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	==Club career==		==Club career==
	===Early career===		===Early career===
	Born in [[Manipur]], Singh started his youth career at the [[Tata Football Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-06-29\|title=Top 10 Tata Football Academy graduates of all-time\|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-top-tata-football-academy-tfa-graduates/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=Khel Now\|language=en-US}}</ref> While at TFA, Singh shined at the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the [[Elite League (India)\|I-League U19]] in [[2014 I-League U19\|2014]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Shivade\|first=Sushrut\|title=Happy Birthday Udanta Singh: A look at Udanta's journey so far » FirstSportz\|url=https://firstsportz.com/happy-birthday-udanta-singh-a-look-at-udantas-journey-so-far/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=firstsportz.com\|language=en-US}}</ref> He also represented the state of [[Jharkhand football team\|Jharkhand]] during the [[2011 National Games of India]].<ref~~>{{Cite web\|last~~=~~Shivade\|first=Sushrut\|title=Happy Birthday Udanta Singh: A look at Udanta's journey so far » FirstSportz\|url=https://firstsportz.com~~/~~happy-birthday-udanta-singh-a-look-at-udantas-journey-so-far/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=firstsportz.com\|language=en-US}}</ref~~><ref name="~~Best Gentleman Cadet~~"/> Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and his teammate [[Alen Deory]], were selected for the All-Star team.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Udanta Singh Biography, Achievements, Career info, Records & Stats - Sportskeeda\|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/udanta-singh\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=www.sportskeeda.com\|language=en-us}}</ref~~><ref name="Learn from the pros"/~~> Singh left Tata Football Academy, after helping his side win the [[2014 I-League U19]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=U-19 I-League Focus: Tata Football Academy {{!}} Hero I-League\|url=https://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-focus-tata-football-academy/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|language=en-US}}</ref> and in the process, he became the golden-boot winner with his nine goals during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tata Academy win U-19 I-League\|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/04/30/tata-academy-win-u-19-i-league/\|website=The Shillong Times\|access-date=6 November 2014}}</ref>		Born in [[Manipur]], Singh started his youth career at the [[Tata Football Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-06-29\|title=Top 10 Tata Football Academy graduates of all-time\|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-top-tata-football-academy-tfa-graduates/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=Khel Now\|language=en-US}}</ref> While at TFA, Singh shined at the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the [[Elite League (India)\|I-League U19]] in [[2014 I-League U19\|2014]].<ref name="Shivade">{{Cite web\|last=Shivade\|first=Sushrut\|title=Happy Birthday Udanta Singh: A look at Udanta's journey so far » FirstSportz\|url=https://firstsportz.com/happy-birthday-udanta-singh-a-look-at-udantas-journey-so-far/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=firstsportz.com\|language=en-US}}</ref> He also represented the state of [[Jharkhand football team\|Jharkhand]] during the [[2011 National Games of India]].<ref name="Best Gentleman Cadet"/><ref name="Shivade"/> Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and his teammate [[Alen Deory]], were selected for the All-Star team.<ref name="Learn from the pros"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Udanta Singh Biography, Achievements, Career info, Records & Stats - Sportskeeda\|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/udanta-singh\|access-date=2021-08-09\|website=www.sportskeeda.com\|language=en-us}}</ref> Singh left Tata Football Academy, after helping his side win the [[2014 I-League U19]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=U-19 I-League Focus: Tata Football Academy {{!}} Hero I-League\|url=https://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-focus-tata-football-academy/\|access-date=2021-08-09\|language=en-US}}</ref> and in the process, he became the golden-boot winner with his nine goals during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tata Academy win U-19 I-League\|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/04/30/tata-academy-win-u-19-i-league/\|website=The Shillong Times\|access-date=6 November 2014}}</ref>

	===Bengaluru FC===		===Bengaluru FC===

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{{short description|Indian association football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Udanta Singh
| image = Uddanta Singh 2019.jpg
| caption = Uddanta Singh, trying a header from a free kick during group match against Thailand in 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
| fullname = Udanta Singh Kumam<ref name="Learn from the pros">{{cite web|last1=Achal|first1=Ashwin|title=Learn from the pros|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/learn-from-the-pros/article4436945.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=6 November 2014}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|6|14|df=y}}<ref name="Best Gentleman Cadet">{{cite web|title=Best Gentleman Cadet|url=http://www.tatafootballacademy.com/bestgentleman.asp|website=Tata Football Academy|access-date=6 November 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| height = 170cm
| currentclub = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| clubnumber = 21
| position = [[midfielder (association football)|Right winger]]
| youthyears1 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs1 = [[Tata Football Academy]]
| years1 = 2014–
| clubs1 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| caps1 = 113
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2016
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 29
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 16:23, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 08:04, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
}}

