Baldeep Singh (footballer, born 1987)

Baldeep Singh (born 6 February 1987 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab) is an Indian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Prayag United in the I-League.

Baldeep Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987
Place of birth Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 28
Youth career
Mahilpur Academy
JCT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 JCT 55 (0)
2011 Salgaocar 11 (0)
2011–2012 Pune 14 (0)
2012–2014 United SC 13 (0)
2014– East Bengal 4 (0)
International career
India U19
2009 India U23
2008– India 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

Currently Singh is absconding from the police and his team after he was accused, along with Jagpal Parmar and Jagpreet Singh, of participation in the rape of a child in late October 2012.[2]

Career

JCT

Baldeep started his career at the Mahilpur Academy but soon moved on to JCT FC Academy after two years.[3] He made his debut for JCT in 2006.[4]

Salgaocar

Singh signed for Salgaocar S.C. of the I-League in 2011 after the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[5] He played for the club for one season.

Pune

On 23 June 2011 it was announced that Singh had signed for Pune F.C. in the I-League.[6] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2012 against East Bengal F.C. in the 2011 Indian Federation Cup; Pune lost 1–2.[7] He was then part of the starting 11 players that started for Pune against then Premier League team Blackburn Rovers F.C. in an friendly in Pune; Blackburn won 3–0.[8] He then made his I-League debut for the club against Shillong Lajong F.C. on 22 October 2011; the match ended 0–0.[9]

Prayag United

On 9 May 2012 it was announced that Singh left Pune to join Prayag United S.C. of the I-League.[10]

International

Singh made his international debut for India on 1 August 2011 during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup against Tajikistan at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad, India.[3] India eventually went on to win the Asian Cup and qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup after a 24-year gap.[11] He was also in the India squad during the 2009 SAFF Championship and came on as a sub in most matches, however he missed the final due to injury.[3] Baldeep made his first international start for India on 8 October 2010 against Vietnam.[12]

International statistics
As of 4 July 2014[13]
India national team
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201040
201120
201210
201300
201400
Total120

Honours

India

India U23

References
  1. "Stats and Trends". Football Addicts. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. Ghoshal, Amoy. "East Bengal midfielder Jagpreet Singh released on bail". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. Ghoshal, Amoy. "Asian Cup 2011: Player Profile – Baldeep Singh". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. "Baldeep Singh(Jr.)". JCT Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. "Salgaocar continue to impress". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  6. "Pune FC sign up Edathodika, Baldeep". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. "Pune FC 1–2 East Bengal FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. "Pune FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. "Pune FC 0–0 Shillong Lajong FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  10. "SPORTS DIGEST". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  11. "India wins inaugural AFC Challenge Cup 2008". One India. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  12. Bali, Rahul. "Indian National Team Friendly: India 3–1 Vietnam – Sunil Chhetri Scores Hat-Trick As India Beat The South-East Asian Champions". goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  13. Baldeep Singh at National-Football-Teams.com
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