Jackichand Singh

Jackichand Singh
Personal information
Full nameTelem Jackichand Singh
Date of birth17 March 1992
Place of birthManipur, India
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Royal Wahingdoh
Number10
Youth career
2005–2011Royal Wahingdoh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–Royal Wahingdoh60(25)
National team
2015–India2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:30, 26 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:57, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Telem Jackichand Singh (born 17 March 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays as a striker for Royal Wahingdoh in the I-League.[2]

Career

Royal Wahingdoh

Jackichand made his professional debut for Royal Wahingdoh, then in the I-League 2nd Division, on the 19 September 2011 in the Federation Cup against Churchill Brothers. Wahingdoh won the game 2-1 with Jacki scoring the second goal in the 53rd minute to complete an upset in the cup.[3]

Jackichand was part of the squad during the 2012 season and 2013 season for Royal Wahingdoh in the I-League 2nd Division but the team failed to earn promotion to the top division, I-League. Finally, it was in the 2014 season when Wahingdoh won the tournament thus gaining promotion, during which Jackichand scored two goals in the final round.

Jackichand scored two goals against Mumbai in the 2014 Federation Cup in a 2-1 win.[4]

He played his first game of the I-league on 18 January against Shillong Lajong in the first ever Shillong Derby in the I-league and assisted teammate Satiyasen Singh for the 2nd Goal in a 2-1 win. Jackichand scored his first I-League goal against Salgaocar.[5] He scored his second goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Bharat FC on 21 March 2015.[6] Jacki scored a brace against Pune in a 2-0 win at home on 29 March 2015.[7] He assisted Godwin Franco in a 1-0 win at home against East Bengal on 31 March 2015.[8]

International

Jackichand made his senior national team debut against Nepal on 12 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Lalrindika Ralte.[9][10]

Career Statistics

As of 23 April 2015[1][11][12][13][14]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Royal Wahingdoh 2011 I-League 2nd Division13533168
2012 I-League 2nd Division12101210
2013 I-League 2nd Division707 0
2014 I-League 2nd Division13513 5
2014–15 I-League155430019 8
Career total 60257600006731

Personal life

Singh's biggest inspiration is fellow Manapuri striker Renedy Singh. He comes from a humble background and he is known as Jacky by his teammates and close friends.[15]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "India - J. Singh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  2. Times of India. "Wahingdoh makes main round of Federation Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. Times of India. "Wahingdoh stun Churchill Brothers in Federation Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  4. "Jackichand scores either side of halftime to secure first three points". 28 December 2014.
  5. http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/23/india/i-league/salgaocar-sports-club/royal-wahingdoh-fc/1980975/
  6. http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/21/india/i-league/royal-wahingdoh-fc/bharat-fc/1981027/
  7. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-Royal-Wahingdoh-blank-Pune-2-0/articleshow/46737615.cms
  8. http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/royal-wahingdoh-vs-east-bengal/1981034/report
  9. Atanu Mitra & Brendon Netto (12 March 2015). "India 2-0 Nepal: Chhetri leads Blue Tigers to victory over neighbours". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  10. Mitra, Atanu (12 March 2015). "Lyngdoh: Football speaks on the field". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  11. http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/final.html
  12. http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2014/index.html#horizontalTab4
  13. http://kolkatafootball.webnode.com/a2nd-divn-i-league-table/
  14. http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/i-league-second-division-2011-royal-wahingdoh-shine-in-first-round/
  15. Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (1 March 2014). [httphttp://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2014/05/01/jackichand-singh-renedy-singh-inspired/ "Jackichand Singh: Renedy Singh inspired me"]. Retrieved 25 February 2015.