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{{short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shaan Hundal
| image = Vancouver-fc-shaan-hundal.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Hundal playing for [[Vancouver FC]] in 2023
| full_name = Shaan Singh Hundal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|14}}
| birth_place = [[Brampton, Ontario]], Canada
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Vancouver FC]]
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = Caledon SC
| youthyears2 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs2 = Brampton YSC
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs3 = Mississauga SC
| youthyears4 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs4 = [[Toronto FC Academy|Toronto FC]]
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = [[Toronto FC III]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2016–2019
| clubs2 = [[Toronto FC II]]
| caps2 = 84
| goals2 = 17
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → [[Ottawa Fury FC|Ottawa Fury]] (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = [[Valour FC]]
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = [[Inter Miami CF II]]{{efn|Fort Lauderdale CF changed its name to Inter Miami CF II in 2022}}
| caps5 = 48
| goals5 = 17
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = → [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]] (loan)
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = [[Vancouver FC]]
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national under-18 soccer team|Canada U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = July 7, 2023
| nationalteam-update = May 8, 2019
}}

'''Shaan Singh Hundal''' (born July 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional [[soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Vancouver FC]] in [[Canadian Premier League]].

==Early life==
Hundal began playing youth soccer at age six with Caledon SC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/shaan-hundal-interview/|title=Shaan Hundal- My role will be to score and help the team win games|date=April 19, 2021|work=IFTWC}}</ref> He later played with Brampton Youth SC and Mississauga SC. He was also a member of the Ontario provincial team at the U14 and U15 level.<ref name=prodeal /> In May 2014, he joined the [[Toronto FC Academy]].<ref name=prodeal />

==Club career==
In 2016, he played a match with [[Toronto FC III]] in the [[Premier Development League]],<ref name=usl2>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/12535620|title=Shaan Hundal 2016 PDL Stats|work=[[USL League Two]]}}</ref> and also played with the team for two matches in 2018 in [[League1 Ontario]].<ref name=l1o>{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/24577010|title=Shaan Hundal 2018 L1O Stats|work=[[League1 Ontario]]}}</ref> He scored a hat trick on May 20, 2018 against [[Toronto Skillz FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/920021|title=TFC III Remain Undefeated With 6-1 Win Over Toronto Skillz|first=Mahdi|last=Ghaffaribarzi|work=[[League1 Ontario]]|date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>

In April 2016, he joined [[Toronto FC II]] in the [[USL Championship|USL]], as an academy call-up, and made his professional debut on April 9 against [[FC Montreal]].<ref name=prodeal>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-ii-sign-shaan-hundal|title=Toronto FC II Sign Shaan Hundal|date=September 1, 2016|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal on May 29 against the [[Wilmington Hammerheads]].<ref name=fury /> On September 1, 2016, he officially signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/692672-20-under-20-selection-hundal-signs-with-tfc-ii|title=20 Under 20 Selection Hundal Signs with TFC II|date=September 1, 2016|work=[[United Soccer League]]}}</ref> He was named to the USL's 20 under 20 list in back to back years, being ranked #13 in 2016 and #4 in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/news-malik-johnson-and-shaan-hundal-named-usl-20-under-20|title=News: Malik Johnson and Shaan Hundal named to USL 20 under 20|date=July 28, 2016|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/shaan-hundal-named-usl-20-under-20|date=July 25, 2017|work=[[Toronto FC]]|title=Shaan Hundal named to USL 20 under 20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/817199|title=USL 20 Under 20 – No. 4: Shaan Hundal|date=July 25, 2017|work=[[USL Championship]]}}</ref> In July 2018, he signed an extension with the team through the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-ii-re-signs-shaan-hundal|title=Toronto FC II re-signs Shaan Hundal|date=July 17, 2018|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2018/7/23/17602982/hundal-rises-to-the-occasion-but-tfc-ii-lose-to-bekker-fuelled-north-carolina-toronto-fc-usl|title=Hundal rises to the occasion, but TFC II lose to Bekker-fuelled North Carolina|date=July 23, 2018|first=James|last=Grossi|work=Waking the Red}}</ref> In March 2019, he briefly joined the [[Ottawa Fury FC|Ottawa Fury]] on loan.<ref name=fury>{{Cite web|archive-date=March 7, 2019|date=March 6, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307112330/https://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/1001402|work=[[Ottawa Fury FC]]|url=https://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/1001402|title=Fury FC welcomes three on loan from Toronto FC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-loan-three-players-ottawa-fury-fc|title=Toronto FC Loan Three Players to Ottawa Fury FC|date=March 6, 2019|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref> He was later recalled by Toronto FC II, after only making one appearance for the Fury.{{cn|date=February 2023}} He departed Toronto after the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2021/6/16/22536379/tfc-ii-try-to-bust-winless-skid-against-shaan-hundal-and-fort-lauderdale-cf|title=TFC II try to bust winless skid against Shaan Hundal and Fort Lauderdale CF|first=Ben|last=Steiner|work=Waking the Red|date=June 16, 2021}}</ref>

