Amrinder Singh

Amrinder Ranjit Singh[1] (born 27 May 1993) known as Amrinder Singh is an Indian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for both Mumbai City[2] and the Indian national team.[3]

For other people named Amrinder Singh, see Amrinder Singh (disambiguation).

Amrinder Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993
Place of birth Mahilpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2010 Sports Wing Academy
2010–2011 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Pune 51 (0)
2015 → ATK (loan) 13 (0)
2016 → Bengaluru (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2017 Bengaluru 12 (0)
2016 → Mumbai City (loan) 6 (0)
2017– Mumbai City 68 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 India U23 5 (0)
2017– India 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:40, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2020

Early years

Amrinder was born on 27 May 1993 in Mahilpur, Punjab, India.[4] Amrinder took up the game of football at a young age but did not play consistently till the age of 15 when he joined his schools' government ran academy, Sports Wing Academy in Paldi, Hoshiarpur in Punjab.[5] Initially Amrinder started at the under-17 level as a striker at Sports Wing Academy but his coach, Yarvinder Singh, noticed that Amrinder had a good build and reach, and encouraged him to be a goalkeeper.[6] He started excelling as a goalkeeper and stayed at the Sports Wing Academy for another two years. While still at Sports Wing, however Amrinder was selected by the Punjab Football Association to represent the Punjab state national team at the under-17 and under-19 levels. His greatest achievement while with the Punjab team was when he helped Punjab win the BC Roy Trophy.[7] After winning the BC Roy Trophy, he was advised by former Pune player Asim Hassan's father, a well-known coach in Punjab, to trial at the Pune Academy. He passed the trail and was placed in the under-19 squad.[8]

Club career

Pune FC

After joining the Pune Academy and showing off his goalkeeping skills during the summer of 2011, Singh was selected to join the first team squad of Pune at the age of 18.[9] He made his debut for Pune when he came on as a substitute during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup after Indian international Subrata Pal came off against East Bengal. Pune lost the match 1–2 but with Singh only conceding one of those goals.[10] Singh then made his I-League debut for Pune coming on as a substitute for Shahinlal Meloly in the 21st minute against East Bengal. Pune lost the match 1–3 with all three goals coming in after Amrinder came on to the pitch.[11] After one more game for Pune, in which Amrinder conceded three goals, Pune FC brought in East Bengal goalkeeper Abhra Mondal on loan for the rest of the season. On 5 February 2012, Amrinder kept his first full clean-sheet of his career against then league leaders Dempo as Pune went on to win the match 1–0.[12]

2012-2013 season

Amrinder played his first match of the 2012-13 I-League season on 14 April 2013 against ONGC F.C. which ended 1–0 with Pune winning the game and it resulted in Amrinder collecting first clean sheet of the season.[13] Amrinder started in the next match against Air India FC on 20 April, in which Amrinder kept a clean sheet as the team rose to win the game on a big margin of 0–6.[14] Singh played his last match of the season on 11 May in a 2-0 victory against Indian Arrows.[15]

2013–2014 season

Amrinder began the 2013–14 I-League season as Pune's No.1 goalkeeper.[16] He started in their first league match of the season against Mohammedan on 21 September 2013 at the Salt Lake Stadium. During the match, Singh gave away a goal to Josimar as Pune went on to win 3–1.[17] After that match, Singh and Pune went on a run of clean-sheets, keeping five of them in a row before conceding two goals and losing 2–0 to Sporting Goa on 2 November.[18] It was also in this match that Singh received a red card in the 81st minute after he brought down the last man on the ball for Sporting Goa.[19]

On 29 January 2014, Singh made his international club debut for Pune in their AFC Champions League qualifier tie against Hanoi T&T. He played the full ninety minutes in goal for Pune but could not stop Pune from giving away three goals in a 3–0 defeat.[20]

2014–2015 season

Amrinder played his first match of the 2014-15 I-League season against Salgaocar on 17 January 2015. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[21] Amrinder won his first match of the season with Pune on 24 January against the defending champions Bengaluru which ended with a score 1–3.[22] Amrinder lost his first match of the season against Mohun Bagan on 7 February with a score of 1–0.[23] Amrinder played his last match of the season and last match for Pune on 30 May 2015 against Sporting Goa, which ended in a disastrous loss of 4–0 for Pune.[24]

ATK (loan)

Amrinder was loaned to Indian Super League club ATK for the 2015 season on loan from Pune. He played his first match for ATK on 3 October 2015 in a 2–3 victory against Chennaiyin FC. [25] Amrinder kept his first clean sheet on 23 October against NorthEast United which ended 1-0 to ATK.[26] He lost his first game for ATK in goal on 29 October against Delhi Dynamos (present Odisha) which ended 0-1 to Delhi. ATK went on through playoffs of 2015 ISL and lost to Chennaiyin FC on an aggregate score of 4–2 from both legs with Amrinder in goal.[27]

