Udanta Singh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kumam Udanta Singh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Tata FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Bengaluru FC | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | India U19 | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:52, 29 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kumam Udanta Singh (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Manipur, Singh started his career at the prestigious Tata Football Academy.[2] While with Tata, Singh the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the I-League U19 in 2014. He also represented the state of Jharkhand during the 2011 National Games of India.[2] Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and teammate Alen Deory, were selected for the All-Star team.[1] Singh ended his Tata Football Academy career by helping his side win the 2014 I-League U19 and in the process he became the golden-boot winner with nine goals during the tournament.[3]
Bengaluru FC
On 15 July 2014 it was announced that Singh had signed a professional contract with Bengaluru FC the reigning champions of the I-League, the topmost professional league in India.[4] He made his debut for the side during the Durand Cup on 30 October 2014 against 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.[5] He then made his professional debut during the same tournament at the semi-final stage when Bengaluru FC took on 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.[6] Udanta made his I-League debut in a 4-1 win against Sporting Goa on 31 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Sean Rooney.[7] Udanta assisted skipper Sunil Chhetri for the winner in an AFC Cup group stage game against Maldivian side Maziya on 28 April 2015, thus becoming the youngest Indian player to provide an assist in AFC competitions.[8][9]
International
Singh was selected to join the India U19 team in 2013 before the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 29 April 2015
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru FC | 2014–15 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Honours
Tata Football Academy
- I-League U19 (1): 2014
Individual
- Tata Football Academy Best Gentleman Cadet[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Achal, Ashwin. "Learn from the pros". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Best Gentleman Cadet". Tata Football Academy. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Tata Academy win U-19 I-League". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "BFC make three new signings". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC beat Mohammedan to begin Durand challenge with a win". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Bengaluru suffer shootout heartbreak in Durand semis". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-sporting-goa/1981033/report
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/maziya-vs-bengaluru/2008276/report
- ↑ http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=183
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