Amarjit Singh Kiyam

Amarjit Singh Kiyam (born 6 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League side FC Goa and the India national team.

Amarjit Singh
Personal information
Full name Amarjit Singh Kiyam
Date of birth (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001
Place of birth Thoubal, Manipur, India
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Center midfield
Club information
Current team
 FC Goa
Number 8
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Indian Arrows 16 (1)
2018–2021 Jamshedpur 7 (0)
2018–2019 → Indian Arrows (loan) 0 (0)
2021– FC Goa 1 (1)
National team‡
2015–2018 India U17 33 (2)
2017– India U20 4 (1)
2019– India 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Manipur, Amarjit 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] He was the captain of India u17 team that played 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. After the tournament, Amarjit 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 played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

On 29 December 2017, Amarjit earned his first sending off after he was issued a second yellow card in the 64th minute during Indian Arrows' match against Mohun Bagan.[4]

Amarjit made his India senior debut in a 3-1 loss to Curaçao on June 5th 2019. He has made history as a youngster, moving from the India U-17 team to the senior squad in only 2 years. He has been praised for his passing ability and excellence on the ball.

International

Amarjit represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1] He was the captain of the Indian team in U-17 World Cup. Amarjit represented Indian national team in the Kings Cup 2019 on June 5 in the opening match against Curacao as he came as a substitute for Pronay Halder. He became the first player to born after 2000 to play in the senior team. He was named in the squad for the FIFA 2022 World Cup Qualifier games against Oman and Qatar in September 2019, but had to leave the squad due to an arm injury.

Personal life

His cousin Jeakson Singh is also a professional footballer currently playing for Kerala Blasters. Both of them represented the India national under-17 team in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India where Jeakson scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 16 July 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201950
Total50

Club
As of 3 September 2020[6]
Club Season League Super Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League1611000171
Indian Arrows (loan) 2018–19 I-League2032200225
Jamshedpur 2019–20 Indian Super League8000––80
2020-21 0000––00
Career total 4443200476

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. "Mohun Bagan 1-1 Indian Arrows". Soccerway.
  5. "Under 17 World Cup: Amarjit Singh and Jeakson Singh - brothers in arms - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. Amarjit Singh Kiyam at Soccerway
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