In July 2020, Hundal signed with [[Valour FC]] in the [[Canadian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-shaan-hundal/|title=Valour FC Signs Shaan Hundal|date=July 17, 2020|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/valour-fc-sign-shaan-hundal-ldquo-i-rsquo-m-just-glad-we-got-it-done-rdquo-/view/news/365751|title=Valour FC sign Shaan Hundal - “I’m just glad we got it done”|date=July 17, 2020|work=[[Transfermarkt]]|first=Manuel|last=Veth}}</ref> He had originally joined the club on trial in March, but the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had put a halt to all team training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/ive-got-to-be-right-place-right-time-and-finish-the-chances-i-can-i-cant-wait-hundal-seeking-bigger-opportunity-with-the-club|title=“I’ve got to be right place, right time and finish the chances I can. I can’t wait.” - Hundal seeking bigger opportunity with the club|date=July 17, 2020|work=[[Valour FC]]|first=Ed|last=Tait}}</ref> He made six appearances for the club during the seven-game shortened season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/vancouver-fc-shaan-hundal/|title=Hundal Returns To CPL Through Vancouver FC|date=January 31, 2023|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref> He departed the club following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/free-agent-shaan-hundal/|title=Hundal Hungry For Next Opportunity|date=January 29, 2021|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref>

In April 2021, he signed with [[Fort Lauderdale CF]] in [[USL League One]] (who later re-branded to [[Inter Miami II]] upon their move to [[MLS Next Pro]] in 2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/shaan-hundal-joins-beckham-owned-fort-lauderdale-cf/|title=PIO Shaan Hundal joins David Beckham owned Fort Lauderdale CF|first=Varun|last=Deshpande|date=April 8, 2021|work=IFTWC}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on April 17, in a 1-0 victory over [[South Georgia Tormenta FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/fort-lauderdale-cf-claims-first-victory-2021-season-defeats-tormenta-road|title=Match recap: Fort Lauderdale CF Claims First Victory of the 2021 Season, Defeats Tormenta on the Road|first=Mauricio|last=Venegas|date=April 17, 2021|work=[[Inter Miami CF]]}}</ref> On May 2, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over the [[Richmond Kickers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1161577|title=Hundal's Brace Powers Fort Lauderdale Past Richmond|date=May 2, 2021|work=[[USL League One]]}}</ref> In his first season with the club, he led the team in scoring with 11 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insauga.com/brampton-soccer-player-signs-with-david-beckhams-inter-miami-cf/|title=Brampton soccer player signs with David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF|work=InBrampton|date=July 9, 2022|first=Samantha|last=Lawson}}</ref> At the end of the season, he was named a USL League One Second Team All-Star<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/shaan-hundal-named-to-usl-league-one-all-league-second-team|title=Shaan Hundal Named to USL League One All-League Second Team|date=November 10, 2021|work=[[Inter Miami CF]]}}</ref> and was a finalist for the league's Young Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/allen-hundal-voted-as-finalists-for-usl-league-one-young-player-of-the-year-awar|title=Allen, Hundal Voted as Finalists for USL League One Young Player of the Year Award|date=November 11, 2021|work=[[Inter Miami CF]]}}</ref> In July 2022, he signed a short-term loan agreement with their [[Major League Soccer]] parent club, [[Inter Miami CF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-signs-shaan-hundal-on-short-term-loan-agreement-from-inter-miami-|title=Inter Miami CF Signs Shaan Hundal on Short-Term Loan Agreement From Inter Miami CF II|date=July 8, 2022|work=[[Inter Miami CF]]}}</ref>

In January 2023, Hundal joined newly-established Canadian Premier League side [[Vancouver FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/shaan-hundal-returns-to-cpl-with-vancouver-fc|title=Shaan Hundal returns to CPL with Vancouver FC|date=January 31, 2023|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bramptonsoccer.com/brampton-soccers-shaan-hundal-signs-for-vancouver-fc/|title=Brampton Soccer's Shaan Hundal signs for Vancouver FC|work=Brampton Soccer|date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> On April 22, he scored the first ever goal in the club's history, opening the score-sheet in an eventual 2-1 [[2023 Canadian Premier League season|league]] win against [[York United FC]], which also represented Vancouver's first ever victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/watch-shaan-hundal-scores-first-goal-in-vancouver-fc-club-history|title=WATCH: Shaan Hundal scores first goal in Vancouver FC club history|date=April 22, 2023|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacques |first=John |date=April 23, 2023 |title=History-Maker Hundal Takes Shot At Whitecaps |url=https://northerntribune.ca/vancouver-fc-shaan-hundal-whitecaps-comment/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Northern Tribune}}</ref>

