Santosh Singh Irengbam

Santosh Singh Irengbam (born 30 September 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Indian Arrows.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Irengbam and the given name is Santosh. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Santosh Singh
Personal information
Full name Santosh Singh Irengbam
Date of birth (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003
Place of birth Manipur, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Indian Arrows
Number 13
Youth career
Neroca FC U-16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Indian Arrows 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 India U-16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2021

Career

Born in Manipur, Santosh Singh begins his football career with NEROCA FC academy.[1] On 19 November 2020, it was announced that Santosh singh was selected for I-League club Indian Arrows ahead of 2020–21 I-League season.[2] Santosh Singh made his debut for Indian Arrows and in I-league on 20 January 2021 against NEROCA.[3]

International career

He was also a part of India U-16 team which played 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.[4] He was called up for India U-20 team for the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship,[5] which they won, defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 margin in final.

Career statistics
As of 23 January 2021[6]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2020–21 I-League100000——10
Career total 1000000010

Honours

India U-20

References
  1. "Match Report Nike premier Cup". I-league. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Safety 'top priority' as Indian Arrows camp starts from Friday". Times Of India. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. "Arrows vs Neroca FC". Espn. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Following Dheeraj's footsteps, Santosh Singh aims to make history". Sportstar. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "Young Indian Goalkeepers Look to Make a Mark in SAFF U20 Championship". www.news18.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: CNN News18. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. Santosh Singh Irengbam at Soccerway
  7. TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.


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