Bidyashagar Singh
Personal information
Full name Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998
Place of birth Samaram Mayai Leikai, Manipur, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 30
Youth career
2016–2017 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 East Bengal 29 (9)
2020–2021 TRAU 15 (12)
2021–2023 Bengaluru 12 (3)
2022–2023 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Kerala Blasters 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam (born 11 March 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Club career

Bidyashagar is a product of East Bengal' youth system. He was part of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the 2016–17 I-League U18.[1] He scored a total of 6 goals in the competition, which includes a goal each against Salgaocar[2] in the semi-final and AIFF Academy in the final. He represented West Bengal in the 2017–18 Santosh Trophy. He scored 4 goals in the tournament.[3][4]

In August 2017 , He was promoted into the senior squad for 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division.[5] Bidyasagar made his professional debut for East Bengal on 27 October 2018, in an I-League match against NEROCA, replacing goalscorer Enrique Esqueda for the final 2 minutes of a 0–2 victory at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.[6]

TRAU

On 9 July 2020, Bidyashagar signed for I-League club TRAU for the 2020–21 I-League season.[7] Bidayashagar made his debut appearance for the club in I-League on 10 January 2020 against Real Kashmir which ended in 1–1 draw.[8] On 24 January 2021, Bidyashagar scored his first goal against Chennai City which ended 2–0 in favour of the Trau FC.[9] He scored his next goal against Churchill Brothers on 29 January 2021 which ended in a 1–1 draw.[10] On 24 February, Bidyashagar scored a brace against Indian Arrows.[11]

He is the second only Indian player to score double hat tricks in a single season, by doing so in a match against Mohammedan and Real Kashmir during the 2020–21 I-League.[12] He ended the season scoring 12 goals,[13] and 1 assist from 15 matches. He was also the top goalscorer in the 2020–21 I-League season.[14] Thus also becoming the fourth Indian player to finish as top scorer in a National League of the country after Bhaichung Bhutia, Raman Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri.

He left the club the season later, and joined the Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.[15]

Bengaluru

On 28 July 2021, it was announced that Bidyashagar was signed by the Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a three-year deal.[16] On 15 August 2021, he debuted for the club in a 1–0 win against Maldivian side Club Eagles in 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[17]

Kerala Blasters FC

On 17 August 2022, Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on loan from Bengaluru FC until the end of season.[18] He made his Kerala Blasters debut on 7 October against East Bengal in a 3–1 win by coming as a substitute for Puitea in the 77th minute. He also provided an assist in that game for Ivan Kalyuzhnyi in 81st minute.[19]

Bidyashagar played his first match of the 2023–24 season against Gokulam Kerala FC in the 2023 Durand Cup on 13 August 2023 as a substitute for the goal-scorer Justine Emmanuel, but they lost the match 3–4 at full-time.[20] On 21 August, Bidyashagar scored his first goal for the Blasters and completed his hat-trick against Indian Air Force, helping in a 5–0 victory. He became the first Indian player to score an hat-trick for the Blasters in a major competition and the first hat-trick scorer for the Blasters in the Durand Cup.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of matched played till 16 August 2023[22]
Club Season League Super Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2018–19 I-League 6100––6[lower-alpha 1]0121
2019–20 I-League 5000–12[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]8[lower-alpha 4]178
East Bengal total 1110000188299
TRAU 2020–21 I-League 151200––––1512
TRAU total 15120000001512
Bengaluru 2021–22 Indian Super League 30004[lower-alpha 5]25[lower-alpha 6]1123
Kerala Blasters (loan) 2022–23 Indian Super League 6 0 2 0 – – 0 0 8 0
Kerala Blasters 2023–24 Indian Super League – – – – – – 1 0 1 0
Career total 351320422496524
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division
  2. ↑ Four appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division
  4. ↑ Five goals in 2019 Durand Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in the 2021 AFC Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in the 2021 Durand Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "report 2016–17 I-League U18 final" (PDF). Aiff.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Match report eastbebgal vs Salgaocar" (PDF). Aiff.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Santosh Trophy: Bengal Make Winning Start; Kerala Wallop Chandigarh". news18.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Santosh Trophy 2018: West Bengal name 20-member squad for East Zone qualifiers". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "East Bengal announces their squad for the CFL". xtratime.in. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "NEROCA VS. EAST BENGAL 0 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "TRAU FC sign former East Bengal starlet Bidyashagar Singh". Khelnow. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Real Kashmir vs. TRAU FC Football Match Summary". ESPN. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "TRAU FC register maiden win of season, beats Chennai City FC". Khelnow. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "I-League Round-Up: Churchill Brothers hold TRAU, Chennai City beat Indian Arrows". Goal.com. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "I-League 2021: TRAU put five past Indian Arrows to move into fifth spot". Firstpost. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bidyashagar first Indian to score double hat-trick in a season". Khelupdates. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Indian I-League Scoring Stats 2020–21". ESPN. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "I-League 20-21 Top scorer Bidyashagar Singh set to join Bengaluru FC". Football Express. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Mishra, Siddharth (28 July 2021). "ISL: Bengaluru FC sign I-League golden boot winner Bidyashagar Singh". thebridge.in. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Bengaluru FC bolster attacking options by signing Bidyashagar Singh on three-year deal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "AFC Cup: Jayesh Rane's solitary goal powers Bengaluru FC to win over Club Eagles in playoff match". First Post. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ↑ Saha, Rajdeep (17 August 2022). "ISL: Kerala Blasters FC bolster attack with striker Bidyashagar Singh". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  19. ↑ Dey, Soumyadwip. "ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters FC 3-1 East Bengal FC | Ivan Kaliuzhnyi shines on debut as Yellow Tuskers oust Red and Gold Brigade". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  20. ↑ "Kerala Blasters 3-4 Gokulam Kerala Highlights: GKFC beats KBFC to win Kerala Derby in Durand Cup 2023". Sportstar. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Durand Cup 2023: Bidyashagar hat-trick powers Kerala Blasters to 5-0 win over Indian Air Force FT". Sportstar. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  22. ↑ Bidyashagar Singh at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  23. ↑ I-League 2020–21 season statistics i-league.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021
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