Salam Ranjan Singh (born 4 December 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club TRAU.

Career

Born in Kha-Potshangbam,

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, Singh started playing football as a striker, before being converted into a central defender by his coach, Shiband Sir. In 2010, during an All-Manipur Inter District tournament, Singh impressed Maniratnam, a coach who worked with the Directorate of Youth and Sports Affairs. Through Maniratnam, Singh attended trials for

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's academy in 2011 and made it into the team. While with the academy, Singh was part of the under-19 side which won back-to-back

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titles. He was also selected to be part of the

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side which participated in the

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. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Singh was awarded the "Best-Disciplined Under-19 Player" award by the club. Prior to the

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season, Pune head coach

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gave Singh a place in the first-team squad. He appeared for the first-team squad for the first time during Pune's opening

match of the season against

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. He started and remained on the bench for the entirety of the match as Pune won 3–1. Singh eventually made his competitive debut for Pune in the I-League on 2 November 2013 against Sporting Goa at

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. He came on as a 21st-minute substitute for the injured

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as Pune lost 2–0. On 26 February 2014, Singh made his competitive international club tournament debut for Pune in the

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against

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. He started and played the full match as Pune drew 2–2 against the side from

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Bengaluru FC (loan)

On 23 October 2015, after

announced they would withdraw from the

, Singh signed on loan with fellow I-League side Bengaluru FC for the 2015–16 season. He made his debut for the side in an away match against

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on 30 January 2016. He came on as a 94th-minute substitute as Bengaluru FC won 1–0. On 5 November 2016, Singh came on as a late substitute for Bengaluru in their

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match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for

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but could not prevent Bengaluru FC from falling 1–0.

NorthEast United

On 7 September 2016, after spending the season with

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, Singh signed with

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of the

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. Despite signing for the team before the season, due to

commitments with Bengaluru FC, Singh missed the beginning of the ISL season. Singh did eventually make his debut for NorthEast United on 22 November 2016 against

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. He started and played the full match as NorthEast United won 1–0.

Bengaluru

After the

season, it was confirmed that Singh would re-join

for the

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. He made his season debut for the club on 5 February 2017 against

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. He started the match and scored the 90th-minute equalizer for Bengaluru FC as the club came out with a 2–2 draw.

East Bengal

In June 2017, Singh signed for Kolkatan club

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ATK

In August 2019,

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signed Singh on three year deal.

Chennaiyin FC

On 2 July 2021, Salam Ranjan Singh was signed by Chennaiyin FC on a multi-year deal.

International

On 6 February 2017 it was announced that Singh would be part of the India U23 side that would take part in the

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. He made his international debut for the side on the same day in their opening match against

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. He started the match but could not prevent India from falling 1–0 to the Sri Lankans.

International statistics

Career statistics

Honours

India *

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runner-up:

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* Intercontinental Cup:

India U23 *

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Silver medal:

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Bengaluru *

: 2015–16

References

External links

Bengaluru FC Profile

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Salam Ranjan 1995 births Living people People from Bishnupur district Indian footballers Pune FC players Bengaluru FC players NorthEast United FC players Association football central defenders Footballers from Manipur I-League players Indian Super League players India youth international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players ATK (football club) players India international footballers ATK Mohun Bagan FC players Maharashtra football team players East Bengal Club players South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football