Harmeet Singh (born 12 November 1990) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

Club career

Vålerenga

Singh made his league debut under

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in a 1–1 draw against

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in 2008. Singh's goal on 23 September 2009 against

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

in the semi-final of the

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, was nominated ''Goal of the Year'' in Norway in 2009. In a friendly game with Vålerenga former

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manager

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praised Singh heavily after the game in which he scored a goal. With Vålerenga he won the

2008 Norwegian Football Cup The 2008 Norwegian Football Cup was the 103rd season of Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The competition started on 10 May 2008 with the first-round games and ended on 9 November 2008 with the final. The defending champions were Lill ...

and became runner-up in the

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and the

2010 Tippeligaen The 2010 Tippeligaen was the 66th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 14 March and ended on 7 November. Rosenborg was the defending champions, having secured their twenty-first league championship in 200 ...

Feyenoord

On 5 July 2012, it was officially announced that he would join Dutch side

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on a two-year contract with an option for a third and fourth season for a transfer fee of €300,000. In

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he will play with squad number 16 alongside fellow Norwegian

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who came over on a season long loan from

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. Singh stated that he was delighted to play for a team in which players like

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and

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played before. Singh made a total of seven appearances, six as a substitute during the 2012–13 season, and was an unused substitute in 23 matches. Singh asked to go on loan to another club ahead of the 2013–14 season, and he was close on joining

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but the transfer did not happen. Towards the end of September 2013, Singh had not featured for Feyenoord during the new season, and stated that he wanted to leave the club in the next transfer window unless he managed to play more for the first team.

Molde

On 19 February 2014, it was announced that Singh had signed a two-year deal with

after leaving

on a free transfer.

FC Midtjylland

On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed, that FC Midtjylland had signed a 3-year contract with Singh.

Molde Return

On 11 March 2016, Singh's contract with

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was cancelled due to failing to settle in Denmark, and he returned to

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...

, signing an 18-month contract with the club.

Wisła Płock

On 23 March 2017, Singh signed for

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side

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national foot ...

on an 18-month contract. After only two months and one game played, the club announced that Singh had asked for termination of his contract due to personal and family reasons.

HJK

On 15 March 2019, HJK announced the signing of Singh on a two-year contract. After making 11 appearances all season, Singh's contract was terminated with mutual understanding on 9 January 2020.

International career

Singh has represented Norway at the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels. On 5 June 2009, at just 18 years of age, he made his debut for the U21s in a 1–1 draw against Estonia U21. Singh made his debut for the senior team when he replaced Simen Brenne at half time in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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on 15 January 2012. He featured in all three matches in the

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Style of play

Singh plays as a deep-lying

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. He is nicknamed "The Norwegian Iniesta" by international media.

Career statistics

Honours

Singh received a 'Special Recognition Award' at the Asian Football Awards. In 2010, Singh was listed as one of the "100 greatest talents out of the world" by the Spanish football newspaper Don Balón. Singh's goal on 23 September 2009 against Molde in the semi-final of the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup, was nominated Goal of the Year in Norway.

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