Shaan Hundal

Shaan Singh Hundal (born July 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Vancouver FC in Canadian Premier League.

Shaan Hundal
Hundal playing for Vancouver FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Shaan Singh Hundal
Date of birth (1999-07-14) July 14, 1999
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver FC
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2007 Caledon SC
2008–2013 Brampton YSC
2013–2014 Mississauga SC
2014–2015 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toronto FC III 3 (4)
2016–2019 Toronto FC II 84 (17)
2019 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 1 (0)
2020 Valour FC 6 (0)
2021–2022 Inter Miami CF II[lower-alpha 1] 48 (17)
2022 → Inter Miami (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Vancouver FC 28 (6)
International career‡
2016 Canada U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Canada U20 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 8, 2019

Early life

Hundal began playing youth soccer at age six with Caledon SC.[1] He later played with Brampton Youth SC and Mississauga SC. He was also a member of the Ontario provincial team at the U14 and U15 level.[2] In May 2014, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[2]

Club career

In 2016, he played a match with Toronto FC III in the Premier Development League,[3] and also played with the team for two matches in 2018 in League1 Ontario.[4] He scored a hat trick on May 20, 2018 against Toronto Skillz FC.[5]

In April 2016, he joined Toronto FC II in the USL, as an academy call-up, and made his professional debut on April 9 against FC Montreal.[2] He scored his first professional goal on May 29 against the Wilmington Hammerheads.[6] On September 1, 2016, he officially signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II.[7] He was named to the USL's 20 under 20 list in back to back years, being ranked #13 in 2016 and #4 in 2017.[8][9][10] In July 2018, he signed an extension with the team through the 2019 season.[11][12] In March 2019, he briefly joined the Ottawa Fury on loan.[6][13] He was later recalled by Toronto FC II, after only making one appearance for the Fury. He departed Toronto after the 2019 season.[14]

In July 2020, Hundal signed with Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.[15][16] He had originally joined the club on trial in March, but the COVID-19 pandemic had put a halt to all team training.[17] He made six appearances for the club during the seven-game shortened season.[18] He departed the club following the season.[19]

In April 2021, he signed with Fort Lauderdale CF in USL League One (who later re-branded to Inter Miami II upon their move to MLS Next Pro in 2022).[20] He scored his first goal for the club on April 17, in a 1-0 victory over South Georgia Tormenta FC.[21] On May 2, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over the Richmond Kickers.[22] In his first season with the club, he led the team in scoring with 11 goals.[23] At the end of the season, he was named a USL League One Second Team All-Star[24] and was a finalist for the league's Young Player of the Year award.[25] In July 2022, he signed a short-term loan agreement with their Major League Soccer parent club, Inter Miami CF.[26]

In January 2023, Hundal joined newly-established Canadian Premier League side Vancouver FC.[27][28] On April 22, he scored the first ever goal in the club's history, opening the score-sheet in an eventual 2-1 league win against York United FC, which also represented Vancouver's first ever victory.[29][30]

International career

Born in Canada, to Sikh Punjabi parents,[31][32] Hundal is eligible for the national teams of both Canada and India.[33][34]

In November 2013, Hundal made his debut in the Canadian youth program at a Canada U15 identification camp.[35] After attending multiple camps with the Canada U15, Canada U17, and Canada U18 teams, he was called up to the Canada U20 team for the first time for a camp in November 2016.[36] He was subsequently named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he scored his first international goal against Antigua and Barbuda U20 on February 23, 2017.[37][38] In January 2018, he was called to a camp with the Canada U23 team.[39]

Career statistics
As of October 6, 2023[40]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III Premier Development League 2016[3] 10——10
League1 Ontario 2018[4] 24——24
Total 34000034
Toronto FC II USL 2016 276——276
2017 227——227
2018 242——242
USL League One 2019 112——112
Total 841700008417
Ottawa Fury (loan) USL Championship 2019 10000010
Valour FC Canadian Premier League 2020 60——60
Inter Miami CF II USL League One 2021 2711——2711
MLS Next Pro 2022 206——206
Total 471700004717
Vancouver FC Canadian Premier League 2023 286—10296
Career Total 16944001017044

