Vikram Partap Singh
Personal information
Full name Vikram Partap Singh Sandhu
Date of birth (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002
Place of birth Chandigarh, India
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2017 Chandigarh Football Academy
2017–2018 Minerva Punjab[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Indian Arrows 27 (5)
2020– Mumbai City 46 (5)
International career‡
2017–2018 India U17 33 (15)
2019–2021 India U20 14 (3)
2021– India U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2021

Vikram Partap Singh Sandhu (Punjabi: ਵਿਕਰਮ ਪ੍ਤਾਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ; born 16 January 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.

Club career

Indian Arrows

Singh started his youth career at the Chandigarh Football Academy and progressed to the senior set-up in 2018.[1] He later moved to Indian Arrows and participated in I-League, where he played two seasons and scored 5 goals in 27 appearances.[2] He made his debut on 25 November 2018 when he started and played seventy two minutes of 2-0 loss to Real Kashmir before being substituted off.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 13 January 2019 in a 3-0 win over Shillong Lajong.[4]

Mumbai City

In October 2020, Mumbai City announced the signing of Singh ahead of the upcoming 2020–21 Indian Super League season. He joined the Islanders on a deal which will keep him at the club until 2023, with an option to extend for a further year. On 1 December 2021, he scored a brace against ATK Mohun Bagan in their 5–1 win. He was later included in the club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[5] On 19 January 2023, he played his 50th game for Mumbai when he came on as fifty ninth minute substitute in a 4-0 win over NorthEast United FC.[6] On 28 October 2023, he started in his 50th ISL game against Hyderabad FC which also his first start of the season but it was cut short when he was substituted off in 8th minute for Mohammad Nawaz after goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa was sent off.[7]

International career

He is known for his goal-scoring instincts during his tenure in India U-16 team for his braces and hat-tricks. His goal against Vietnam led to India's first win in 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia.

With India U-20 team, Singh participated in 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament held in Vanuatu,[8] and they emerged champions as he scored two goals.

He debuted for India U-23 team on 24 October 2021 in AFC U-23 Championship 2022 Qualifiers in first game against Oman. He scored a goal against Oman on 37th minute helping India to a 2–0 lead, with India going on to win the game 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 April 2023[9]
Club Season League Cup AFC Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2018–19 I-League 13100––131
2019–20 I-League 14400––144
Total 275000000275
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 11000––110
2021–22 Indian Super League 163006[lower-alpha 1]0–223
2022–23 Indian Super League 19210–5[lower-alpha 2]3255
Toatal 465006053578
Career total 73100060538413
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in Durand Cup, One appearance and one goal in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions

Honours

India U-15

India U-20

Mumbai City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Zainal, Zulhilmi (20 September 2018). "India U-16's Vikram Pratap Singh confident of AFC U-16 Championship glory". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Mumbai City FC signs India U-20 striker Vikram Partap Singh sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021
  3. ↑ "Real Kashmir secure 2-0 win over Indian Arrows for maiden win at home". 25 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "I-League: Indian Arrows thrashes Shillong Lajong 3-0". 13 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Guha, Sayantan (6 April 2022). "All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "ISL 2022-23: Mumbai City smash four past NorthEast United".
  7. ↑ "Match Report: Mumbai City 1-1 Hyderabad FC". 28 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "OFC's Youth Development Tournament 2019 – Men's". Oceania Football Confederation.
  9. ↑ Vikram Partap Singh at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "ISL: Mumbai City FC Beat ATK Mohun Bagan In Final To Clinch Title". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sportstar Aces Awards 2022: Mumbai City FC wins the Club of the Year award". sportstar.thehindu.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Sunil Chhetri, Manisha Kalyan bag AIFF Footballer of the Year awards". english.mathrubhumi.com. Kozhikode, Kerala: Mathrubhumi Sports. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.


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