Keisham Reagan Singh (born 1 April 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently a free agent.

Reagan Singh
Personal information
Full name Keisham Reagan Singh
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Royal Wahingdoh 19 (1)
2015NorthEast United (loan) 11 (0)
2016 Salgaocar 11 (0)
2016–2020 NorthEast United 58 (0)
2017Mumbai (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2022 Chennaiyin 36 (0)
2022–2023Hyderabad (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2020

Career edit

Royal Wahingdoh edit

Reagan Singh started his senior career at Royal Wahingdoh in 2012 and was part of their squad in the I-League 2nd Division from the same year. He also participated in the Shillong Premier League in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and won the title in 2012.[1] [2] He played for the side in the 2014 I-League 2nd Division which earned promotion to I-League and scored a goal in 1-1 draw to Kalighat on 31 March 2014.[3]

He started his first game since Royal Wahingdoh's promotion to the I-League on 28 December 2014 in the Federation Cup against Mumbai in a 2-1 win and also started in remaining three matches.[4] He made his I-League debut on 18 January 2015 in a 2-1 win over Shillong Lajong.[5] He scored his first ever I-League goal on 3 April 2015 in a 3-3 draw to Bengaluru FC.[6] Breaking onto the scene with newly promoted side Royal Wahingdoh FC in the 2015 edition of the I-League, his no nonsense defending was essential in helping the team finish third in the league. This also saw him rewarded with a callup to the India for the World Cup Qualifiers.[7]

NorthEast United (loan) edit

In July 2015, Reagan was drafted to play for NorthEast United in the second edition of Indian Super League.[8] He made his debut on 6 October 2015 in a 3-1 loss to Kerala Blasters.[9] He made eleven appearances for the Highlanders in the season.

Salgaocar edit

On 7 January 2016, Salgaocar confirmed that they have signed Royal Wahingdoh's star right back till the end of season.[10] On 28 January, he made his debut against Shillong Lajong in a 1-0 loss.[11] He made thirteen appearances for the Goan club.

NorthEast United edit

On 25 May 2016, Regan signed on a permanent basis for NorthEast United with a contract till the end of the season.[12] He made his first appearance of the season in a 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters where he started the game but he made only six more appearances in the season.[13]

Loan to Mumbai FC edit

In January 2017, Reagan signed for Mumbai FC on loan for 2016-17 I-League season.[14] He made his debut on 8 January 2017 in a 1-0 win over DSK Shivajians.[15] He started and played every minute of his team's campaign making eighteen appearances.

2017–20 edit

On 23 July 2017, Reagan extended his contract with Northeast till the end of the season.[16] He made his first appearance of 2017-18 Indian Super League in a 2-0 win over Delhi Dynamos after being benched for first two games.[17] He made sixteen appearances in the season including 2-0 loss to Gokulam Kerala in inaugural Super Cup.[18] He was used more as a left back rather than a right back during the season. On 21 July 2018, he extended his contract for a further season.[19]

The following season, he started as a right back in the opening game of the season against Goa which ended in a 2-2 draw. On 13 february, he provided his first ever assist to Bartholomew Ogbeche's goal against Mumbai City in a 2-0 win. A week later, he made his 50th Appearance for the Highlanders when he started in the 1-1 draw to FC Pune City. Northeast finished fourth and managed to qualify for playoffs. The first leg of semifinal against Bengaluru FC ended in a 2-1 victory which was also Reagan's 50th ISL game. But things turned around in second leg as Bengaluru won it 3-0. He made 18 appearances in the season all of which were starts including the 2-1 loss to Chennaiyin in the quarterfinals of Super Cup.

On 29 July 2019, he extended his contract till the end of the season.[20] He started the season in 0-0 stalemate against Bengaluru on 21 October.[21] On 27 January 2020, he captained his side for the first time in 1-0 defeat to ATK where also received a yellow card.[22] 4 days later, he was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in 90th minute in 1-0 loss to Mumbai City.[23] He ended the season with 17 appearances which were all starts, just one short of his team's entire season due to red card suspension. He still has the record for most appearances for Northeast United.

Chennaiyin FC edit

In September 2020, Reagan signed a one-year deal with Chennaiyin FC.[24] He made his debut in 2-1 win over Jamshedpur at 2020-21 Indian Super League on 24 November.[25] He provided an assist to Lallianzuala Chhangte through a cross on 13 february 2021 in a 2-2 draw against Goa.[26] He ended the season with 18 appearances. On 26 June 2021, he extended his contract till 2023.[27] He started the next season in a 1-0 win over Hyderabad on 23 November. He made his 100th ISL appearance when he came on as a half time substitute in 5-0 loss to Goa on 9 february 2022.[28] He ended the season with another 18 appearances but his gametime got reduced.

