Germanpreet Singh Explained

Germanpreet Singh
Birth Date:24 June 1996
Birth Place:Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Currentclub:Jamshedpur
Clubnumber:28
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:AIFF Academy
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:Dempo
Caps1:14
Goals1:1
Years2:2017-2018
Clubs2:Minerva Punjab
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–2022
Clubs3:Chennaiyin
Caps3:55
Goals3:1
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Jamshedpur
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2016–2019
Nationalteam3:India
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:22:11, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:7 January 2019

Germanpreet Singh (born 24 June 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.

Career

Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Singh is a graduate of the AIFF Academy.[1] He signed for Dempo of the I-League and made his professional debut on 27 January 2015 against Sporting Goa. He came on as a 5th-minute substitute for Peter Carvalho as Dempo won 3–0.[2] He scored his first ever professional goal in his next match on 7 February 2015 against Royal Wahingdoh. After coming off the bench at half-time, Singh scored what would be the opening goal of the game for Dempo but the match still ended 1–1.[3]

Chennaiyin

In 2017, Germanpreet signed from Minerva Punjab on a 3 year deal. He only made a single appearance in his first season. On 30 September 2018, he was included in the game squad for the opening match. He made a total of 11 appearances for his team before the AFC Asian Cup Break.

International

Germanpreet represented the India U19 side during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in 2013.[4] He was also selected into the preliminary squad for the India U23 side for the 2014 Asian Games.[1]

Germanpreet made his Indian U23 debut against Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015 in a 2016 AFC U-23 qualifier in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh.[5]

In August 2016, he made his debut for his national team as a substitute in a game against Thailand, that India won by 4–1.

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dempo2014–15I-League410041
2015–16I-League 2nd Division10000100
Chennaiyin total1410000141
Minerva Punjab2016–17I-League11030140
Chennaiyin2017–18Indian Super League700070
2018–19901060160
2019–2013040170
2020–2111000110
2021–2215100151
Chennaiyin total5515060661
Jamshedpur2022–23Indian Super League501060
2023–24304070
Total805000130
Career total882130601072

Honours

Chennaiyin

India

India U23

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Nine sporting players among shortlisted. 8 February 2015. Times of India. 25 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Dempo 3-0 Sporting Goa. Soccerway. 8 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Royal Wahingdoh 1-1 Dempo. Soccerway. 8 February 2015.
  4. News: Bhutani. Rahul. AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers : India Win Hearts, Lose Plot. 8 February 2015. The Hard Tackle. 13 October 2013.
  5. Web site: All Competitions | AFC. the-AFC.
  6. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Singh, Germanpreet. National Football Teams. 18 November 2022. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005121423/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/64924/Germanpreet_Singh.html. national-football-teams.com.