Jitendra Singh (born 13 June 2001) is an Indian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...

in the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

. He has represented India in the

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in 2017.

Club career

Born in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

, Singh was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India between 6 and 28 October 2017, after the ...

to be hosted in India. After the tournament, Singh was selected to play for the

Indian 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 talen ...

, an

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-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and helped the team keep the clean sheet as Indian Arrows won 3–0. A month later, on 26 December, Singh scored his first professional goal against

Shillong Lajong Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining st ...

. His 19th-minute goal was the first in a 3–0 victory for the Indian Arrows.

International career

Singh represented the India under-17 side which participated in the

which was hosted in India. He also played in the

2019 Granatkin Memorial The 2019 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup is its 19th edition after dissolution of the USSR. The tournament was held at Saint Petersburg, Russia from 4 to 14 June 2019, being organised by Russian Football Union. Participating nations Total of 12 ...

tournament.

Career statistics

Club

References

2001 births Living people Indian men's footballers AIFF Elite Academy players Indian Arrows players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Kolkata I-League players India men's youth international footballers Indian Super League players Jamshedpur FC players {{India-footy-bio-stub