Salam Ranjan Singh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru FC (on loan from Pune) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Pune | 16 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Bengaluru (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:27, 10 June 2016 (UTC). | |||
Salam Ranjan Singh (born 4 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bengaluru, on loan from Pune, in the I-League. Singh is very strong in the air and has excellent positional sense.[1]
Career
Youth
Born in Kha-Potessangbam, Manipur, Singh started playing football as a striker before being converted into a central defender by his local football coach, Shiband Sir.[1] During an All-Manipur Inter-District tournament Singh was spotted by Maniratnam, a coach who is part of the Directorate of Youth and Sports Affairs in Manipur, who advised Singh to attend the Pune Academy trials in Imphal.[1] He then trialed for a spot in the academy and became successful in said trial.[1] While with the Pune FC Academy, Singh helped the side to win two back-to-back I-League U20 titles in 2012 and 2013.[2] Then, on 11 May 2013, Singh won the Under-19 Best Disciplined Player award during the Pune awards night.[3]
Pune
Before the 2013–14 I-League season began it was announced that Singh would be promoted to the Pune senior squad for the new campaign.[4] Singh then made his professional debut for the club on 2 November 2013 against Sporting Goa in the I-League in which he came on in the 21st minute for Calum Angus as Pune lost the match 0–2.[5]
Bengaluru loan
On 23 October 2015, Singh left Pune to join fellow I-League side Bengaluru on loan.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 10 June 2016.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru (loan) | 2015–16 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Honours
Singh has currently won two trophies in his career, both being achieved with Pune after the club won back-to-back I-League U20 titles.[8]
- Pune
References
- 1 2 3 4 "24. Salam Ranjan Singh". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Pune FC retains Under-20 I-League title". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ D'Sa, Edwin. "Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award". Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Young Pune FC set for 2013-14 season". Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "SPORTING GOA VS. PUNE 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC sign defender Salam Ranjan Singh". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Salam Ranjan Singh profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC sign defender Salam Ranjan Singh". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 23 October 2015.