Hyderabad FC edit

On deadline day of 31 August 2022, he joined Hyderabad FC on loan.[29] 3 days later, he made his debut at Durand Cup in a 1-0 loss to Army Red coming as a substitute at half time.[30] He picked up an injury during the tournament and missed the starting six league games.[31] He finally made his league debut for The Nizams on 19 November coming as substitute in a 1-0 loss to Kerala Blasters.[32] He made only eight league appearances as Hyderabad lost to Mohun Bagan in semifinal 4-3 on penalties.[33] He ended the season only with 13 appearances.

NorthEast United edit

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 3 February 2024[34]
Club Season League Cup AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Royal Wahingdoh 2012–13 I-League 2 0 0
2013–14 2 1 1[a] 1 3 1
2014–15 I-League 19 1 4[b] 0 20 1
Total 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 26 2
Salgaocar 2015–16 I-League 11 0 2[b] 0 13 0
NorthEast United (loan) 2015 Indian Super League 11 0 0 0 11 0
NorthEast United 2016 8 0 0 0 8 0
2017–18 15 0 1[c] 0 16 0
2018–19 17 0 1[c] 0 18 0
2019–20 17 0 0 0 17 0
Total 68 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
Mumbai (loan) 2016–17 I-League 18 0 0 0 18 0
Chennaiyin 2020–21 Indian Super League 18 0 0 0 18 0
2021–22 18 0 0 0 18 0
Total 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
Hyderabad (loan) 2022–23 Indian Super League 8 0 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 13 0
Career total 162 2 12 0 0 0 2 1 176 3
  1. ^ Appearance in Shillong Premier League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  4. ^ 1 Appearance in Durand Cup and 3 in Indian Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in play-offs for AFC Cup

External links edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Royals raring to go in Fed Cup". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Royal Wahingdoh to open 2nd Division I-League campaign against Mohammedan Sporting". Meghalaya Times. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ "RWFC 2-1 MFC". Royal Wahingdoh FC (Twitter). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ^ "I-League: Royal Wahingdoh Beat Shillong Lajong FC in North-Eastern Derby". 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Bengaluru FC and Royal Wahingdoh play out thrilling 3-3 draw". 3 April 2015.
  7. ^ "India squad for World Cup qualifiers against Oman & Guam announced". 5 June 2015.
  8. ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ "ISL: Kerala Blasters 3-1 Northeast United". 7 October 2015.
  10. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (7 January 2016). "Salgaocar hope for rub of the green in I-League". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Lajong beat Salgaocar FC 1-0". 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ "NorthEast United FC retain defender Reagan Singh!". 25 May 2015.
  13. ^ "NorthEast United begin ISL campaign with 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters". 1 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Mumbai eyeing Arata, Reagan, Munmun, Seityasen". 28 December 2016.
  15. ^ "I-League 2017 Full-Time: Mumbai FC 1-0 DSK Shivajians". 8 January 2017.
  16. ^ "NorthEast United FC's 2017 ISL Draft details: Lalrindika Ralte, Halicharan Narzary, Nirmal Chettri among signed". 23 July 2017.
  17. ^ "NorthEast United beat Delhi Dynamos 2-0 for first win". 2 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC beat NorthEast United FC to enter Super Cup final round". 15 March 2018.
  19. ^ "4 players retained by Neufc". Retrieved 21 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "NorthEast United FC retain defender Reagan Singh!". 29 July 2019.
  21. ^ "ISL 2019 highlights: NorthEast United restricts Bengaluru to goalless draw". 21 October 2019.
  22. ^ "ISL- ATK vs NorthEast United highlights: Balwant Singh stoppage-time winner earns ATK win". 27 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Mumbai City beat NorthEast United 1-0; jump to fourth spot". 31 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Full-backs Chhuantea Fanai and Reagan Singh join Chennaiyin FC for 2020-21 season". chennaiyinfc.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Chennaiyin beat Jamshedpur 2-1 in box-to-box slugfest". 24 November 2020.
  26. ^ "ISL 2020-21 highlights: Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa play out 2-2 draw". 13 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Chennaiyin FC retain Reagan Singh - Right Back valued at ₹ 1.25 Crores". 26 June 2021.
  28. ^ "ISL: FC Goa wins 5-0 against Chennaiyin FC to keep playoff Hope's alive". 10 February 2022.
  29. ^ "ISL: Hyderabad FC Sign Experienced Defender Reagan Singh". 31 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Durand Cup — Army Red stuns ISL champion Hyderabad FC". 3 September 2022.
  31. ^ "Hyderabad FC". 19 September 2022.
  32. ^ "REPORT: KERALA BLASTERS FC GO TOP WITH NARROW WIN OVER HYDERABAD FC". 25 November 2022.
  33. ^ "ISL Playoffs: ATK Mohun Bagan Beat Hyderabad FC In Penalty Shootout, Set Up Final With Bengaluru FC". 14 March 2023.
  34. ^ Reagan Singh at Soccerway