Omid Singh

Omid Singh
Singh with Esteghlal Khuzestan in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Behbahan, Khuzestan, Iran
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2011–2013 Foolad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Gahar Zagros 5 (0)
2013–2014 Naft Masjed Soleyman 6 (0)
2014–2015 Esteghlal Ahvaz 16 (2)
2015–2016 Siah Jamegan 11 (1)
2016 Esteghlal Khuzestan 7 (0)
2016–2018 Pars Jonoubi 41 (7)
2018–2020 Nassaji 27 (0)
2020 Naft Masjed Soleyman 8 (2)
2020–2022 Aluminium Arak 33 (2)
2023–2024 Havadar 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Omid Singh (Persian: امید سینگ; born 9 January 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Behbahan, Khuzestan, Iran, Singh began his professional career playing for the Gahar Zagros in 2012–13 Persian Gulf Pro League. He then joined Naft Masjed the following season, and played in the Azadegan League.

In 2016, he joined Esteghlal Khuzestan and won his maiden Persian Gulf Pro League title. He joined Pars Jonoubi Jam the following season and played a pivotal role as Pars Jonoubi Jam won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history.

On 5 April 2020, it was announced that then I-League side East Bengal FC roped in Singh on a two-year deal,[1][2][3][4] however he has never appeared with the club in any league match. On 14 July 2021, FIFA asked SC East Bengal to pay the salary of Singh after the club refused to pay it. He later played for Persian Iranian football club Havadar in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[5][6]

Personal life

Singh was born and raised in Khuzestan, Iran. However, his father a Punjabi Sikh and carries an Indian passport, which makes him eligible to represent the India national team. In 2019, Singh expressed his desire to give up his Iranian citizenship and play for India after the national team coach Igor Štimac called him.[7] He also holds the Overseas Citizenship of India card.[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 April 2020[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gahar Zagros 2012–13 Persian Gulf Pro League 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Naft Masjed 2013–14 Azadegan League 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Esteghlal Ahvaz 2014–15 Azadegan League 16 2 — — — — 16 2
Siah Jamegan 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 11 1 1[a] 0 — — 12 1
Esteghlal Khuzestan 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Pars Jonoubi 2016–17 Azadegan League 23 3 1[a] 0 — — 24 3
2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League 18 4 1[a] 0 — — 19 4
Nassaji 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 23 0 1[a] 0 — — 24 0
2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Naft Masjed 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
Career total 117 11 4 0 — — 121 11
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Hazfi Cup

Honours

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Pars Jonoubi

References

  1. ^ "East Bengal rope in Iran's Indian-origin winger Omid Singh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Iran’s Indian-origin winger Omid Singh pens two-year deal with East Bengal, says club official Archived 2021-07-18 at the Wayback Machine scroll.in. Retrieved 15 July 2021
  3. ^ "I-League: East Bengal signs Iranian winger Omid Singh". sportstar.thehindu.com. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "East Bengal signs Iranian winger Omid Singh". The Hindustan Times. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ FIFA asked SC East Bengal to pay the salary of Omid Singh Archived 2021-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 July 2021
  6. ^ Omid Singh demanded money even though he did not play in SC East Bengal Archived 2021-07-15 at the Wayback Machine bangla.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021
  7. ^ "Iran's Omid Singh wants Indian No. 7 jersey". Tehran Times. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ Upadhyay, Shrey. "PIO and OCI players in Indian National Football Team – A double-edged sword". www.sportskeeda.com.
  9. ^ Omid Singh at Soccerway
  10. ^ "استقلال خوزستان چگونه قهرمان نیم فصل شد؟". Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  11. ^ "استقلال خوزستان قهرمان نیم فصل شد". 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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