Soraisam Sandeep Singh
Soraisam Sandeep Singh (born 1 March 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. Primarily a full-back, he can also be deployed as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soraisam Sandeep Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shillong Lajong | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Shillong Lajong | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Langsning | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | ATK | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | TRAU | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Kerala Blasters | 28 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club careerEdit
Early careerEdit
Sandeep did his youth football at the academy of Shillong Lajong before being promoted to the senior team in 2014.[1] He made his debut for the senior team in a 5-2 loss against Pune FC on 30 January 2015 as which he came on as a substitute for Durga Boro in the 79th minute.[2] Sandeep missed out to make any further appearance and was not played for the rest of the season and missed out to make any appearance in the next season as whole.[3] He played his first match of the 2016-17 season against Aizawl on 17 January 2017 which ended 2-1 to Aizawl.[4] He left Shillong for the I-League 2nd division club Langsning SC for the 2017-18 season[5] before leaving the club for former Indian Super League side ATK for the 2018-19 season, where he didn't feature for the club on that season.[6] Sandeep signed for the I-League club TRAU FC for the 2019-20 season.[7] He played his debut match for the club on 11 December 2019 against Mohun Bagan in a 4-0 lose.[8] Sandeep played his last match for the club against Indian Arrows on 12 January 2020 which they won 2-0.[9]
Kerala BlastersEdit
On 22 August 2020, Sandeep was signed by Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on a one year contract.[10] He made his debut for the Blasters on 13 December 2020 against Bengaluru FC, coming as a substitute in the 79th of the game which ended 4-2 for Bengaluru.[11] In the match against FC Goa on 23 January 2021, Sandeep was used as a right back and he won the Hero of the Match Award.[12] After that match, Sandeep was used as right back in most of the matches. On 20 February 2021, the Blasters extended his contract for one more year which made him to stay at the club till 2022.[13]
Sandeep was named in the Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, and made 2 appearances for the club in the tournament.[14] He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 19 November 2021 in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4-2.[15] The season witnessed Sandeep's complete transformation into a full back. When Harmanjot Khabra was injured, Sandeep started in most of the matches in the right back position. He was also used as a left back in few games.
On 4 June 2022, he extended his contract with the Blasters furthermore, which would keep him with at the club till 2025.[16][17]
Career statisticsEdit
- As of matches played till 30 March 2022[18]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2014-15 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| ATK | 2018-19 | ISL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| TRAU FC | 2019–20 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| I-League Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | ISL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters FC total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
HonoursEdit
ClubEdit
Kerala BlastersEdit
- Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22.[19]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Sandeep Singh profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Pune vs. Shillong Lajong 5–2". Soccer way. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sandeep Singh - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Aizawl v Shillong Lajong Starting XIs, 17/01/17, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team. "ISL: Indian defender Sandeep Singh joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Sandeep Singh Stats, Goals, Appearances and Cards". FootballCritic. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "TRAU FC - Squad 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Mohun Bagan v TRAU Starting XIs, 11/12/19, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Indian Arrows v TRAU Starting XIs, 12/01/20, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Kerala Blasters FC signs defender Sandeep Singh on one-year deal | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. ANI. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "ISL 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS, Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Bengaluru Win 4-2 in Goal Fest vs Kerala". News18. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "ഗോവന് ആക്രമണങ്ങളുടെ മുനയൊടിച്ച സന്ദീപ് സിംഗ് കളിയിലെ താരം". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ Admin. "സന്ദീപ് സിങ്ങ് കേരളാ ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സില് തുടരും". Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters FC announces squad". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "ISL 2021-22, ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters Highlights: Hugo Boumous Stars as ATKMB Beat KBFC 4-2". News18. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Sandeep Singh extends contract with Kerala Blasters FC till 2025". Kerala Blasters FC. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ↑ Desk, The Bridge (4 June 2022). "ISL: Kerala Blasters extend Sandeep Singh's contract till 2025". thebridge.in. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ↑ Soraisam Sandeep Singh at Soccerway
- ↑ "ISL final: Hyderabad give Kerala the blues". The Indian Express. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External linksEdit
- Soraisam Sandeep Singh at Soccerway