Manvir Singh

Manvir Singh (born 6 November 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for ATK Mohun Bagan and the Indian national team.

Manvir Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995
Place of birth Punjab, India
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan
Number 6
Youth career
Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Mohammedan 6 (2)
2017–2020 Goa 47 (3)
2020– ATK Mohun Bagan 7 (2)
National team‡
2017 India U23 3 (1)
2017– India 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:28, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2020

Career

Youth

A youth product of Minerva Punjab, Singh signed with Mohammedan of the Calcutta Football League in July 2016.[2] On 26 March 2017, Singh scored the winning goal in the 2017 Santosh Trophy Final for West Bengal against Goa.[3]

FC Goa

On 28 July 2017, Singh signed for Goa in the Indian Super League from Mohammedan.[4] He went on to make 47 appearances for the Gaurs in the Indian Super League with 40 of them coming in the form of a substitute. He scored 3 goals during his time in Goa. [5]

ATK Mohun Bagan

On 25 August 2020, ATK Mohun Bagan announced that Manvir Singh had signed a 3-year contract[6] after negotiating a transfer fee with FC Goa which was declared by the Gaurs as their biggest transfer received by the club [7] for a player till date. On 27 November 2020, he scored his first goal for the club against fierce rivals East Bengal.

International

On 19 August 2017, Singh made his international debut for India against Mauritius. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Jeje Lalpekhlua as India won 2–1.[8] He scored his first international goal against Maldives in 2018 SAFF Championship and next two goals came in the same championship in the Semifinal against Arch-rival Pakistan.

Career statistics
As of 21 December 2020[9]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohammedan 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 62— –62
Total 6 2 — — 6 2
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League 9031–121
2018–19 19140–231
2019–20 19200–192
Total 47371— 544
ATK Mohun Bagan 2020–21 Indian Super League 7200— 62
Career total 60771— 678

International goals
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Maldives2–02–02018 SAFF Championship
2.12 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Pakistan1–03–12018 SAFF Championship
3.2–0

Honours

FC Goa

References
  1. https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/forward-32021-manvir-singh-profile
  2. "Mohammedan SC sign goalkeeper Vinay Singh, striker Manvir Singh joins practice". XTra Time. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. "West Bengal win Santosh Trophy for 32nd time". Times of India. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Manvir Singh signs for FC Goa". FC Goa (Twitter).
  5. "Manvir Singh statistics". fcgoa.in. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. "Manvir Singh signs on a 3-year deal". 25 August 2020.
  7. "Manvir Singh completes switch to ATK Mohun Bagan". fcgoa.in. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. "Manvir Singh comes on". Indian Football Team.
  9. Manvir Singh at Soccerway
  10. "Singh, Manvir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  11. "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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