Siddharth Singh (born 3 February 1993) is an Indian professional

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who last played as a

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for

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in the

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. Born in

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, Singh has had stints with PIFA Colaba FC and

DSK Shivajians DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league ...

Personal life

Siddharth Singh was born on 3 February 1993 in

, and started playing football since his childhood. He attended and played for Cathedral and John Connon School in

. He later went to England, where he studied

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at the

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. He is son of entrepreneur Anil Singh, who founded Procam International in 1988, a company committed to elevate and enliven the professional face of sports and players.

Playing career

Early career

Singh began his career with PIFA Colaba FC, a team that competes in the MDFA Elite League. In 2008, after impressing coaches, Singh went to

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to train at

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under the Tata Tea's soccer program. Singh soon moved to England to study at

under

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. Under Charles, Singh was able to secure a move to Australia to play for Manningham United. In 2016, Singh moved to

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for a training stint in top division club

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, that competes in the Divizia Națională.

Club career

Manningham United

In 2016, Singh moved to Australia and signed with

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side Manningham United Blues on a one-year deal.

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Singh was selected in the 15th and last round of the

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for the

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. He made his professional debut for the club on 6 December 2017 against

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. He started and played 79 minutes as Jamshedpur won 1–0. He also appeared in the

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with Jamshedpur, through making his debut on 2 April against

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in their 1–0 win.

East Bengal

After his stint with Jamshedpur in 2018, Singh signed a contract with

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side

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after his trial ahead of the team's

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season. During his days in East Bengal, Singh along with Mehtab Singh suffered head injuries due to an aerial concussion during practice at the

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in Salt Lake on 14 November 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

PIFA Colaba *

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runner-up: 2011 DSK Shivajians * Pune Football League: 2016

References

External links

Siddharth Singh profile
at Indian Super League
Siddharth Singh stats
at footballcritic.com
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at My Khel * *https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=922657597910164&_rdr
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at Playmaker {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Siddharth 1993 births Living people Indian men's footballers Jamshedpur FC players Men's association football forwards Indian Super League players Indian expatriate men's footballers Indian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia I-League players