Amarjit Singh Kiyam
Amarjit Singh Kiyam (born 6 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab. He captained the India national under-17 team at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
 Amarjit Singh with
India U17 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Indian Arrows | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Jamshedpur | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Indian Arrows (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Goa | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → East Bengal (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | → East Bengal B (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2023– | Punjab | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | India U17 | 33 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | India U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021– | India U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | India | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 29 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Thoubal, 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 the India U17 team that played in the 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 which competes in the I-League.[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]
International career
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 India national team in the 2019 King's Cup on June 5 in the opening match against Curaçao 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 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier games against Oman and Qatar in September 2019, but had to leave the squad due to an arm injury.
Personal life
His cousin Jeakson Singh is also a professional footballer currently playing for Kerala Blasters. Both of them represented the India national under-17 team in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India where Jeakson scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament.[4] His cousin sister, Kritina Devi Thounaojam also represented India in youth teams.[5] He has made history as a youngster, moving from the India U-17 team to the senior squad in only 2 years.
Style of play
He has been praised for his passing ability and excellence on the ball.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 April 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 16 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Jamshedpur total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Indian Arrows (loan) | 2018–19 | I-League | 20 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Goa total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal (loan) | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal total | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal B (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
References
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Under 17 World Cup: Amarjit Singh and Jeakson Singh - brothers in arms - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- "Manipuri cousins hope family tradition continues at India 2021 | Football | News |". the-AFC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- Amarjit Singh Kiyam at Soccerway
- "East Bengal: দুরন্ত জয়! এমএলএ কাপ ফাইনালে বারাসাত'কে উড়িয়ে দিল ইস্টবেস্টল" [East Bengal: A stunning victory! East Bengal beat Barasat in MLA Cup final]. Sports n Screen (in Bengali). 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.