Jagroop Singh (born 16 May 1991 in Gurdaspur, Punjab) is an Indian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Delhi Dynamos FC of the Indian Super League.

Jagroop Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Delhi Dynamos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Indian Arrows 25 (0)
2011–2012 Prayag United 3 (0)
2012–2013 Air India 10 (0)
2013–2014 Eagles
2014– Delhi Dynamos 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 India U19 3 (0)
2011 India U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Indian Arrows edit

For the 2010-11 I-League season Singh played for Indian Arrows after being scouted from his state team Gurdaspur.[1] After his first season in the top flight of Indian football Singh finished with 25 games played out of 26 and earning huge praise by his Indian Arrows and India U23 coach Desmond Bulpin.

Prayag United edit

In July 2011 Singh announced that he has signed on with Prayag United S.C. which is a club also in the I-League.[2]

Air India edit

After the season ended Singh moved on yet again, this time to Air India FC who are also in the I-League.[3] He made his debut for Air India on 28 October 2012 against Mohun Bagan in which Air India lost the match 1–0.[4]

Eagles edit

On 5 December 2013 Singh signed with Eagles F.C. of Kerala on loan for 2013-14 season along with Nadong Bhutia, Bijendra Rai, Avinabo Bag, Bisheshwor Singh, Biswajit Saha, Ramandeep Singh and Govin Singh. Moreover, IMG-Reliance, the organisers of the proposed IPL-style football tournament Indian Super League, and Eagles F.C. facilitated a two to six week training stint for the eight players with UK based Reading F.C. Academy.[5]

Delhi Dynamos edit

Singh has played in the Hero Indian Super League for the Delhi Dynamos since October 2014. He is one of the three goalkeepers of the team, sharing his position with Marek Čech and Kristof Van Hout.[6]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2013

Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2010–11 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Prayag United 2011-12 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Air India 2012-13 10 0 0 0 0 0 - - 10 0
Career total 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0

References edit

  1. ^ "AIFF XI open account in I-League". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Baan to conduct U-22 selection trials". India Blooms. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Indian Football: Air India 2012/13 Season Preview". The Hard Tackle. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ Srivastava, Ayush. "Air India 0-1 Mohun Bagan - Odafa Okolie helps the Mariners earn their first win of the campaign". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Eight IMG-R players to join Kerala football club Eagles FC". The Times of India. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Nine Jagroop Singh For Delhi Dynamos". Retrieved 14 October 2014.