Harmeet Singh (footballer)
_-_Norway_national_under-21_football_team_(01).jpg) Singh wearing the Norwegian kit | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Furuset Fotball | ||
| 2003–2007 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2012 | Vålerenga | 101 | (8) |
| 2012– | Feyenoord | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Norway U15 | 7 | (3) |
| 2006 | Norway U16 | 13 | (2) |
| 2007 | Norway U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2008 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Norway U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2008– | Norway U21 | 37 | (5) |
| 2012– | Norway | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Harmeet Singh (born 12 November 1990) is a Norwegian international footballer of Indian descent who plays professionally for Dutch club Feyenoord as a defensive midfielder.
He is nicknamed "The Norwegian Iniesta" by international media.[1][2]
Career
Club career
Born in Oslo to Indian parents, Singh started his career with the local youth multi-sports club Furuset IF before moving to Vålerenga in 2003, at the age of 13.[citation needed]
Vålerenga
He made his league debut under Martin Andresen in a 1–1 draw against Rosenborg BK in 2008.[citation needed] Singh's goal on 23 September 2009 against Molde in the semi-final of the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup,[3] was nominated Goal of the Year in Norway in 2009.[4] In a friendly game with Vålerenga former FC Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola praised Singh heavily after the game in which he scored a goal.[citation needed] With Vålerenga he won the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup and became runner-up in the 2009 Superfinalen and the 2010 Tippeligaen.[5]
Feyenoord
On 5 July 2012 it was officially announced that he would join Dutch side Feyenoord on a two-year contract with an option for a third and fourth season for a transfer fee of €300.000.[6] In Rotterdam he will play with squad number 16 alongside fellow Norwegian Omar Elabdellaoui who came over on a season long loan from Manchester City.[7] Singh stated that he was delighted to play for a team in which players like Dirk Kuyt, Robin van Persie and Roy Makaay played before.[8]
Singh made a total of seven appearances, six as a substitute during the 2012–13 season, and was an unused substitute in 23 matches.[9] Singh asked to go on loan to another club ahead of the 2013–14 season, and he was close on joining NEC Nijmegen but the transfer did not happen. Towards the end of September 2013, Singh had not featured for Feyenoord during the new season, and stated that he wanted to leave the club in the next transfer window unless he managed to play more for the first team.[9]
International career
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Singh has represented Norway at the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels. On 5 June 2009, at just 18 years of age, he made his debut for the U21s in a 1–1 draw against Estonia U21.[10]
Singh made his debut for the senior team when he replaced Simen Brenne at half time in a 1–1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[11] He featured in all three matches in the 2012 King's Cup.[12]
Being born to Indian parents, Singh stated in an interview with Canal+ in December 2012 that he might consider playing for India in the future.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 2012–2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 107 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 128 | 12 | ||
References
- ↑ "Harmeet Singh, el 'Iniesta noruego', sueña con jugar en España" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Update: 'Noorse Iniesta' meldt zich dinsdag voor keuring bij Feyenoord" (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Liten glede for Singh". vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Stem på årets mål". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harmeet Singh profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Feyenoord versterkt zich met Harmeet Singh" (in Dutch). Feyenoord Official Website. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Feyenoord versterkt zich met Singh en Elabdellaoui". FeyenoordNet. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Singh vol ambitie naar De Kuip" (in Dutch). Feyenoord Official Website. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hernes, Øystein; Mangelrød, Nils (24 September 2013). "Singh har spilt 131 minutter på ett år" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ "Estonia 1–1 Norway". Norway Football Federation. 5 June 2009.
- ↑ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: – Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Flygind, Kjetil (21 January 2012). "- Ikke hørt noe fra Molde" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ Kvamme, Sigve (2 December 2012). "Harmeet Singh åpner for å bytte ut Norge med India" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ "Harmeet Singh". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
External links
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- (Norwegian) Profile at Vålerenga
- Harmeet Singh at National-Football-Teams.com
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