Amarjit Singh Kiyam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Center midfield | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Indian Arrows | 16 | (1) |
| 2018– | Jamshedpur | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Indian Arrows (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | India U17 | 33 | (2) |
| 2017– | India U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019– | India | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Amarjit Singh Kiyam (born 6 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jamshedpur and the Indian national team.
Career
Born in Manipur, Amarjit was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] He was the captain of India u17 team that played 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. After the tournament, Amarjit was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]
On 29 December 2017, Amarjit earned his first sending off after he was issued a second yellow card in the 64th minute during Indian Arrows' match against Mohun Bagan.[4]
Amarjit made his India senior debut in a 3-1 loss to Curaçao on June 5th 2019. He has made history as a youngster, moving from the India U-17 team to the senior squad in only 2 years. He has been praised for his passing ability and excellence on the ball.
International
Amarjit represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1] He was the captain of the Indian team in U-17 World Cup. Amarjit represented Indian national team in the Kings Cup 2019 on June 5 in the opening match against Curacao as he came as a substitute for Pronay Halder. He became the first player to born after 2000 to play in the senior team. He was named in the squad for the FIFA 2022 World Cup Qualifier games against Oman and Qatar in September 2019, but had to leave the squad due to an arm injury.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 16 July 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Club
- As of 30 July 2019[5]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Indian Arrows (loan) | 2018–19 | I-League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Career total | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan 1-1 Indian Arrows". Soccerway.
- ^ Amarjit Singh Kiyam at Soccerway