Salam Ranjan Singh

Salam Ranjan Singh (born 4 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays for ATK Mohun Bagan FC as a defender.

Salam Ranjan Singh
Singh while with Pune
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995
Place of birth Kha-Potshangbam, Manipur, India
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan FC
Youth career
2011–2013 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Pune 16 (0)
2015–2016 → Bengaluru (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → NorthEast United (loan) 2 (0)
2017 Bengaluru 11 (1)
2017–2019 East Bengal 21 (0)
2019–2020 ATK 4 (0)
2020— ATK Mohun Bagan FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 India U23 7 (0)
2018– India 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Kha-Potshangbam, Manipur, Singh started playing football as a striker, before being converted into a central defender by his coach, Shiband Sir.[1] In 2010, during an All-Manipur Inter District tournament, Singh impressed Maniratnam, a coach who worked with the Directorate of Youth and Sports Affairs. Through Maniratnam, Singh attended trials for Pune's academy in 2011 and made it into the team.[1] While with the academy, Singh was part of the under-19 side which won back-to-back I-League U19 titles.[1] He was also selected to be part of the Maharashtra side which participated in the 2013 Santosh Trophy.[2] At the end of the 2012–13 season, Singh was awarded the "Best-Disciplined Under-19 Player" award by the club.[3]

Prior to the 2013–14 I-League season, Pune head coach Mike Snoei gave Singh a place in the first-team squad.[4] He appeared for the first-team squad for the first time during Pune's opening I-League match of the season against Mohammedan. He started and remained on the bench for the entirety of the match as Pune won 3–1.[5] Singh eventually made his competitive debut for Pune in the I-League on 2 November 2013 against Sporting Goa at Duler Stadium. He came on as a 21st-minute substitute for the injured Calum Angus as Pune lost 2–0.[6]

On 26 February 2014, Singh made his competitive international club tournament debut for Pune in the AFC Cup against Nay Pyi Taw. He started and played the full match as Pune drew 2–2 against the side from Myanmar.[7]

Bengaluru FC (loan)

On 23 October 2015, after Pune announced they would withdraw from the I-League, Singh signed on loan with fellow I-League side Bengaluru FC for the 2015–16 season.[8] He made his debut for the side in an away match against East Bengal on 30 January 2016. He came on as a 94th-minute substitute as Bengaluru FC won 1–0.[9]

On 5 November 2016, Singh came on as a late substitute for Bengaluru in their 2016 AFC Cup Final match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Álvaro Rubio but could not prevent Bengaluru FC from falling 1–0.[10]

NorthEast United

On 7 September 2016, after spending the season with Bengaluru, Singh signed with NorthEast United of the Indian Super League.[11] Despite signing for the team before the season, due to AFC Cup commitments with Bengaluru FC, Singh missed the beginning of the ISL season.[12]

Singh did eventually make his debut for NorthEast United on 22 November 2016 against Pune City. He started and played the full match as NorthEast United won 1–0.[13]

Bengaluru

After the Indian Super League season, it was confirmed that Singh would re-join Bengaluru for the 2016–17 I-League.[14] He made his season debut for the club on 5 February 2017 against DSK Shivajians. He started the match and scored the 90th-minute equalizer for Bengaluru FC as the club came out with a 2–2 draw.[15]

East Bengal

In June 2017, Singh signed for Kolkatan club East Bengal.[16]

International

On 6 February 2017 it was announced that Singh would be part of the India U23 side that would take part in the 2016 South Asian Games.[17] He made his international debut for the side on the same day in their opening match against Sri Lanka. He started the match but could not prevent India from falling 1–0 to the Sri Lankans.[18]

International statistics
As of 14 January 2019[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201710
201890
201910
Total110

Career statistics
As of 27 March 2020[20]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pune 2013–14 I-League 1300050180
2014–15 30000030
Bengaluru (loan) 2015–16 302060110
NorthEast United (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 20————20
Bengaluru 2016–17 I-League 1115040201
East Bengal 2017–18 I-League 1604000200
2018–19 50000050
ATK 2019–20 Indian Super League 40000040
Career total 571110150831

Honours

Club
Bengaluru[20]

References
  1. "Salam Ranjan Singh". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Santosh Trophy: 5 former & current Pune FC players in State squad". Pune Football Club. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. D'Sa, Edwin (13 May 2013). "Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award". Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. "Young Pune FC all set for the 2013-14 season". Pune Football Club. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. "Mohammedan 1-3 Pune". Soccerway.
  6. "I-League Rnd 8 – Sporting Clube de Goa 2-0 Pune FC". Pune Football Club. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. "Pune 2-2 Nay Pyi Taw". Soccerway.
  8. "Bengaluru FC sign defender Salam Ranjan Singh". SportsKeeda. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. "East Bengal 0-1 Bengaluru FC". Soccerway.
  10. "Al-Quwa 1-0 Bengaluru FC". Soccerway.
  11. "NorthEast United sign Manipur defender Salam Ranjan Singh". OneIndia. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. Prasad, Vishnu (22 September 2016). "BFC gain is ISL's pain: Blues create history as franchises lament big misses". New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  13. "NorthEast United 1-0 Pune City". Soccerway.
  14. "Injury-hit Bengaluru FC embark on title defence against Shillong Lajong". FirstPost. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  15. "DSK Shivajians 2-2 Bengaluru FC". Soccerway.
  16. "East Bebgal sign Salam Ranjan Singh and Gabriel Fernandez, retain Luis Barreto". Goal. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  17. Das Sharma, Amitabha (6 February 2016). "Young Indian team keen to regain gold". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. "South Asian Games 2016: India U-23 national team go down against Sri Lanka". Goal.com. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  19. "Gurpreet Singh Sandhu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  20. Salam Ranjan Singh at Soccerway
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