Udanta Singh

Udanta Singh
Personal information
Full name Kumam Udanta Singh[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996[2]
Place of birth Manipur, India
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru FC
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2014 Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Bengaluru FC 22 (1)
National team‡
2013– India U19 4 (1)
2016– India U23 4 (3)
2016– India 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:37, 31 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:23, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Kumam Udanta Singh (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.

Career

Early career

Born in Manipur, Singh started his career at the prestigious Tata Football Academy.[2] While with Tata, Singh shined at the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the I-League U19 in 2014. He also represented the state of Jharkhand during the 2011 National Games of India.[2] Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and teammate Alen Deory, were selected for the All-Star team.[1] Singh ended his Tata Football Academy career by helping his side win the 2014 I-League U19 and in the process he became the golden-boot winner with nine goals during the tournament.[3]

Bengaluru FC

2014–15

On 15 July 2014 it was announced that Singh had signed a professional contract with Bengaluru FC the reigning champions of the I-League, the topmost professional league in India.[4] He made his debut for the side during the Durand Cup on 30 October 2014 against Mohammedan. He came off the bench for the start of the second half and played the full half as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1.[5] He then made his professional debut during the same tournament at the semi-final stage when Bengaluru FC took on Salgaocar. He once again came off the bench and scored his penalty during the penalty shoot-out but could not help his teams cause as Bengaluru FC fell on penalties 4–5.[6] Udanta made his I-League debut in a 4-1 win against Sporting Goa on 31 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Sean Rooney.[7] Udanta assisted skipper Sunil Chhetri for the winner in an AFC Cup group stage game against Maldivian side Maziya on 28 April 2015, thus becoming the youngest Indian player to provide an assist in AFC competitions.[8][9] He scored his first goal for Bengaluru on 12 May 2015 in an AFC Cup game, where he opened the scoring in an eventual 3-1 defeat to Persipura Jayapura, thus becoming the youngest Indian goal scorer in AFC Cup.[10]

After the season ended, Singh was rewarded with a two-year contract extension.[11] Udanta was excluded from the 2015 Indian Super League draft by Bengaluru FC, opting to send him on a training stint at English club Oxford United in the League 2.[12]

2015–16

Udanta scored his first I-League goal on 2 March 2016 against Shillong Lajong, in a game where he was adjudged the man of the match.[13]

International

Udanta was selected to join the India U19 team in 2013 for the AFC U-19 Championship qualification[2] where he started all 4 of India's matches, scoring once against Turkmenistan U19s.[14][15][16][17] Udanta had his senior debut on 24 March 2016 in a qualifying match against Iran.[18]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2016[19]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru FC 2014–15 I-League100003031161
2015–16 I-League121200070211
Career total 2212030101372

Honours

Tata Football Academy

Bengaluru FC

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Achal, Ashwin. "Learn from the pros". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Best Gentleman Cadet". Tata Football Academy. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tata Academy win U-19 I-League". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "BFC make three new signings". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bengaluru FC beat Mohammedan to begin Durand challenge with a win". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bengaluru suffer shootout heartbreak in Durand semis". Bengaluru FC. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Harsh Shah and Sahil Srivastava (31 March 2015). "Bengaluru FC 4-1 Sporting Clube de Goa: Blues bank on Ralte show to down Flaming Oranje". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (28 April 2015). "Maziya S & RC 1-2 Bengaluru FC: A Chhetri double sees the Blues ensure AFC Cup progress". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bengaluru make last 16 of AFC Cup with resilient win over Maziya". Bengaluru FC. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Kaustav Bera (12 May 2015). "Bengaluru FC 1-3 Persipura Jayapura: Westwood's side to face South China in round of 16". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lyngdoh, Walker pen new Bengaluru FC deals". Bengaluru FC. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Chandra, Shikharr (21 July 2015). "Udanta Singh to train with League two side Oxford United". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Parasar, Swapnaneel; Goswami, Nabarun. "I-League: Shillong Lajong 0-2 Bengaluru FC: Blues close the gap at the top by a point". goal.com.
  14. ↑ "AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". The-afc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  15. ↑ "AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". The-afc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  16. ↑ "AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". The-afc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  17. ↑ "AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". The-afc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  18. ↑ Mitra, Atanu (24 March 2016). "World Cup Qualifiers: 5 talking points from the Iran - India encounter". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  19. ↑ Udanta Singh profile at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "Superstar: Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year". Press Trust of India. 26 April 2016.
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