Bidyananda Singh

Bidyananda Singh (born 27 November 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mumbai City.

Bidyananda Singh
Personal information
Full name Bidyananda Singh Ningthoujam
Date of birth (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Youth career
2008–2012 Sport Authority of India
2012–2016 AIFF Elite Academy
2017–2018 Bengaluru
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atlético Kolkata 6 (0)
2017–2019 Bengaluru B 8 (0)
2019– Mumbai City 3 (1)
National team‡
2010 India U13
2013 India U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:49, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2017

Career

Early career

Born in Manipur, to a Hindu Meitei family. Bidyananda was selected for the Sports Authority of India in 2008 at the age of 11.[1] The move to the Sports Authority of India was a major decision for Singh, as it allowed his family to not have to pay for his care as the academy would pay for his football coaching and his food: "Moving to the SAI complex meant that my parents didn’t have to worry about my meals, nor did they have to worry about my equipment as the academy provided me with the boots and kit."[1] Singh soon impressed scouts from the All India Football Federation under-13 side and was called up for international camps. In 2014, he was one of two Indians who played in a one-week camp at the Aspire Academy in Qatar.[2] After the camp, Bidyananda became the second Indian, after Milan Basumatary, to be selected into the tournament all-star side.[2] Singh also impressed scouts well enough at the tournament to be scouted by Spanish side Barcelona.[2] After returning from Qatar, Singh played for the AIFF Elite Academy.[2]

Atlético Kolkata

On 14 June 2016 it was announced that Bidyananda, along with a host of other Indian players, had signed with Atlético Kolkata of the Indian Super League.[3] He made his professional debut for the team on 25 October 2016 against Mumbai City.[4]

Bengaluru

On 31 July 2017 Bidyananda signed two year contract with Bengaluru.[5]

International

Bidyananda has played for India at the under-13 and under-19 levels.[1]

Career statistics
As of 7 January 2020[6]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético de Kolkata 2016 Indian Super League60————60
Bengaluru 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division80————80
2018–19 Indian Super League00000000
Mumbai City 2019–20 3000——30
Career total 1700000170

References
  1. Judge, Shahid (20 February 2014). "Manipur footballer Bidyananda on Barcelona radar". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. Parikh, Siddharth (20 February 2014). "U-17 Manipur footballer Bidyananda Singh impresses Barcelona scouts". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "ATK Indians". Atletico de Kolkata. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. "Atletico de Kolkata – Mumbai City". Soccerway.
  5. "BIDYANANDA, ROBINSON SIGN WITH BENGALURU FC". Bengalurufc.com. 31 July 2017.
  6. Bidyananda Singh at Soccerway
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