29 Facts About Amrinder Singh

Amrinder Ranjit Singh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Odisha and the India national team.

Amrinder Singh took up the game of football at a young age but did not play consistently until the age of 15 when he joined his school's government-ran academy, Sports Wing Academy in Paldi, Hoshiarpur in Punjab.

Amrinder Singh started excelling as a goalkeeper and stayed at the Sports Wing Academy for another two years.

Amrinder Singh passed the trial and was placed in the under-19 squad.

Amrinder Singh made his debut against ONGC FC in 2011 Durand Cup where Pune fielded a second team as the first team was preparing for the exhibition match against Blackburn Rovers.

Amrinder Singh then came on as a substitute during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup after Indian international Subrata Pal came off against East Bengal due to an injury.

Amrinder Singh then made his I-League debut for Pune coming on as a substitute for Shahinlal Meloly in the 21st minute against East Bengal.

Amrinder Singh ended the season with 3 cleansheets in 9 appearances.

Amrinder Singh started in the first league match of the season against Mohammedan on 21 September 2013 at the Salt Lake Stadium.

Amrinder Singh received his second red card of the season on 23 March 2014 against Churchill Brothers in 44th minute when tried to sweep the ball off the feet of Anthony Wolfe but caught the foot of Wolfe.

On 15 September 2015, Amrinder Singh joined Indian Super League club ATK for the 2015 season on loan from Pune.

On 25 December 2015, Amrinder Singh signed for Bengaluru on loan from Pune for the rest of the season.

On 16 June 2016, Amrinder Singh signed for Bengaluru on a permanent deal till end of the season.

Amrinder Singh was loaned to Indian Super League side Mumbai City from Bengaluru for a short spell.

Amrinder Singh kept a cleansheet on his debut on 16 November 2016 in a goalless draw against Goa, it was followed by a hattrick of cleansheets against Kerala Blasters, Chennaiyin and Delhi Dynamos.

Amrinder Singh had an outstanding campaign as he was awarded with the best goalkeeper of the season award for keeping 5 cleansheets in 6 games.

Amrinder Singh signed for Mumbai City on a permanent deal from Bengaluru in 2017.

On 11 March 2018, Amrinder Singh signed a three-year contract extension, that kept him at club until May 2021.

Amrinder Singh played a pivotal role the club's success that season, as they won the Indian Super League Winners' Shield and Indian Super League trophy under his captaincy.

Amrinder left the club after playing 84 matches for the club, making himself the most capped player in the history of Mumbai City FC until Bipin Singh Thounaojam overtook him in 2023.

Amrinder Singh made a total of 55 saves across 21 games while registering two clean sheets.

On 12 May 2023, Amrinder Singh signed a contract extension with Odisha for 3 years lasting until at least 2026.

Amrinder Singh was later announced as the club captain for the season.

Amrinder Singh represented India U23 during the 2014 Asian Games and was the starting keeper in both of India's games.

Amrinder Singh was then called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, but did not play any matches.

Amrinder Singh was then called up for the 2018 Intercontinental Cup.

Amrinder Singh was included in squad to take part in the 2019 King's Cup.

Amrinder Singh was called up for the Indian squad to compete in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but played in no games.

Amrinder Singh called up for Intercontinental cup and SAFF Championship.