Jitendra Singh (footballer)
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Jitendra Singh (born 13 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He has represented India in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jitendra Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, India | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2024 | Jamshedpur | 59 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chennaiyin | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | India U17 | 30 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | India U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 30 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:56, 23 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Born in Kolkata, Singh 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] After the tournament, Singh was selected to play for 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 Arrows' first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and helped the team keep the clean sheet as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]
A month later, on 26 December, Singh scored his first professional goal against Shillong Lajong. His 19th-minute goal was the first in a 3–0 victory for Indian Arrows.[4]
Singh represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2] He also played in the 2019 Granatkin Memorial tournament.
Club
- As of 30 March 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 16 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Arrows total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Jamshedpur total | 59 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 89 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
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