Jackichand Singh

Jackichand Singh
Personal information
Full name Telem Jackichand Singh
Date of birth (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Goa
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2009 Army Boys Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Royal Wahingdoh 56 (14)
2015–2016 Pune City 9 (1)
2016 Salgaocar 16 (2)
2016 Mumbai City 8 (1)
2017 East Bengal 7 (0)
2017–2018 Kerala Blasters FC 17 (2)
2018— FC Goa 2 (0)
National team‡
2015– India 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:46, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2017

Telem Jackichand Singh (born 17 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Goa in the Indian Super League.

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 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He scored his third goal of the Federation Cup against Sporting Goa on 4 January 2015 in a 2-1 loss.[6]

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.[7] He scored his second goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Bharat FC on 21 March 2015.[8] Jacki scored a brace against Pune in a 2-0 win at home on 29 March 2015.[9] He assisted Godwin Franco in a 1-0 win at home against East Bengal on 31 March 2015.[10] Jackichand assisted teammate Satiyasen Singh thrice for his hat-trick against Salgaocar on 3 May 2015 in a 4-2 win for his team.[11] At the end of the 2014-15 season Jackichand was awarded the best player of the season award.[12]

Pune City

In July 2015, Jackichand was auctioned to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.[13] Jackichand scored second fastest goal in ISL history against Atlético de Kolkata.[14]

Salgaocar (loan)

In December 2015, Jackichand signed for Salgaocar as Royal Wahingdoh decided to withdraw from I-League, on loan from Pune City for the 2015-16 I-League.[15] 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 in I-League, but his team lost the match by 2–1 margin.

Mumbai City

On 21 June 2016, Mumbai City announced the signing of Indian International Jackichand Singh for third season of Hero ISL.[16]

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Singh was selected in the 8th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[17] He made his debut for the club on 17 November 2017 against ATK. He came on as a 81st-minute substitute for Courage Pekuson as Kerala Blasters drew 0–0.[18] Singh then scored his first goal for the club on 9 December 2017 against Goa. He scored the equalizer for the Kerala Blasters in the 30th minute to make it 2–2 but unfortunately the club would go on to lose 5–2.[19] He then scored his second goal for the club on 2 February 2018 against Pune City. His 58th-minute goal was the opener in a 2–1 victory for the Blasters.[20]

International

Jackichand made his senior national team debut against Nepal on 12 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Lalrindika Ralte.[21][22] On June7th, in a 2019 Asian Cup qualifier against Laos, he assisted thrice after coming on as a substitute in the first half in a huge 6-1 win for India.[23] On 7 June 2016, Jacki coming-on as 44th-minute substitute for Udanta Kumam in a home match against Laos at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati where he provided three assist and helped India to qualify for third round of AFC Asia Cup Qualifiers. On 3 September 2016, Jackichand scored his first senior goal for India in a 4–1 win against Puerto Rico at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai.[24]

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2018[25]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Royal Wahingdoh 2014–15 I-League1854300––228
Pune City 2015 Indian Super League91————––91
Salgaocar (loan) 2015–16 I-League1622000––182
Mumbai City 2016 Indian Super League81————––81
East Bengal (loan) 2016–17 I-League704000––110
Kerala Blasters 2017–18 Indian Super League172————––172
Career total 751110300008614

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201560
201631
201771
Total162

International goals

India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jackichand goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2016Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, India9 Puerto Rico4–14–1Friendly
2 24 August 2017Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India16 Saint Kitts and Nevis1–01–12017 Hero Tri-Nation Series

Honors

Individual

Personal life

Singh's biggest inspiration is fellow Manipuri striker Renedy Singh, and the actor Jackie Chan, who he is named after. He comes from a humble background and he is known as Jacki by his teammates and close friends.[26] 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.[27]

References

  1. ↑ Times of India. "Wahingdoh stun Churchill Brothers in Federation Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  2. ↑ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/cuttack.html
  3. ↑ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/final.html
  4. ↑ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#3
  5. ↑ "Jackichand scores either side of halftime to secure first three points". 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6130
  7. ↑ "Salgaocar vs. Royal Wahingdoh - 23 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Royal Wahingdoh vs. Bharat FC - 21 March 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "I-League: Royal Wahingdoh blank Pune 2-0". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "Royal Wahingdoh 1 - 0 East Bengal Match report - 31/03/15 I-League - Goal.com". goal.com.
  11. ↑ "Royal Wahingdoh 4 - 2 Salgaocar Match report - 03/05/15 I-League - Goal.com". goal.com.
  12. 1 2 "Jackichand Singh selected as the Best Player of I-League 2014-15". Goal.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/videos/2609-jackichand-scores-isl--s-fastest-goal
  15. ↑ "Salgaocar FC Spruce up for I-League with Intelligent Inclusions". 3 January 2016.
  16. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/mumbai-city-fc-sign-jackichand-singh-aiborlang-khongjee-and-boithang-haokip-for-isl-2016-2866493/
  17. ↑ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Kerala Blasters 0-0 ATK". Soccerway.
  19. ↑ "Goa 5-2 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway.
  20. ↑ "Pune City 1-2 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ Mitra, Atanu (12 March 2015). "Lyngdoh: Football speaks on the field". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  23. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/india-vs-laos/2228188/report
  24. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/india-vs-puerto-rico/2331720/report
  25. ↑ "India - J. Singh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  26. ↑ Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (1 March 2014). "Jackichand Singh: Renedy Singh inspired me". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Meet Jackichand Singh, India's latest football sensation". The Indian Express. 3 May 2015.
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