Mehtab Singh ( pa, ਮਹਿਤਾਬ ਸਿੰਘ; born 5 June 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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and the India national team.

Career

Early career

Mehtab Singh was born in

Khemkaran Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat, just 56km from Tarn Taran Sahib in Tarn Taran district of Patti tehsil of the Majha region of Indian state of Punjab. It was the site of a major tank battle in 1965. The Battle of Asal Uttar was the ...

village in

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. He travelled around 165 kilometres from Khemkaran to Mahilpur football academy to learn to play football. He later represented the East Bengal U18 side in the 2017–18 U18 I-League. On 13 December 2017, he scored a goal to help his team to a victory over

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in a crucial under-18 I-League match.

East Bengal

He was promoted to the senior squad and played in the

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for the club. On 28 November 2017, he made

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debut in a 2–2 draw against

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. On 14 November 2018, he suffered a head injury due to an collision with

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during the practice when the duo jumped for an aerial ball as their heads clashed against each other. Mehtab was the worst affected as he was seen with a bloody forehead and lay unconscious for sometime before being rushed to the hospital where he had 18 stitches.

Gokulam Kerala

On 31 January 2019, he was loaned to Gokulam Kerala for the rest of the season. He made a total of 5 appearances for the Kerala side.

Mumbai City

In 2020, Singh moved to

and emerged victorious at the

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. Later in March 2022, he was included in club's

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squad.

International

On 13 February 2019, Singh was called up to the India under-23 side which participated in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He made his debut for the side in a friendly match against Qatar U23 ahead of the competition. On 14 March 2023, Singh was called up to the Indian senior squad for the first time. He made his debut in the Hero Tri-Nation International Football Tournament against

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on 22 March, as one of the starters in a 1–0 victory.

Personal life

In December 2022, Mehtab married his long-time girlfriend Shauli Sarkar.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

East Bengal *

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: 2017–18 Mumbai City * ISL League Winners Shield:

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* ISL Play-off:

* ISL League Winners Shield:

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India *

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* Tri-Nation Series:

* Intercontinental Cup:

References

1998 births Living people Footballers from Punjab, India People from Tarn Taran district Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Gokulam Kerala FC players East Bengal Club players Indian Super League players Mumbai City FC players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players {{India-footy-bio-stub