Irom Seityasen Singh (born 12 March 1992) is an

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professional

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

Royal Wahingdoh

On 19 September 2011 Seityasen made his professional debut in the

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against

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for Royal Wahingdoh who were then in the

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. The Royals created a major upset beating their fancied rivals 2–1 with Seityasen captaining Wahingdoh, and scoring the first goal. He was then an important part of Wahingdoh's

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squad where they qualified for the

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but failed to qualify to the I-League in the final round. He then participated in the

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for Wahingdoh, where he scored twice in the group stages thus helping his team qualify to the 2012 I-League 2nd Division final round again. In the final round, it is only known that Seityasen appeared 8 times scoring thrice, but could not help his side gain promotion. In the

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, he scored thrice but could not help his team qualify for the final round in a disappointing season. Finally, during the

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, he scored three times to help his team qualify for the I-League. Seityasen played his first game of the new season in the

against

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in a 2–1 win. He would then make his

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debut against Shillong Lajong and scored his first goal of the 2014-15 season from a

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assist in a match they won by 2-1 scoreline. On 27 January 2015, he scored the winner against

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in the 64th minute to give his side third win in a row. The young winger scored his first hat-trick in the I-League on 3 May 2015, when he netted thrice against Salgaocar F.C. in a match played in Shillong. Royal Wahingdoh won the tie 4–2.

NorthEast United (loan)

In July 2015, Seityasen Singh was auctioned to play for

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in the

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. Representing NorthEast United in the 2015 Indian Super League campaign, he was one of the 10 Indian players who were part of the auction. He picked up 4 Emerging Player of The Match Awards and received another National Team call-up for his excellent performances.

Salgaocar

On 7 January 2016, Salgaocar confirmed that they have signed Royal Wahingdoh's star winger Seityasen Singh for 1 year. On 24 January, Seityasen made his league debut, coming-on as 38th-minute substitute for Alesh Sawant in an away match against Mumbai FC at the Cooperage Stadium.

DSK Shivajians

On 1 January 2017,

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confirmed that they have signed

's star winger Seityasen Singh sign for DSK Shivajians (loan).

NorthEast United

On June 30, 2017, NorthEast retained Seityasen for third season of Hero ISL from end of loan from

Delhi Dynamos

On 23 July 2017,

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confirmed that they have signed

's star winger Seityasen Singh.

NorthEast United

On 1 July 2018,

confirmed that they have signed

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's winger Seityasen Singh.

Kerala Blasters FC

On 17 August 2019,

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confirmed that they have signed Seityasen Singh on a one-year deal. He made 10 appearances during the 2019-20 season of

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and scored his first goal for the club against

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. In September 2020, it was confirmed that Seityasen has extended his contract with the Blasters till 2022. Seityasen was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the

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, where he appeared in all three matches for the club throughout the tournament. He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season against defending champions Mumbai City FC on 19 November 2021 as a substitute for

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in the 83rd minute of the game which they won 0–3 at full-time.

Hyderabad FC (loan)

On 29 December, Kerala Blasters announced the loan departure of Seityasen to

for the rest of the season.

International career

On 11 June 2015, Singh made his debut for the

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in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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Career statistics

Club

''As of matches played till 30 March 2022''

International

References

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