Jitendra Singh (footballer)

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

Jitendra Singh
Personal information
Full name Jitendra Singh
Date of birth (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Centre back
Club 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 33 (0)
National team‡
2015–2018 India U17 30 (0)
2017– India U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:05, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:56, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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

Singh represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2]

Career statistics
As of 24 February 2022[5]
Club Season League Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 161100000171
2018-19 140100000150
Jamshedpur 2019–20 Indian Super League 8000000080
2020–21 9000000090
2021–22 160002100161
Career total 632202100671

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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