Khangebam Jibon Singh is an Indian

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who plays for Shillong Lajong in the

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. He plays as a left back or in midfield positions. Singh represented India U23 in the SAFF Cup 2009 and 2012 AFC Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2011.

Career

Pailan Arrows

For the 2010-11 I-League season Singh played for

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, a team made up exclusively of Indian Under-19 players. On 3 December 2010 Singh took part in the Arrows' first ever

game against Chirag United. The final score was 2-1 in Chirag United's favor. Singh started off the 2011-12 football season in the

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with renamed Pailan Arrows. He was selected as the captain of team for 2011-12 season. In Pailan's first match against HAL S.C., Singh scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute from the penalty spot which left Pailan the 1-0 winners.

Shillong Lajong F.C.

For the 2012-13 I-League season, Singh played for Shillong Lajong F.C.Sarmah, Bhargab (13 August 2012
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's 5th round against

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, but Shillong lost that match, with 4-1 the final score.

International

On 23 February 2011, Singh played his second game for the Indian U23 against

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Statistics

Club

''Updated 29 December 2011''

National team

''Statistics accurate as of 25 December 2011''

Honours

India U23 * SAFF Championship: 2009

References

External links

Jibon Singh
Goal.com profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Jibon 1990 births Asian Games competitors for India Men's association football fullbacks East Bengal Club players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers from Manipur I-League players India men's international footballers India men's youth international footballers Indian Arrows players Indian men's footballers Living people Shillong Lajong FC players