Udanta Singh Kumam

Udanta Singh Kumam[3] (born 14 June 1996), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru[4] and the India national team.[5]

In this Meitei name, the family name is Kumam and the given name is Udanta. "Singh" is a name suffix.
Udanta Singh
Udanta (middle) trying a header during 2019 AFC Asian Cup group match against Thailand
Personal information
Full name Udanta Singh Kumam[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996[2]
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Youth career
2010–2014 Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Bengaluru 147 (15)
2016 → Mumbai City (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2016 India U19 4 (1)
2016 India U23 4 (3)
2016– India 39 (1)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:04, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Manipur, Singh started his youth career at the Tata Football Academy.[6] While at TFA, Singh shined at the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the I-League U19 in 2014.[7] He also represented the state of Jharkhand during the 2011 National Games of India.[8][2] Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and his teammate Alen Deory, were selected for the All-Star team.[9][1] Singh left Tata Football Academy, after helping his side win the 2014 I-League U19,[10] and in the process, he became the golden-boot winner with his nine goals during the tournament.[11]

Bengaluru FC

On 15 July 2014 it was announced that Singh had signed a professional contract with Bengaluru the reigning champions of the I-League, the topmost professional league in India.[12] He made his debut for the side during the Durand Cup on 30 October 2014 against Mohammedan. He came off the bench for the start of the second half and played the full half as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1.[13] He then made his professional debut during the same tournament at the semi-final stage when Bengaluru FC took on Salgaocar. He once again came off the bench and scored his penalty during the penalty shoot-out but could not help his teams cause as Bengaluru FC fell on penalties 4–5.[14] Udanta made his I-League debut in a 4–1 win against Sporting Goa on 31 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Sean Rooney.[15] Udanta assisted skipper Sunil Chhetri for the winner in an AFC Cup group stage game against Maldivian side Maziya on 28 April 2015, thus becoming the youngest Indian player to provide an assist in AFC competitions.[16][17] He scored his first goal for Bengaluru on 12 May 2015 in an AFC Cup game, where he opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Persipura Jayapura, thus becoming the youngest Indian goal scorer in AFC Cup.[18]

After the season ended, Singh was rewarded with a two-year contract extension.[19] Udanta was excluded from the 2015 Indian Super League draft by Bengaluru FC, opting to send him on a training stint at English club Oxford United in the EFL League 2.[20][21]

Udanta scored his first I-League goal of the 2015–16 season on 2 March 2016 against Shillong Lajong, in a game where he was adjudged the man of the match.[22]

In the first league game of the 2016–17 season Udanta scored twice as Bengaluru beat Shillong Lajong 3–0. Afterwards Udanta was named man of the match with his second goals being described as a "beautiful volley."[23] He was also named as player of the week by a newspaper for his performance in that match.[24]

Udanta scored a goal and assisted 7 times for Bengaluru during the 2017–18 Indian Super League season during which his team finished as runners-up. He also was a regular for his team during the AFC Cup where he scored once. For the 2018–19 ISL season, Singh scored 5 times and assisted thrice as his team ran out champions of the tournament. He scored a goal in the 2018 AFC Cup as well.

International

Udanta was selected to join the India U19 team in 2013 for the AFC U-19 Championship qualification[2] where he started all 4 of India's matches, scoring once against Turkmenistan U19s.[25][26][27][28] Udanta had his senior debut on 24 March 2016 in a qualifying match against Iran.[29]

On 1 June 2018, he scored his first goal in India's 5–0 victory over Chinese Taipei.

Career statistics
As of 19 March 2023[30]
Club Season League Cup[31] AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru 2014–15 I-League1000031131
2015–16 1212070211
2016–17 1735160284
2017–18 Indian Super League1914192324
2018–19 1951020215
2019–20 1910030221
2020–21 1710010181
2021–22 1730031204
2022–23 17010100271
Bengaluru total 1471522334420322
Mumbai City (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 10––––10
Career total 1481522334420422

Stats
As of matches played till 27 September 2022[32]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201640
201740
201871
2019120
202170
202250
Total391

International goals
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2018Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India Chinese Taipei3–05–02018 Intercontinental Cup

Honours

India

India U23

Tata Football Academy

Bengaluru FC

Individual

References
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  21. Pritchard, David (18 December 2015). "Triallist Udanta Singh thanks Oxford United after returning to India with Bengaluru FC". www.oxfordmail.co.uk. Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  22. Parasar, Swapnaneel; Goswami, Nabarun. "I-League: Shillong Lajong 0–2 Bengaluru FC: Blues close the gap at the top by a point". goal.com.
  23. "I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 3-0 Shillong Lajong - Electrifying Udanta leaves Lajong in shock". goal.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  24. Soumalya Moitra (9 January 2017). "I-League 2017: Player of the Week – Udanta Singh". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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  30. Udanta Singh Kumam at Soccerway
  31. Includes Federation Cup, Durand Cup & Super Cup
  32. "Udanta Singh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  33. "Superstar: Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year". Press Trust of India. 26 April 2016.
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