Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam (born 11 March 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

Bidyashagar is a product of

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' youth system. He was part of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the

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. He scored a total of 6 goals in the competition, which includes a goal each against

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in the semi-final and AIFF Academy in the final. He represented

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in the 2017–18 Santosh Trophy. He scored 4 goals in the tournament. In August 2017 , He was promoted into the senior squad for 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division. Bidyasagar made his professional debut for East Bengal on 27 October 2018, in an

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match against NEROCA, replacing goalscorer Enrique Esqueda for the final 2 minutes of a 0–2 victory at the

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TRAU

On 9 July 2020, Bidyashagar signed for

club

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for the

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season. Bidayashagar made his debut appearance for the club in I-League on 10 January 2020 against Real Kashmir which ended in 1–1 draw. On 24 January 2021, Bidyashagar scored his first goal against Chennai City which ended 2–0 in favour of the Trau FC. He scored his next goal against Churchill Brothers on 29 January 2021 which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 24 February, Bidyashagar scored a brace against

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. He is the second only Indian player to score double hat tricks in a single season, by doing so in a match against

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and Real Kashmir during the

. He ended the season scoring 12 goals, and 1 assist from 15 matches. He was also the top goalscorer in the

season. Thus also becoming the fourth Indian player to finish as top scorer in a National League of the country after

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, Raman Vijayan and

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. He left the club the season later, and joined the

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side

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Bengaluru

On 28 July 2021, it was announced that Bidyashagar was signed by the Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a three-year deal. On 15 August 2021, he debuted for the club in a 10 win against Maldivian side

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in 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.

Kerala Blasters FC

On 17 August 2022, Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on loan from

until the end of season. He made his Kerala Blasters debut on 7 October against

in a 3–1 win by coming as a substitute for Puitea in the 77th minute. He also provided an assist in that game for Ivan Kalyuzhnyi in 81st minute. Bidyashagar played his first match of the 2023–24 season against

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in the 2023 Durand Cup on 13 August 2023 as a substitute for the goal-scorer Justine Emmanuel, but they lost the match 3–4 at full-time. On 21 August, Bidyashagar scored his first goal for the Blasters and completed his hat-trick against

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, helping in a 5–0 victory. He became the first Indian player to score a hat-trick for the Blasters in a major competition and the first hat-trick scorer for the Blasters in the

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Punjab FC

On January 31 2024 Bidyashagar joined

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from

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on a permanent deal.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

Honours

Individual *

Golden Boot: 2020–21 (''12 Goals'' with

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) *

— Hero of the League: 2020–21

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Bidyashagar 1998 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Manipur Men's association football forwards East Bengal Club players TRAU FC players I-League players Kerala Blasters FC players Bengaluru FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Punjab FC players