'''Udanta Singh Kumam'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kumam Udanta Singh|url=https://www.fotmob.com/players/613608/kumam-udanta-singh|access-date=2021-07-03|website=FotMob|language=en}}</ref> (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian professional [[association football|football player]] who plays primarily as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Bengaluru FC]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The First Team|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/first-team/squad/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Bengaluru FC|language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[India national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senior Men|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/national-team/men/senior|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-03|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Manipur]], Singh started his youth career at the [[Tata Football Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=Top 10 Tata Football Academy graduates of all-time|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-top-tata-football-academy-tfa-graduates/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref> While at TFA, Singh shined at the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the [[Elite League (India)|I-League U19]] in [[2014 I-League U19|2014]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shivade|first=Sushrut|title=Happy Birthday Udanta Singh: A look at Udanta's journey so far » FirstSportz|url=https://firstsportz.com/happy-birthday-udanta-singh-a-look-at-udantas-journey-so-far/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=firstsportz.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He also represented the state of [[Jharkhand football team|Jharkhand]] during the [[2011 National Games of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shivade|first=Sushrut|title=Happy Birthday Udanta Singh: A look at Udanta's journey so far » FirstSportz|url=https://firstsportz.com/happy-birthday-udanta-singh-a-look-at-udantas-journey-so-far/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=firstsportz.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Best Gentleman Cadet"/> Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and his teammate [[Alen Deory]], were selected for the All-Star team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Udanta Singh Biography, Achievements, Career info, Records & Stats - Sportskeeda|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/udanta-singh|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="Learn from the pros"/> Singh left Tata Football Academy, after helping his side win the [[2014 I-League U19]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=U-19 I-League Focus: Tata Football Academy {{!}} Hero I-League|url=https://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-focus-tata-football-academy/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> and in the process, he became the golden-boot winner with his nine goals during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tata Academy win U-19 I-League|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/04/30/tata-academy-win-u-19-i-league/|website=The Shillong Times|access-date=6 November 2014}}</ref>

===Bengaluru FC===
On 15 July 2014 it was announced that Singh had signed a professional contract with [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] the reigning champions of the [[I-League]], the topmost professional league in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=BFC make three new signings|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/complete_news/club/143|website=Bengaluru FC|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718035956/http://www.bengalurufc.com/complete_news/club/143|archive-date=18 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He made his debut for the side during the [[Durand Cup]] on 30 October 2014 against [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]. He came off the bench for the start of the second half and played the full half as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC beat Mohammedan to begin Durand challenge with a win|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/complete_news/club/158|website=Bengaluru FC|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102034607/http://www.bengalurufc.com/complete_news/club/158|archive-date=2 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He then made his professional debut during the same tournament at the semi-final stage when Bengaluru FC took on [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]. He once again came off the bench and scored his penalty during the penalty shoot-out but could not help his teams cause as Bengaluru FC fell on penalties 4–5.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengaluru suffer shootout heartbreak in Durand semis|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/complete_news/club/160|website=Bengaluru FC|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106140654/http://www.bengalurufc.com/complete_news/club/160|archive-date=6 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Udanta made his [[I-League]] debut in a 4–1 win against [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] on 31 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for [[Sean Rooney]].<ref>{{cite web|authors=Harsh Shah and Sahil Srivastava |title=Bengaluru FC 4–1 Sporting Clube de Goa: Blues bank on Ralte show to down Flaming Oranje|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-sporting-goa/1981033/report |work=Goal.com |date=31 March 2015 |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> Udanta assisted skipper [[Sunil Chhetri]] for the winner in an [[2015 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] group stage game against [[Republic of the Maldives|Maldivian]] side [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]] on 28 April 2015, thus becoming the youngest Indian player to provide an assist in AFC competitions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Maziya S & RC 1–2 Bengaluru FC: A Chhetri double sees the Blues ensure AFC Cup progress |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/maziya-vs-bengaluru/2008276/report|work=Goal.com|date=28 April 2015 |access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bengaluru make last 16 of AFC Cup with resilient win over Maziya|url=http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=183|website=Bengaluru FC|date=28 April 2015 |access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Bengaluru on 12 May 2015 in an AFC Cup game, where he opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 defeat to [[Persipura Jayapura]], thus becoming the youngest Indian goal scorer in AFC Cup.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kaustav Bera |title=Bengaluru FC 1–3 Persipura Jayapura: Westwood's side to face South China in round of 16 |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-persipura/2008279/report |work=Goal.com |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref>

After the season ended, Singh was rewarded with a two-year contract extension.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lyngdoh, Walker pen new Bengaluru FC deals|url=http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=186|access-date=17 June 2015|work=Bengaluru FC|date=17 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618214545/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=186|archive-date=18 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Udanta was excluded from the [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015 Indian Super League]] draft by Bengaluru FC, opting to send him on a training stint at English club [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] in the [[Football League Two|League 2]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Udanta Singh to train with League two side Oxford United|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/21/13774542/udanta-singh-to-train-with-league-two-side-oxford-united?ICID=SP|last=Chandra |first=Shikharr |work=Goal.com |date=21 July 2015 |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

