Yumnam Gopi Singh (born 1 February 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for NEROCA in the

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Career

Born to a

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Meitei family 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 ...

, Singh began his career with local side NEROCA in the

. He made his professional debut for the club on 1 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He started and played 50 minutes as NEROCA lost 2–1. On 25 May 2018, Singh signed with ATK of the

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. Mid-way through the season, Singh was replaced in the senior squad by Ashish Pradhan. Singh then appeared for ATK Reserves as captain in their opening I-League 2nd Division match against

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. He then scored his first goal of the season for ATK Reserves on 23 January 2019 against Jamshedpur Reserves. His 42nd minute goal was the second in a 2–0 victory.

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Yumnam Gopi Singh
at AIFF 1999 births Living people People from Thoubal district Indian men's footballers NEROCA FC players ATK (football club) players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Manipur I-League players I-League 2 players Bhawanipore FC players East Bengal Club players FC Bengaluru United players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players {{India-footy-bio-stub