Telam Suranjit Singh (born 1 May 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club TRAU.

Early life

Singh was born on 1 May 1999 in

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

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Career

Indian Arrows

Singh signed his first senior contract for

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 ...

for the 2019–20 I-League season. Singh made his debut on 28 December 2019 against

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

as a substitute for Manvir Singh in the 76th minute. He scored his debut goal for the club in his debut game in the 90th minute of the match when the score was levelled 1–1. The match ended 1–2 in favour of Indian Arrows by the last minute goal of Singh. Singh was used as a substitute for 7 consecutive matches until he made his first breakthrough to the starting line-up in the match against NEROCA on 11 February 2020 which ended in a goalless draw. Singh played 11 matches and scored 1 goal during his time at Indian Arrows.

RoundGlass Punjab

For the 2020–21 season of

, Singh joined the Mohali-based club

RoundGlass Punjab RoundGlass Punjab FC is an Indian professional football club from Mohali in Punjab that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League and I-League. Founded as ''Minerva Academy FC'', in 2005, the club name was rebranded to ''Minerva Punjab ...

. Singh played his debut match for

against

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on 9 January 2021 as a substitute for Joseba Beitia in the 90th minute. The match ended 1–0 to

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. He started for the first time in the season in the next match against Churchill Brothers on 19 January which ended in a 0–1 defeat for Punjab. Singh played his last match of the season on 8 March against TRAU. The match ended in a 1–0 defeat for Punjab.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

East Bengal * IFA Shield:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Telem Suranjit 1999 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Manipur Men's association football midfielders I-League players Indian Arrows players Punjab FC players