coach [[Mike Snoei]] gave Singh a place in the first-team squad.<ref>{{cite news|title=Young Pune FC all set for the 2013-14 season|url=http://punefc.com/young-pune-fc-all-set-for-the-2013-14-season/|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=Pune Football Club|date=19 September 2013}}</ref> He appeared for the first-team squad for the first time during Pune's opening [[I-League]] match of the season against [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]. He started and remained on the bench for the entirety of the match as Pune won 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohammedan 1-3 Pune|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Singh eventually made his competitive debut for Pune in the I-League on 2 November 2013 against [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] at [[Duler Stadium]]. He came on as a 21st-minute substitute for the injured [[Calum Angus]] as Pune lost 2–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=I-League Rnd 8 – Sporting Clube de Goa 2-0 Pune FC|url=http://punefc.com/i-league-rnd-8-sporting-clube-de-goa-2-0-pune-fc/|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=Pune Football Club|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>

On 26 February 2014, Singh made his competitive international club tournament debut for Pune in the [[AFC Cup]] against [[Nay Pyi Taw F.C.|Nay Pyi Taw]]. He started and played the full match as Pune drew 2–2 against the side from [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune 2-2 Nay Pyi Taw|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/26/asia/afc-cup/pune-fc/nay-pyi-taw-fc/1641552/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Bengaluru FC (loan)===

On 23 October 2015, after [[Pune F.C.|Pune]] announced they would withdraw from the [[I-League]], Singh signed on loan with fellow I-League side [[Bengaluru FC]] for the [[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]] season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengaluru FC sign defender Salam Ranjan Singh|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/bengaluru-fc-sign-defender-salam-ranjan-singh-pune-fc|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=SportsKeeda|date=23 October 2015}}</ref> He made his debut for the side in an away match against [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] on 30 January 2016. He came on as a 94th-minute substitute as Bengaluru FC won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bengal 0-1 Bengaluru FC|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/30/india/i-league/east-bengal-club-fc/bengaluru/2176890/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

On 5 November 2016, Singh came on as a late substitute for Bengaluru in their [[2016 AFC Cup Final]] match against [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]]. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for [[Álvaro Rubio]] but could not prevent Bengaluru FC from falling 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al-Quwa 1-0 Bengaluru FC|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/05/asia/afc-cup/al-quwa-al-jawiya/bengaluru/2239027/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===NorthEast United===
On 7 September 2016, after spending the season with [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]], Singh signed with [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] of the [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NorthEast United sign Manipur defender Salam Ranjan Singh|url=http://www.oneindia.com/sports/football/isl-northeast-united-sign-manipur-defender-salam-ranjan-singh-2202806.html|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=OneIndia|date=7 September 2016}}</ref> Despite signing for the team before the season, due to [[AFC Cup]] commitments with Bengaluru FC, Singh missed the beginning of the ISL season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prasad|first1=Vishnu|title=BFC gain is ISL's pain: Blues create history as franchises lament big misses|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2016/sep/22/BFC-gain-is-ISLs-pain-Blues-create-history-as-franchises-lament-big-misses-1522252.html|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=New Indian Express|date=22 September 2016}}</ref>

Singh did eventually make his debut for NorthEast United on 22 November 2016 against [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]. He started and played the full match as NorthEast United won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=NorthEast United 1-0 Pune City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/22/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/pune-city/2348823/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Bengaluru===
After the [[Indian Super League]] season, it was confirmed that Singh would re-join [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] for the [[2016–17 I-League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Injury-hit Bengaluru FC embark on title defence against Shillong Lajong|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/i-league-injury-depleted-bengaluru-fc-embark-on-title-defence-against-shillong-lajong-3192814.html|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=FirstPost|date=7 January 2017}}</ref> He made his season debut for the club on 5 February 2017 against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]. He started the match and scored the 90th-minute equalizer for Bengaluru FC as the club came out with a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=DSK Shivajians 2-2 Bengaluru FC|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/05/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/bengaluru/2383766/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

=== East Bengal ===
In June 2017, Singh signed for Kolkatan club [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bebgal sign Salam Ranjan Singh and Gabriel Fernandez, retain Luis Barreto|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-east-bengal-sign-salam-ranjan-singh-and-gabriel/1iq962jfkbt2e1vxq6onf03o07|publisher=Goal|accessdate=29 September 2017}}</ref>

=== ATK ===
In August 2019, [[ATK Mohun Bagan]] signed Singh on three year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATK sign Salam Ranjan Singh from East Bengal|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/atk-sign-salam-ranjan-singh-from-east-bengal/|publisher=arunfoot|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>

=== Chennaiyin FC ===
On 2 July 2021, Salam Ranjan Singh was signed by [[Chennaiyin FC]] on a multi-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-02|title=Chennaiyin FC signs central defender Salam Ranjan Singh|url=https://iftwc.com/chennaiyin-fc-signs-defender-salam-ranjan-singh/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=IFTWC-Indian Football Team for World Cup|language=en}}</ref>

==International==
On 6 February 2017 it was announced that Singh would be part of the [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] side that would take part in the [[2016 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Das Sharma|first1=Amitabha|title=Young Indian team keen to regain gold|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/12th-south-asian-games-2016-young-indian-team-keen-to-regain-gold/article8199365.ece|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=The Hindu|date=6 February 2016}}</ref> He made his international debut for the side on the same day in their opening match against [[Sri Lanka national under-23 football team|Sri Lanka]]. He started the match but could not prevent India from falling 1–0 to the Sri Lankans.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Asian Games 2016: India U-23 national team go down against Sri Lanka|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/02/06/20058622/south-asian-games-2016-india-u-23-national-team-go-down|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=Goal.com|date=6 February 2016}}</ref>

===International statistics===
{{updated|14 January 2019}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=69156|name=Gurpreet Singh Sandhu|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[India national football team|India]]
|2017||1||0
|-
|2018||9||0
|-
|2019||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total !!11!!0
|}

==Career statistics==
{{updated|27 March 2020}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|salam-ranjan-singh/314888}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|rowspan="3" |[[I-League]]
|13||0||0||0||5||0||18||0
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
|3||0||2||0||6||0||11||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] (loan)
|[[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
|rowspan="1" |[[Indian Super League]]
|2||0||—||—||—||—||2||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|rowspan="1" |I-League
|11||1||5||0||4||0||20||1
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
|16||0||4||0||0||0||20||0
|-
|[[2018-19 I-League|2018–19]]
|5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20]]
|rowspan="1" |Indian Super League
|4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!57!!1!!11!!0!!15!!0!!83!!1
|}

==Honours==

'''India'''
* [[SAFF Championship]] runner-up: [[2018 SAFF Championship|2018]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]]

'''India U23'''
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Silver medal: [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]

'''Bengaluru'''<ref name="soccerway"/>
*[[I-League]]: [[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.bengalurufc.com/player/salam-ranjan-singh/ Bengaluru FC Profile].
* [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/northeast-united-fc/squad/defender-3999-salam-ranjan-singh-playerprofile Indian Super League Profile].
{{Chennaiyin FC squad}}{{India squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Salam Ranjan}}
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Bishnupur district]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Pune FC players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:NorthEast United FC players]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:ATK (football club) players]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan SG players]]
[[Category:Maharashtra football team players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]

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