Jackichand Singh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Telem Jackichand Singh | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Salgaocar | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Royal Wahingdoh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Royal Wahingdoh | 18 | (5) |
2015 | FC Pune City | 9 | (1) |
2016– | Salgaocar | 11 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | India | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:31, 5 March 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:57, 14 October 2015 (UTC) |
Telem Jackichand Singh (born 17 March 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Salgaocar in the I-League.[2]
Career
Royal Wahingdoh
2011–2014 (I-League 2nd Division)
Jackichand made his professional debut for Royal Wahingdoh, then in the I-League 2nd Division, on the 19 September 2011 in the Federation Cup against Churchill Brothers. Wahingdoh won the game 2-1 with Jacki scoring the second goal in the 53rd minute to complete an upset in the cup. Jackichand would play twice more in the group stage of the federation Cup, scoring once more, but couldn't help his team qualify from the group.[3] He was an integral part of Royal Wahingdoh's squad during their 2011 I-League 2nd Division campaign and would score three times during the group stages, helping his team qualify for the 2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round as group winners, but Wahingdoh finished 6th and failed to get promoted. Jackichand was part of the squad again during the 2012 I-League 2nd Division season, where Wahingdoh once again qualified form their group as group winners for the final round, with Jacki scoring twice.[4] During the final round, we can account for 10 appearances that he made, scoring 8 times but could not help his team gain promotion to the I-League.[5] Jackichand continued with Royal Wahingdoh for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division but this time, Wahingdoh failed to qualify for the final round from their group as they finished third.[6] Finally, it was in the 2014 I-League 2nd Division when Wahingdoh won the tournament thus gaining promotion, after qualifying as group winners to the 2014 I-League 2nd Division Final Round, during which Jackichand scored two goals in the final round.
2014–2015
Jackichand started the first game of the new season for Royal Wahingdoh after gaining promotion, against Mumbai in the 2014-15 Federation Cup in a 2-1 win where he scored both his teams' goals either side of half-time.[7] He scored his third goal of the Federation Cup against Sporting Goa on 4 January 2015 in a 2-1 loss.[8]
He made his I-league debut on 18 January against Shillong Lajong in the first ever Shillong Derby in the I-league and assisted teammate Satiyasen Singh for the 2nd Goal in a 2-1 win. Jackichand scored his first I-League goal against Salgaocar.[9] He scored his second goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Bharat FC on 21 March 2015.[10] Jacki scored a brace against Pune in a 2-0 win at home on 29 March 2015.[11] He assisted Godwin Franco in a 1-0 win at home against East Bengal on 31 March 2015.[12] Jackichand assisted teammate Satiyasen Singh thrice for his hat-trick against Salgaocar on 3 May 2015 in a 4-2 win for his team.[13] At the end of the 2014-15 season Jackichand was awarded the best player of the season award.[14]
FC Pune City
In July 2015, Jackichand was auctioned to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.[15] Jackichand scored second fastest goal in ISL history against Atlético de Kolkata.[16]
Salgaocar
In December 2015, Jackichand signed up for Salgaocar F.C. as Royal Wahingdoh decided to withdraw from I-League.[17] He made his debut for the team in 2015–16 I-League against Bengaluru FC on 9 January 2016. Jackichand scored his first goal for Salgaocar against Mumbai FC in I-League, but Salgaocar lost that match by 2–1.
International
Jackichand made his senior national team debut against Nepal on 12 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Lalrindika Ralte.[18][19]
Career Statistics
- As of 5 March 2016[20]
Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Royal Wahingdoh | 2014–15 | I-League | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 8 |
Pune City | 2015 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | – | – | 9 | 1 |
Salgaocar | 2015–16 | I-League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 |
Career total | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 |
Honors
Individual
- 2014-15 I-League - Best player of the season[14]
Personal life
Singh's biggest inspiration is fellow Manipuri striker Renedy Singh. He comes from a humble background and he is known as Jacki by his teammates and close friends.[21] He is married to Beauty and has a three year old son named Civic. The names of his wife and son are inked on his right arm – Beauty and Civic.[22]
References
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58438/Jackichand_Singh.html
- ^ Times of India. "Wahingdoh makes main round of Federation Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ Times of India. "Wahingdoh stun Churchill Brothers in Federation Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/cuttack.html
- ^ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/final.html
- ^ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#3
- ^ "Jackichand scores either side of halftime to secure first three points". 28 December 2014.
- ^ https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6130
- ^ "Salgaocar vs. Royal Wahingdoh - 23 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Royal Wahingdoh vs. Bharat FC - 21 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "I-League: Royal Wahingdoh blank Pune 2-0". The Times of India.
- ^ "Royal Wahingdoh 1 - 0 East Bengal Match report - 31/03/15 I-League - Goal.com". goal.com.
- ^ "Royal Wahingdoh 4 - 2 Salgaocar Match report - 03/05/15 I-League - Goal.com". goal.com.
- ^ a b "Jackichand Singh selected as the Best Player of I-League 2014-15". Goal.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/videos/2609-jackichand-scores-isl--s-fastest-goal
- ^ "Salgaocar FC Spruce up for I-League with Intelligent Inclusions". 3 January 2016.
- ^ Atanu Mitra & Brendon Netto (12 March 2015). "India 2-0 Nepal: Chhetri leads Blue Tigers to victory over neighbours". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ Mitra, Atanu (12 March 2015). "Lyngdoh: Football speaks on the field". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "India - J. Singh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (1 March 2014). "Jackichand Singh: Renedy Singh inspired me". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Meet Jackichand Singh, India's latest football sensation". The Indian Express. 3 May 2015.