Robinson Singh, (born 3 February 1997), also known as Robinson Singh Khumukcham, Robinson Khumukcham, or Robinson Khumukcham Singh, is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Singh started his career representing his state at the youth levels before being selected for the

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. He played for the academy in the I-League youth leagues.

Mohun Bagan

On 22 July 2015 it was announced that Singh had started a trial with the reigning

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champions,

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. He was successful in his trial and in August 2015 he was registered to play for the club. He made his debut for the club against

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during the

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. Singh made his professional debut for Mohun Bagan on 23 April 2016 against

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. He came on as an 87th minute substitute for Bikramjit Singh as Mohun Bagan won 5–0.

Bengaluru FC

On 31 July 2017 Robinson signed two year contract with

TRAU FC

On 1 August 2019 he joined

International

Singh has represented India at the under-19 and under-16 levels.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Robinson 1997 births Living people People from Thoubal district Indian men's footballers Bengaluru FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Manipur I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen India men's youth international footballers Aryan FC players