Ajay Singh (born 28 March 1989) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Delhi FC
Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Delhi. Founded in 1994, the club competes in both I-League and Delhi Premier League. The club will compete in 2023–24 I-League, the second tier of Indian football, follow ...
.
Career
JCT
For the
2010-11 I-League season Ajay Singh spent most of his time with the JCT Under-19 squad where he won the 2011 I-League U19 championship. He did though play seven matches and score six goals for the senior team
JCT FC
Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club (formerly known as JCT Mills FC; abbreviated as both JCT FC, or simply JCT) was an Indian professional football club based in Phagwara, Punjab. Founded in 1971, the club was sponsored by Jagatjit Cotton ...
in the I-League.
Pailan Arrows
During the summer of 2011 Singh signed with
Pailan Arrows
Indian Arrows (formerly known as Pailan Arrows) was an Indian developmental football club that competed in the I-League. The club was formed by the All India Football Federation in 2010, with a main goal of nurturing young Indian football tal ...
who were then Indian Arrows in the I-League. He scored his first and only goal for Pailan Arrows in the I-League on 28 April 2012 against
HAL at the
Bangalore Football Stadium
The Bangalore Football Stadium is a football stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was a venue in three editions of the I-League, top-tier football league in the country, and home of Bengaluru FC for one season, when they won I-League trophy in f ...
in the 41st minute as Pailan ran out 2–1 winners.
Churchill Brothers
During the summer of 2012 Singh again moved on and signed for
Churchill Brothers who are also of the I-League. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 January 2013 against
Shillong Lajong at the
Duler Stadium
Duler Stadium is a football stadium located in Mapusa, Goa, India. It is the former home of local I-League clubs who participated in the highest level of football in the country. Dempo SC, Salgaocar FC, and Sporting Clube de Goa use the venue ...
in which he scored in the 55th minute after coming on as a substitute as Churchill Brothers won the match 6–0.
Mohammedan
Singh made his debut for Mohammedan in the
I-League
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on 21 September 2013 against reigning
Pune
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at the
Salt Lake Stadium
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium f ...
; and played till the 58th minute before he was being replaced by
Israil Gurung; as Mohammedan lost the match 1–3.
Lonestar Kashmir
Ajay Singh joined
Lonestar Kashmir for
2015 I-League 2nd Division where he played 11 times and scored 11 times.
Mohammedan
Ajay moved back to
Mohammedan to play in Calcutta Preimer League later that year before joining up with their squad for the
2015-16 I-League 2nd Division.
Career statistics
Club
References
Indian men's footballers
1989 births
Living people
People from Rupnagar district
Footballers from Punjab, India
I-League players
JCT FC players
Indian Arrows players
Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
Men's association football forwards
I-League 2nd Division players
Lonestar Kashmir FC players
Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
Southern Samity players
Indian Super League players
FC Pune City players
Gokulam Kerala FC players
Sudeva Delhi FC players
NEROCA FC players
Delhi FC players
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