Udanta scored his first [[I-League]] goal of the 2015–16 season on 2 March 2016 against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]], in a game where he was adjudged the man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/shillong-lajong-vs-bengaluru/2177577/report|title=I-League: Shillong Lajong 0–2 Bengaluru FC: Blues close the gap at the top by a point|first1=Swapnaneel|last1=Parasar|first2=Nabarun|last2=Goswami|work=goal.com}}</ref>

In the first league game of the 2016–17 season Udanta scored twice as Bengaluru beat [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] 3–0. Afterwards Udanta was named man of the match with his second goals being described as a "beautiful volley."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-shillong-lajong/2383735/report?ICID=MP_MS_5|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 3-0 Shillong Lajong - Electrifying Udanta leaves Lajong in shock|date=7 January 2017|access-date=1 February 2017|work=goal.com}}</ref> He was also named as player of the week by a newspaper for his performance in that match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2017-player-of-the-week-udanta-singh|title=I-League 2017: Player of the Week – Udanta Singh|date=9 January 2017|access-date=2 February 2017|work=[[Sportskeeda]]|author=Soumalya Moitra}}</ref>

Udanta scored a goal and assisted 7 times for Bengaluru during the 2017–18 Indian Super League season during which his team finished as runners-up. He also was a regular for his team during the AFC Cup where he scored once. For the 2018–19 ISL season, Singh scored 5 times and assisted thrice as his team ran out champions of the tournament. He scored a goal in the 2018 AFC Cup as well.

==International==
[[File:Uddanta Singh 2019.jpg|230px|thumb|right|alt=|Udanta trying a header during [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]] group match against Thailand.]]
Udanta was selected to join the [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]] team in 2013 for the [[2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification#Group A|AFC U-19 Championship qualification]]<ref name="Best Gentleman Cadet"/> where he started all 4 of India's matches, scoring once against Turkmenistan U19s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=7558&stageid=293&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 |publisher=The-afc.com |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=7561&stageid=293&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 |publisher=The-afc.com |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=7565&stageid=293&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 |publisher=The-afc.com |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=7566&stageid=293&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 |publisher=The-afc.com |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> Udanta had his senior debut on 24 March 2016 in a qualifying match against [[Iran national football team|Iran]].<ref>{{cite news|title=World Cup Qualifiers: 5 talking points from the Iran – India encounter|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/03/25/21657612/world-cup-qualifiers-5-talking-points-from-the-iran-india?ICID=SP|last=Mitra |first=Atanu |work=Goal.com |date=24 March 2016 |access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref>

On 1 June 2018, he scored his first goal in India's 5–0 victory over [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]].

===Stats===
{{updated|matches played till 7 June 2021}}<ref name="NFT data">{{NFT player|id=63494|name=Udanta Singh|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[India national football team|India]]
|2016||4||0
|-
|2017||4||0
|-
|2018||7||1
|-
|2019||12||0
|-
|2021||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!29!!1
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
| 1 June 2018 || [[Mumbai Football Arena]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]] || {{fb|TPE}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center|5–0 || [[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018 Intercontinental Cup]]
|}

==Career statistics==
{{updated|27 March 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|udanta-singh/394608}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|[[2014–15 Bengaluru FC season|2014–15]]
| rowspan="3" |[[I-League]]||10||0||0||0||3||1||13||1
|-
|[[2015–16 Bengaluru FC season|2015–16]]
||12||1||2||0||7||0||21||1
|-
|[[2016–17 Bengaluru FC season|2016–17]]
||17||3||5||1||6||0||28||4
|-
|[[2017–18 Bengaluru FC season|2017–18]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Super League]]||19||1||4||1||9||2||32||4
|-
|[[2018–19 Bengaluru FC season|2018–19]]
||19||5||1||0||2||0||21||5
|-
|[[2019–20 Bengaluru FC season|2019–20]]
||19||1||0||0||3||0||22||1
|-
|[[2020–21 Bengaluru FC season|2020–21]]
|17||1||0||0||1||0||18||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Bengaluru total
!113!!12!!12!!2!!31!!3!!156!!17
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
|[[2016 Mumbai City FC season|2016]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
||1||0||–||–||–||–||1||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!114!!12!!12!!2!!31!!3!!157!!17
|}

==Honours==
===Tata Football Academy===
* [[I-League U19]] (1): [[2014 I-League U19|2014]]

===[[Bengaluru FC]]===
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (2): [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|2016–17]]
* [[I-League]] (1): [[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
* [[AFC Cup]]: Runner-up [[2016 AFC Cup|2016]]
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]: [[2018 Indian Super Cup|2018]]
* [[Indian Super League]](1): [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018-19]]

===Individual===
* [[Tata Football Academy]] Best Gentleman Cadet<ref name="Best Gentleman Cadet"/>
* FPAI ''Young Player of the Year'' : 2015–16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/superstar-jeje-lalpekhlua-named-fpai-player-year-2748866.html|title=Superstar: Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year|work=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bengaluru FC squad}}
{{India squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Udanta}}
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]

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