Mehtab Singh (footballer)
Mehtab Singh (born June 5, 1998), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehtab Singh | ||
| Date of birth | May 5, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Khemkaran, Punjab[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mahilpur Football academy | |||
| 2016–2017 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | East Bengal | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Mumbai City | 25 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 22 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:06, 28 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Mehtab Singh was born in Khemkaran village in Punjab which is only one-and-half kilometres away from the Pakistan border. He travelled around 165 kilometres from Khemkaran to Mahilpur football academy to learn to play football. He later represented the East Bengal U18 side in the 2017–18 U18 I-League.
On December 13, 2017, he scored a goal to help his team to a victory over Mohun Bagan in a crucial under-18 I-League match.[3]
East Bengal
He was promoted to the senior squad and played in the 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division for the club.[4] On 28 November 2017, he made I-League debut in a 2–2 draw against Aizawl.[5]
On 14 November 2018, he suffered a head injury due to an collision with Siddharth Singh during the practice when the duo jumped for an aerial ball as their heads clashed against each other. Mehtab was the worst affected as he was seen with a bloody forehead and lay unconscious for sometime before being rushed to the hospital where he had 18 stitches.[6][7]
Gokulam Kerala
On 31 January 2019, he was loaned to Gokulam Kerala for the rest of the season. He made a total of 5 appearances for the Kerala side.[8]
Mumbai City
In 2020, Singh moved to Mumbai City and emerged victorious at the 2020–21 Indian Super League. Later in March 2022, he was included in club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[9]
Club statistics
Club
- As of 8 April 2022[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18 | I-League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2019–20 | 11 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
International
On 13 February 2019, Singh was called up to the India under-23 side which participated in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[11]
He made his debut for the side in a friendly match against Qatar U23 ahead of the competition.[12]
Honours
References
- "Ignoring sounds of bullets, East Bengal footballer excels". mykhel.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Mehtab Singh". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "U'18 I League: Mehtab Singh strike gives East Bengal a 1-0 win in derby". xtratime.in. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- Dey, Sayak Dipta (17 November 2017). "I-League 2017/18 : What does the season have in store?". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- "I League 2017-18: East Bengal settles for a 2-2 draw against defending champions Aizawl FC". xtratime.in. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Injured defender Mehtab Singh likely to miss East Bengal's next two matches". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "East Bengal defender out of danger after head collision". theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Mehtab Singh joins Gokulam Kerala on loan for the rest of the 2018-19 season". facebook.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- Guha, Sayantan (6 April 2022). "All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- Mehtab Singh at Soccerway
- "Liston in India U-23 preliminary camp". Navhind Times. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "india U-23 SUFFER NARROW LOSS TO QATAR". AIFF.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Calcutta Football League: East Bengal wins eighth consecutive title". sportslive.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.