Naorem Roshan Singh (born 2 February 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender or winger for

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club

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and the India national team.

Club career

In October 2017, it was announced that Roshan had joined

's reserve team for the

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. A month later, he was loaned to

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, an

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-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to allow them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for

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as Indian Arrows lost 2–0. Roshan was also part of the Bengaluru B that participated in

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league, where he also captained them. Roshan was included in the senior team of

for the 2019-20 Indian Super League season under coach

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but would split time between playing for the senior team and the B team in the

. Roshan appeared as the left sided-midfielder where he showed glimpses of his talent during the

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and appearance in the

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, where they bowed out of the group stages. His second season with Bengaluru would see him make his debut for the senior team in the

, and make 5 appearances in the

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. Roshan entered his third season at Bengaluru as a full back, where he would play both left and right side due to his two-footed nature. He made 5 appearances in the

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but Bengaluru would be eliminated in the semi-final stage by

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. On 30 January 2022, he scored his first goal from a direct free-kick in the 56th minute as Bengaluru defeated 10-match unbeaten

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1–0. He would finish the season with a goal and 7 assists from 17 appearances from full-back position for the

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culminating in a national team call-up for friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus.

International career

In March 2022, Roshan was called up for the national squad by coach

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ahead of

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's two friendly matches against

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and

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. He made his debut on 23 March against Bahrain in their 2–1 defeat, in which he assisted the goal.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

India * Tri-Nation Series:

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Bengaluru *

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Bengaluru FC B *

: 2018–19, 2019–20 Individual * Indian Super League Emerging Player of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Roshan 1999 births Living people People from Imphal West district Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers Indian Arrows players Men's association football defenders I-League players India men's youth international footballers Bengaluru FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Footballers from Manipur