Gurkirat Singh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gurkirat Singh[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 July 2003||
Place of birth | Chandigarh, India[3] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
Youth career | |||
AIFF Elite Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Indian Arrows | 18 | (1) |
2021–2024 | Mumbai City | 28 | (1) |
2024– | Chennaiyin | 1 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | India U16 | 26 | (0) |
2018–2020 | India U17 | 2 | (0) |
2019–2022 | India U19 | 3 | (1) |
2022– | India U20 | 8 | (11) |
2023– | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 1 October 2022 (UTC) |
Gurkirat Singh (born 16 July 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He has represented India at various youth international levels.[5]
Club career
[edit]Mumbai City FC
[edit]On September 18 2021, Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC announced the signing of Gurkirat from developmental club Indian Arrows on a 3-year contract, with an option to extend the contract by an extra year.[6] He made his ISL debut on 1 December 2021, as an 80th minute substitute in the club's 1–5 victory over ATK Mohun Bagan (now Mohun Bagan Super Giant).[7] More than two years after his debut, Gurkirat scored his first ISL goal on 28 December 2023 against Chennaiyin FC,[8] with a neat finish on his left foot from outside the area in the 90th minute. This strike was the last goal of the match, which ended 3–0 to The Islanders.[9]
International career
[edit]Singh has represented the India U20 national team.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 24 April 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Indian Arrows | 2018–19 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
2019–20 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Mumbai City | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2022–23 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Indian Super League | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Total | 28 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
Chennaiyin | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 46 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 3 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
Honours
[edit]India U-20
Individual
- 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship Most Valuable Player[14]
- 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship Top Scorer (with 8 goals)[15][16]
Mumbai City
- Indian Super League (Premiership): 2022–23
References
[edit]- ^ "Gurkirat Singh, Latest News & Player Profile - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Gurkirat Singh, Latest News & Player Profile - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Mukherjee, Soham (6 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Gurkirat Singh - Indian Super League". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Uttiyo (7 August 2022). "SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 review: India retain title". khelnow.com. Bhubaneswar: Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mcfc-vs-cfc-score-result-isl-2023-24-mumbai-city-v-chennaiyin-fc-goals-indian-football/article67684663.ece#:~:text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20struck%20thrice,(ISL)%202023%2D24 Archived 2 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Venkatesh announces squad of 23 for SAFF U20 Championship". the-aiff.com. Bhubaneswar: All India Football Federation. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 15:29 IST (23 July 2022). "India announces 23-member squad for SAFF U20 Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Gurkirat Singh at Soccerway
- ^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Menon, Sandeep (23 January 2021). "Winds of change in Bengaluru football?". deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "SAFF U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 — Overview". saffederation.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- "India beat Maldives, book spot in SAFF U20 C'ship final with Bangladesh". thestatesman.com. Bhubaneswar: The Statesman. IANS. 5 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Gurkirat Singh at Global Sports Archive
- Gurkirat Singh at the-aiff.com
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Chandigarh
- Indian men's footballers
- India men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Indian Arrows players
- I-League players
- Mumbai City FC players
- Indian Super League players
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Indian football biography stubs