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Kumam Udanta Singh (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Manipur, Singh started his career at the prestigious Tata Football Academy. While with Tata, Singh shined at the academy during the Darjeeling Gold Cup, Saras Gold Cup, and the I-League U19 in 2014. He also represented the state of Jharkhand during the 2011 National Games of India. Singh also represented India during the Nike All Asia Camp in Australia, which he, and teammate Alen Deory, were selected for the All-Star team. Singh ended his Tata Football Academy career by helping his side win the 2014 I-League U19 and in the process he became the golden-boot winner with nine goals during the tournament.
Bengaluru FC
2014–15
On 15 July 2014 it was announced that Singh had signed a professional contract with Bengaluru FC the reigning champions of the I-League, the topmost professional league in India. He made his debut for the side during the Durand Cup on 30 October 2014 against Mohammedan. He came off the bench for the start of the second half and played the full half as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1. He then made his professional debut during the same tournament at the semi-final stage when Bengaluru FC took on Salgaocar. He once again came off the bench and scored his penalty during the penalty shoot-out but could not help his teams cause as Bengaluru FC fell on penalties 4–5. Udanta made his I-League debut in a 4–1 win against Sporting Goa on 31 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Sean Rooney. Udanta assisted skipper Sunil Chhetri for the winner in an AFC Cup group stage game against Maldivian side Maziya on 28 April 2015, thus becoming the youngest Indian player to provide an assist in AFC competitions. He scored his first goal for Bengaluru on 12 May 2015 in an AFC Cup game, where he opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Persipura Jayapura, thus becoming the youngest Indian goal scorer in AFC Cup.
After the season ended, Singh was rewarded with a two-year contract extension. Udanta was excluded from the 2015 Indian Super League draft by Bengaluru FC, opting to send him on a training stint at English club Oxford United in the League 2.
2015–16
Udanta scored his first I-League goal on 2 March 2016 against Shillong Lajong, in a game where he was adjudged the man of the match.
International
Udanta was selected to join the India U19 team in 2013 for the AFC U-19 Championship qualification where he started all 4 of India's matches, scoring once against Turkmenistan U19s. Udanta had his senior debut on 24 March 2016 in a qualifying match against Iran.
Career statistics
- As of 7 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru FC | 2014–15 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | I-League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Career total | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 4 | ||
Honours
Tata Football Academy
- I-League U19 (1): 2014
Bengaluru FC
- Federation Cup (1): 2014–15
- I-League (1): 2015–16
Individual
- Tata Football Academy Best Gentleman Cadet
- FPAI Young Player of the Year : 2015–16
- "Superstar: Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year". Press Trust of India. 26 April 2016.