==International career==
Born in Canada, to [[Sikh]] [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] parents,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouverfc.canpl.ca/article/vancouver-fc-x-punjabi-market-collective|title=Shaan Hundal visits Vancouver’s Punjabi Market Collective|date=July 27, 2023|work=[[Vancouver FC]]|first=David|last=Nava}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|last=Hundal |first=Shaan |date=22 May 2015 |title=Proud to be Sikh|user=ShaanHundal09|number=601574606185603072}}</ref> Hundal is eligible for the national teams of both Canada and India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2020/7/28/21341181/brampton-soccer-roundtable-wtr-speak-to-valour-fc-signing-shaan-hundal|title=Brampton Soccer Roundtable: WTR speak to Valour FC signing Shaan Hundal|date=July 28, 2020|work=Waking the Red}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/shaan-hundal-i-would-definitely-consider-to-play-for-india-if-offered-under-better-circumstances/|title=Shaan Hundal – “I would Definitely Consider To Play For India, If Offered Under Better Circumstances!”|date=July 19, 2020|work=IFTWC}}</ref>

In November 2013, Hundal made his debut in the Canadian youth program at a Canada U15 identification camp.<ref name=canada>{{Canada Soccer player|id=3895}}</ref> After attending multiple camps with the Canada U15, [[Canada men's national under-17 soccer team|Canada U17]], and Canada U18 teams, he was called up to the [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]] team for the first time for a camp in November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/717570|title=Toronto’s Hundal, WFC2’s Chung Feature in Canada U20 Squad|date=November 4, 2016|work=[[United Soccer League]]}}</ref> He was subsequently named to the roster for the [[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]], where he scored his first international goal against [[Antigua and Barbuda national under-20 football team|Antigua and Barbuda U20]] on February 23, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/canada-finishes-concacaf-under20-championship-with-win-over-antigua-and-barbuda|title=Canada finishes CONCACAF under-20 championship with win over Antigua and Barbuda|date=February 22, 2017|work=[[National Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/we-are-tfc-ii-shaan-hundal|title=We are TFC II - Shaan Hundal|first=Adam|last=Krueger|date=September 20, 2017|work=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref> In January 2018, he was called to a camp with the [[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canada U23]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontariosoccer.net/news_article/show/873875|title=11 Ontario players called to Canada Soccer's men's national team U-23 camp squad|date=January 9, 2018|work=[[Ontario Soccer Association]]}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|July 7, 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|shaan-hundal/442122}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|League
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Playoffs
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Toronto FC III]]
|[[Premier Development League]]
|[[2016 PDL season|2016]]<ref name=usl2/>
|1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
|[[League1 Ontario]]
|[[2018 League1 Ontario season|2018]]<ref name=l1o />
|2||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||4
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!3!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!4
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Toronto FC II]]
|rowspan="3"|[[USL Championship|USL]]
|[[2016 Toronto FC II season|2016]]
|27||6||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||6
|-
|[[2017 Toronto FC II season|2017]]
|22||7||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||22||7
|-
|[[2018 Toronto FC II season|2018]]
|24||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24||2
|-
|[[USL League One]]
|[[2019 Toronto FC II season|2019]]
|11||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||11||2
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!84!!17!!0!!0!!0!!0!!84!!17
|-
|[[Ottawa Fury FC|Ottawa Fury]] (loan)
|[[USL Championship]]
|[[2019 Ottawa Fury FC season|2019]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[Valour FC]]
|[[Canadian Premier League]]
|[[2020 Valour FC season|2020]]
|6||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Inter Miami CF II]]
|[[USL League One]]
|[[2021 USL League One season|2021]]
|27||11||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||11
|-
|[[MLS Next Pro]]
|[[2022 MLS Next Pro season|2022]]
|20||6||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||6
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!47!!17!!0!!0!!0!!0!!47!!17
|-
|[[Vancouver FC]]
|[[Canadian Premier League]]
|[[2023 Vancouver FC season|2023]]
|14||6||colspan=2|—||1||0||15||6
|-
! colspan="3" |Career Total
!155!!44!!0!!0!!1!!0!!156!!44
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

== See also ==
*[[List of Sikh Footballers]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Soccerway}}

{{Vancouver FC squad}}

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[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Brampton]]
[[Category:Canadian men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players]]
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Punjabi descent]]
[[Category:League1 Ontario players]]
[[Category:USL League Two players]]
[[Category:USL League One players]]
[[Category:USL Championship players]]
[[Category:Canadian Premier League players]]
[[Category:MLS Next Pro players]]
[[Category:Toronto FC players]]
[[Category:Toronto FC II players]]
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[[Category:Valour FC players]]
[[Category:Inter Miami CF II players]]
[[Category:Vancouver FC players]]

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