Davinder Singh (footballer)

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Davinder Singh
Personal information
Full name Davinder Singh
Date of birth (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Patiala, Punjab, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
Chennaiyin
Number 32
Youth career
Dalbir Football Academy
2013–2017 Punjabi University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Mumbai City 8 (0)
2021–2022 Chennaiyin 1 (0)
National team
2017–2018 India U23 6 (0)
2018– India 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:44, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Davinder Singh (born 23 September 1995), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League and the India national team.

Career[edit]

Born in Patiala, Punjab. Singh began his career at the Dalbir Football Academy.[1] In 2013, Singh joined the Punjabi University football team.[1] Singh was also part of the academy of Minerva Punjab and was selected by the side to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, however, Singh got injured before the league began.[1]

Mumbai City[edit]

On 17 August 2017, Singh was signed by Mumbai City of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 3 December 2017 in a league match against the Kerala Blasters. Singh started and played the whole match as Mumbai City drew the match 1–1 and won Emerging player of the match award.[3]

International[edit]

Singh was selected by India under-23 head coach Stephen Constantine in July 2017 for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[1] He was eventually selected and played three matches during the qualifiers.[1] The next month, Constantine called Singh up for the India senior side.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 3 March 2022[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League 8 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 9 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chennaiyin 2021–22 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International[edit]

As of matches played till 15 September 2018[5][6]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2018 3 0
Total 3 0

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 V Easwar, Nisanth (13 August 2017). "From University Team to Indian National Team - Davinder Singh Is a Proud Punjabi Living His Dream". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. Chaudhuri, Arunava (17 August 2017). "Mumbai City FC sign young defender Davinder Singh for ISL-4!". Arunfoot. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "Kerala Blasters 1-1 Mumbai City". Soccerway.
  4. Davinder Singh at Soccerway
  5. "Davinder Singh". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. Davinder Singh at Soccerway

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