Givson Singh

Givson, who hails from Moirang started learning the tricks of the football under local coaches at an academy near his village before being scouted by I-League side Punjab F.C , then known as Minerva Punjab.[1]He was brought into the India youth set-up after impressing then India U17 coach Nicolai Adam with his performances for Minerva. Though he did not make the cut for the 2017 India U17 side, he was brought into the All India Football Federation's Elite Academy in 2016.After spending 3 years at the academy, he was put onto the Indian Arrows, an AIFF owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2]He made his first ever professional debut for a club in the 2019–20 I-League in a match against Gokulam Kerala F.C .[3]He was brought in the 68th minute of the match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[4] He scored his first professional goal in a 2-1 win against Churchill Brothers FC in the 78th minute on 28th December 2019.He also stepped up to convert an injury-time penalty to hand Arrows a draw against Punjab FC.He made a total of 16 appearances during the season and also provided 2 assists along with 2 goals.

In May 2020, he was signed by Kerala Blasters on a three year contract.[5]

Though he did not make the cut for the final squad for the 2017 India U-17 ,Givson was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia.Later he represented the U-17 side several times and made his U-19 debut against Russia U-19 in an international friendly on 4 June 2019.