Davinder Singh (footballer)

Davinder Singh (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Real Kashmir and the India national team.

Not to be confused with Davinder Singh Kang.

Davinder Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995
Place of birth Patiala, Punjab, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Real Kashmir
Number 32
Youth career
Dalbir Football Academy
2013–2017 Punjabi University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Mumbai City 8 (0)
2021–2022 Chennaiyin 1 (0)
2022– Real Kashmir 2 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 India U23 6 (0)
2018– India 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:44, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Career

Born in Patiala, Punjab. Singh began his career at the Dalbir Football Academy.[1] In 2013, Singh joined the Punjabi University football team.[1] Singh was also part of the academy of Minerva Punjab and was selected by the side to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, however, Singh got injured before the league began.[1]

Mumbai City

On 17 August 2017, Singh was signed by Mumbai City of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 3 December 2017 in a league match against the Kerala Blasters. Singh started and played the whole match as Mumbai City drew the match 1–1 and won Emerging player of the match award.[3]

International

Singh was selected by India under-23 head coach Stephen Constantine in July 2017 for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[1] He was eventually selected and played three matches during the qualifiers.[1] The next month, Constantine called Singh up for the India senior side.[1][4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 November 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League 801[lower-alpha 1]0—90
2018–19 0000—00
Mumbai City total 901000100
Chennaiyin 2021–22 Indian Super League 1000—10
Real Kashmir 2022–23 I-League 2000—20
Career total 1101000120
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International
As of matches played till 15 September 2018[6][5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201830
Total 30

Honours

India

References
  1. V Easwar, Nisanth (13 August 2017). "From University Team to Indian National Team - Davinder Singh Is a Proud Punjabi Living His Dream". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. Chaudhuri, Arunava (17 August 2017). "Mumbai City FC sign young defender Davinder Singh for ISL-4!". Arunfoot. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "Kerala Blasters 1-1 Mumbai City". Soccerway.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Singh, Davinder". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. Davinder Singh at Soccerway
  6. "Davinder Singh". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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