Parwinder Singh (born 7 August 1985) is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a defender. During his career, he played in the I-League for both Sporting Goa and ONGC.

Parwinder Singh
Personal information
Full name Parwinder Singh
Date of birth (1985-08-07) 7 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tata FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Sporting Goa
2010–2015 ONGC
International career
2006 India U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:11, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, Parwinder began his career with the Tata Football Academy based in Jamshedpur and graduated from the academy in 2006.[1] After graduating, he signed with National Football League side Sporting Goa.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 November 2008 in a 1–0 victory over Churchill Brothers in the Goa Professional League and then his second a round later on 5 January 2009 against Dempo.[3] Parwinder stayed with the club until the end of the 2008–09 season.[4]

In 2010, Parwinder signed with I-League 2nd Division and MDFA Elite Division side ONGC.[5][6] In April 2012, he was part of the ONGC side that finished as champions during the 2012 season and thus earned promotion to the I-League.[7] In October 2012 it was announced that Parwinder would be retained by the club for their I-League campaign.[8] He made his professional debut for ONGC in the league on 10 February 2013 against United Sikkim. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0.[9]

On 19 September 2013, Parwinder was part of the ONGC side that took on Mohammedan in the Durand Cup final. His performance earned praise despite his side losing 2–1.[10] After the club were relegated from the I-League, Parwinder continued playing with ONGC in the MDFA Elite Division in 2015.[11]

International career

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In March 2006 it was announced that Parwinder had been selected to join the India under-20 side for the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup.[12] He started in India's first match of the tournament against Afghanistan on 1 April. The match ended 2–0 in favor of India.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "High on enthusiasm, cadets say bye to TFA". Telegraph India. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Indian Football transfers 2006". indianfootball.de.
  3. ^ "GPL 2008". indianfootball.de.
  4. ^ Datt, Anil (21 March 2009). "JCT stun Sporting". Tribune India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ Sawant, Yash (17 November 2010). "Air India beats ONGC 1-0". DNA India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Eduardo goal saves Sporting". Deccan Herald. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ "I-League: ONGC gains promotion to 1st Division". CPD Football. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ^ "I-LEAGUE : DSA STAGE IS ALL SET TO HOST I- LEAGUE MATCHES AT DR. AMBEDKAR STADIUM AND JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU STADIUM". KolkataFootball. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. ^ "United Sikkim 0–0 ONGC". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "Mohammedan Sporting create history, win Durand Cup after 73 years". News18. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. ^ Shukla, Kaushal (31 March 2015). "Clinical ONGC punish wasteful Mumbai Customs". Football Counter. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. ^ "N Pradeep to lead India in AFC Challenge Cup". OneIndia. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ "India U20 2–0 Afghanistan". Soccerway.
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