Germanpreet Singh
Germanpreet Singh (born 24 June 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Gurdaspur, Punjab, India | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
AIFF Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Dempo | 17 | (1) |
2017 | Minerva Punjab | 11 | (0) |
2017– | Chennaiyin | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | India U19 | 4 | (0) |
2015– | India U23 | 11 | (1) |
2016– | India | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:38, 16 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2019 |
Career
Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Singh is a graduate of the AIFF Academy.[1] He then signed for Dempo S.C. of the I-League and made his professional debut on 27 January 2015 against Sporting Goa. He came on as a 5th-minute substitute for Peter Carvalho as Dempo won 3–0.[2] He then scored his first ever professional goal in his next match on 7 February 2015 against Royal Wahingdoh. After coming off the bench at half-time, Singh scored what would be the opening goal of the game for Dempo but the match still ended 1–1.[3]
CHENNAIYIN FC
On 2017 Germanpreet signed from Minerva Punjab on a 3 year deal. He only made a single appearance in his first season.
2018-19
On 30 September 2018 he was included in the game squad for the opening match. He made a total of 11 appearance for his team before the AFC Asian Cup Break.
International
Germanpreet represented the India U19 side during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in 2013.[4] He was also selected into the preliminary squad for the India U23 side for the 2014 Asian Games.[1]
Germanpreet made his Indian U23 debut against Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015 in a 2016 AFC U-23 qualifier in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh.[5]
NATIONAL TEAM
On August 2016 he made his debut for his national team. He was included in 23 man squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2019. He played only one match in the entire completion by coming as a substitute in the game in which India thrashed Thailand by 4-1
Career statistics
- As of 15 June 2017[6]
Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dempo | 2014–15 | I-League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
2015–16 | I-League 2nd Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |
Minerva Punjab | 2016–17 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
Career total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
Honours
References
- "Nine sporting players among shortlisted". Times of India. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Dempo 3-0 Sporting Goa". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Royal Wahingdoh 1-1 Dempo". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Bhutani, Rahul (13 October 2013). "AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers : India Win Hearts, Lose Plot". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8826&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
- Germanpreet Singh at Soccerway