Bengaluru (loan): 2015-16

Amrinder signed for Bengaluru on loan from Pune for the 2015-16 I-League season. He kept his first clean sheet of the season in his first match for Bengaluru on 30 January 2016 against East Bengal, which ended 0–1 to Bengaluru.[28] Amrinder lost his first match in goal for Bengaluru against Sporting Goa on 6 February with of score of 1–2 for Sporting.[29] He was also in the goal for Bengaluru in the match against Mohun Bagan on 23 April which ended as disastrous match for Amrinder as he conceded 5 goals for the Mohun Bagan atack, which resulted in a heavy lose for Bengaluru with a score of 5–0.[30] Despite the lose, Bengaluru went on to win the I-League that season and Amrinder went on to win the best goalkeeper of the 2015-16 I-League season award with nine clean sheets under his belt, while also impressing at the AFC Cup, where they became runners up, leading to his loan move being made permanent for the 2016-17 season.[31][32]

Bengaluru: 2016-17

Amrinder signed for Bengaluru on a permanent deal from Pune FC for the 2016-17 I-League season.[33] He played his first match of the season against Shillong Lajong in a 3–0 victory on 7 January 2017, keeping his first clean sheet of the season on first match.[34] Amrinder lost his first match of the season in goal against East Bengal on 22 January which ended 1–2 to East Bengal.[35] Amrinder was in goal for Bengaluru in their huge victory of 7–0 over DSK Shivajians on 22 April. [36] Amrinder played a pivotal role in the clubs' campaign in the 2016-17 Indian Federation Cup as they emerged Champions of the season.[37]

Mumbai City (loan): 2016

Amrinder was loaned to Indian Super League side Mumbai City from Bengaluru for a short spell. He played his first match for the club in a 2–0 victory over Chennaiyin on 23 November 2016.[38] Amrinder was in goal for Mumbai, when they defeated Kerala Blasters on 19 November in a margin of 5–0.[39] He lost his first match of the season with Mumbai City on 10 December, when they were defeated 3–2 by his former team ATK.[40] Three days later, on 13 December, he played his last match of the season for Mumbai City in the return match against ATK, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[41] Amrinder had an outstanding campaign as he was awarded with the best goalkeeper of the season award.[42]

Mumbai City: 2017-present

Amrinder signed for Mumbai City on a permanent deal from Bengaluru on 2017. He played his first match of the 2017-18 Indian Super League season on 19 November 2017 in a 2–0 loss against his former team and one of the two new entries, Bengaluru.[43] Mumbai won their first match of the season with Amrinder in goal on 25 November against FC Goa, which ended 2–1 to Mumbai.[44] Amrinder kept his first clean sheet of the season on 10 December against Chennaiyin, which ended 1–0 to Mumbai.[45] On 11 March 2018, Amrinder signed a three year contract extension with Mumbai City FC, which will keep him at club until May 2021.[46] Amrinder played his first match of the 2018-19 Indian Super League season against Jamshedpur on 2 October 2018, which ended in a 0–2 loss for Mumbai. [47] He kept his first clean sheet on 19 October against local rivals FC Pune City in a 2–0 victory. [48] In the next match day on 24 October, Mumbai suffered a disastrous 5-0 loss against FC Goa with Amrinder on goal.[49] Despite the huge loss, Mumbai went on to be victorious against Kerala Blasters on 16 December, as they defeated them on a remarkable 6-1 victory.[50] Mumbai went on to playoffs of 2018-19 ISL with Amrinder but was defeated by FC Goa on an aggregate score of 5–2.[51] Amrinder played his first match of the 2019-20 Indian Super League season on 24 October 2019 in a 0–1 victory over Kerala Blasters, thus collecting his first clean sheet of the season.[52] Mumbai lost their first match of the season with Amrinder on 31 October against Odisha FC which turned out to be a huge loss with a score of 2–4.[53] On 12 February 2020, in the match against FC Goa, Amrinder let in five goals, which resulted in a 5–2 loss for Mumbai. He played his last match of the season against Chennaiyin FC on 21 February, which ended 0–1 to Chennaiyin.[54] Amrinder played his first match of the 2020-21 Indian Super League season against NorthEast United on 21 November 2020, which ended in a 1–0 loss for Mumbai.[55] Amrinder kept his first clean sheet of the season in a 0–1 victory over FC Goa on 25 November.[56]

International career

Amrinder represented India U23 during the 2014 Asian Games and was the starting 'keeper in both of India's games.[57] He was named the captain for India U23s for the 2016 AFC U-23 championship qualifiers in Bangladesh and started in India U23s 2–0 loss to Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015.[58] On 19 August 2017 Singh made his international debut for the senior team against Mauritius, which ended in a 2–1 win for India.[59]

Career statistics
As of matches played till 23 January 2021[60]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pune 2011–12 I-League601000——70
2012–13 500020——70
2013–14 22030——10260
2014–15 180403050300
Pune total 510805060700
ATK (loan) 2015 Indian Super League130——————130
Bengaluru (loan) 2015–16 I-League110200080210
Bengaluru 2016–17 120300020170
Bengaluru total 3605000100510
Mumbai City (loan) 2016 Indian Super League60——————60
Mumbai City 2017–18 16020————180
2018–19 19000————190
2019–20 18000————180
2020-21 12 0 — — — — — — 12 0
Mumbai City total 710200000730
Career total 1580150501601940

Honours

National

Club
Bengaluru FC

Individual
  • I-League Golden Glove: 2015-16
  • Indian Super League Golden Glove: 2016

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