Jitendra Singh (footballer)

Jitendra Singh (born 13 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League. He has represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

Jitendra Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jamshedpur
Number 3
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 30 (1)
2019– Jamshedpur 49 (0)
International career‡
2015–2018 India U17 30 (0)
2017–2019 India U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:56, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kolkata, Singh was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Singh was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and helped the team keep the clean sheet as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

A month later, on 26 December, Singh scored his first professional goal against Shillong Lajong. His 19th-minute goal was the first in a 3–0 victory for the Indian Arrows.[4]

International career

Singh represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2] He also played in the 2019 Granatkin Memorial tournament.

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 February 2023[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 1611[lower-alpha 1]0–171
2018-19 1401[lower-alpha 1]0–150
Arrows total 3012000321
Jamshedpur 2019–20 Indian Super League 8000–80
2020–21 9000–90
2021–22 1902[lower-alpha 2]1–211
2022–23 13000–130
Jamshedpur total 4902100511
Career total 7914100832
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References
  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  5. Jitendra Singh at Soccerway


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