Notes
  1. Fort Lauderdale CF changed its name to Inter Miami CF II in 2022

See also

References
  1. "Shaan Hundal- My role will be to score and help the team win games". IFTWC. April 19, 2021.
  2. "Toronto FC II Sign Shaan Hundal". Toronto FC. September 1, 2016.
  3. "Shaan Hundal 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  4. "Shaan Hundal 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  5. Ghaffaribarzi, Mahdi (May 21, 2018). "TFC III Remain Undefeated With 6-1 Win Over Toronto Skillz". League1 Ontario.
  6. "Fury FC welcomes three on loan from Toronto FC". Ottawa Fury FC. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019.
  7. "20 Under 20 Selection Hundal Signs with TFC II". United Soccer League. September 1, 2016.
  8. "News: Malik Johnson and Shaan Hundal named to USL 20 under 20". Toronto FC. July 28, 2016.
  9. "Shaan Hundal named to USL 20 under 20". Toronto FC. July 25, 2017.
  10. "USL 20 Under 20 – No. 4: Shaan Hundal". USL Championship. July 25, 2017.
  11. "Toronto FC II re-signs Shaan Hundal". Toronto FC. July 17, 2018.
  12. Grossi, James (July 23, 2018). "Hundal rises to the occasion, but TFC II lose to Bekker-fuelled North Carolina". Waking the Red.
  13. "Toronto FC Loan Three Players to Ottawa Fury FC". Toronto FC. March 6, 2019.
  14. Steiner, Ben (June 16, 2021). "TFC II try to bust winless skid against Shaan Hundal and Fort Lauderdale CF". Waking the Red.
  15. Jacques, John (July 17, 2020). "Valour FC Signs Shaan Hundal". Northern Tribune.
  16. Veth, Manuel (July 17, 2020). "Valour FC sign Shaan Hundal - "I'm just glad we got it done"". Transfermarkt.
  17. Tait, Ed (July 17, 2020). ""I've got to be right place, right time and finish the chances I can. I can't wait." - Hundal seeking bigger opportunity with the club". Valour FC.
  18. Jacques, John (January 31, 2023). "Hundal Returns To CPL Through Vancouver FC". Northern Tribune.
  19. Jacques, John (January 29, 2021). "Hundal Hungry For Next Opportunity". Northern Tribune.
  20. Deshpande, Varun (April 8, 2021). "PIO Shaan Hundal joins David Beckham owned Fort Lauderdale CF". IFTWC.
  21. Venegas, Mauricio (April 17, 2021). "Match recap: Fort Lauderdale CF Claims First Victory of the 2021 Season, Defeats Tormenta on the Road". Inter Miami CF.
  22. "Hundal's Brace Powers Fort Lauderdale Past Richmond". USL League One. May 2, 2021.
  23. Lawson, Samantha (July 9, 2022). "Brampton soccer player signs with David Beckham's Inter Miami CF". InBrampton.
  24. "Shaan Hundal Named to USL League One All-League Second Team". Inter Miami CF. November 10, 2021.
  25. "Allen, Hundal Voted as Finalists for USL League One Young Player of the Year Award". Inter Miami CF. November 11, 2021.
  26. "Inter Miami CF Signs Shaan Hundal on Short-Term Loan Agreement From Inter Miami CF II". Inter Miami CF. July 8, 2022.
  27. "Shaan Hundal returns to CPL with Vancouver FC". Canadian Premier League. January 31, 2023.
  28. "Brampton Soccer's Shaan Hundal signs for Vancouver FC". Brampton Soccer. February 4, 2023.
  29. "WATCH: Shaan Hundal scores first goal in Vancouver FC club history". Canadian Premier League. April 22, 2023.
  30. Jacques, John (April 23, 2023). "History-Maker Hundal Takes Shot At Whitecaps". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  31. Nava, David (July 27, 2023). "Shaan Hundal visits Vancouver's Punjabi Market Collective". Vancouver FC.
  32. Hundal, Shaan [@ShaanHundal09] (May 22, 2015). "Proud to be Sikh" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. "Brampton Soccer Roundtable: WTR speak to Valour FC signing Shaan Hundal". Waking the Red. July 28, 2020.
  34. "Shaan Hundal – "I would Definitely Consider To Play For India, If Offered Under Better Circumstances!"". IFTWC. July 19, 2020.
  35. Shaan Hundal at the Canadian Soccer Association
  36. "Toronto's Hundal, WFC2's Chung Feature in Canada U20 Squad". United Soccer League. November 4, 2016.
  37. "Canada finishes CONCACAF under-20 championship with win over Antigua and Barbuda". National Post. February 22, 2017.
  38. Krueger, Adam (September 20, 2017). "We are TFC II - Shaan Hundal". Toronto FC.
  39. "11 Ontario players called to Canada Soccer's men's national team U-23 camp squad". Ontario Soccer Association. January 9, 2018.
  40. Shaan Hundal at Soccerway
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