Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam (born 11 March 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Bidyashagar is a product of

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' youth system. He was part of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the

2016–17 I-League U18 The 2016–17 I-League U18 was the ninth season of the Indian I-League U18 and the second season of the competition as an under-18 one. The season began on 15 November with 35 teams divided into eight groups across India. The top 12 teams playe ...

. He scored a total of 6 goals in the competition, which includes a goal each against Salgaocar in the semi final and AIFF Academy in the final. He represented

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in the

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. He scored 4 goals in the tournament. In August 2017 , He was promoted into the senior squad for 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division. Bidyasagar made his professional debut for East Bengal on 27 October 2018, in an

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match against NEROCA, replacing goalscorer

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for the final 2 minutes of a 0–2 victory at the

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TRAU

On 9 July 2020, Bidyashagar signed for

club TRAU for the 2020–21 I-League season. Bidayashagar made his debut appearance for the club in I-League on 10 January 2020 against Real Kashmir which ended in 1–1 draw. On 24 January 2021, Bidyashagar scored his first goal against

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which ended 2–0 in favour of the Trau FC. He scored his next goal against

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on 29 January 2021 which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 24 February, Bidyashagar scored a brace against

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. He is the second only Indian player to score double hat tricks in a single season, by doing so in a match against Mohammedan and Real Kashmir during the 2020–21 I-League. He ended the season scoring 12 goals, and 1 assist from 15 matches. He was also the top goalscorer in the 2020–21 I-League season. Thus also becoming the fourth Indian player to finish as top scorer in a National League of the country after

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. He left the club the season later, and joined the

side

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Bengaluru

On 28 July 2021, it was announced that Bidyashagar was signed by the Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a three-year deal. On 15 August 2021, he debuted for the club in a 10 win against Maldivian side

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in 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.

Kerala Blasters FC

On 17 August 2022, Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on loan from

until the end of season. He made his Kerala Blasters debut on 7 October against

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in a 3–1 win by coming as a substitute for Puitea in the 77th minute. He also provided an assist in that game for Ivan Kalyuzhnyi in 81st minute.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

Honours

Individual

: Golden Boot (1):

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(''12 Goals'' with

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)I-League 2020–21 season statistics
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: Hero of the League (1):

References

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