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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irungbam Surkumar Singh | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Imphal,India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mumbai Tigers | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | East Bengal | 19 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Mahindra United | 34 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Mahindra United | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | East Bengal | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Mohun Bagan | (4) | |
| 2013–14 | Mumbai Tigers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | United Sikkim | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | India U23 | ||
| 2001–2011 | India | 52[1] | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Irungbam Surkumar Singh (born 21 March 1983) is an Indian footballer who played for theIndia national football team as a defender.[2] Graduated out of the prestigiousTata Football Academy in 2000, he played for the Kolkata giants East Bengal, and later forUnited Sikkim in the 2nd Division ofI-League. After impressing at under-16 level while playing for Manipur under-16 despite being only 13, Surkumar was hired by Tata Football Academy. He spent four years in TFA and used to play as a center back. He also made his international debut in 2001 in the historic 1-0 win over UAE in a 2002 World Cup qualifier.
After signing his first professional contract with East Bengal, he was turned into a right back by then-East Bengal coach Syed Nayemuddin. That change brought the best out of Surkumar as he played a key role in East Bengal’s first ever National League title.
After just one season with the red and gold brigade, he joined Mahindra United. He won the Durand Cup with the Mumbai-based outfit but also tore his ligament there in a Mumbai League match.
Surkumar returned to East Bengal for his second spell and won the treble with them in 2003 - ASEAN Cup, National Football League (NFL) and Kolkata Premier League.
Surkumar then joined Mahindra for the second time in his career and spent three successful seasons with the Mumbai club. The fullback won every major trophy with the Red Devils of India and was adjudged AIFF Player of the Year in 2006.
He rejoined East Bengal for this third spell and won the Federation Cup in 2007.
Then in 2009, for the first time in his career Surkumar signed for Mohun Bagan. He had scored the only goal from aSnehasish Chakraborty corner, as debutantesShillong Lajong F.C. had thrashed the century-old club 1-4 atKolkata.[3]
In the 2013 I-League 2nd Division, he had opened the scoring for theMumbai Tigers F.C. in their last match againstBhawanipore F.C. in the 3-5 loss.[4]
He won the Kolkata League with Mohun Bagan in his first season and will be an important player for them once he returns from international duty. For the national team, Surkumar has been a regular since the 2005 SAFF Cup triumph. The attacking right wingback has easily been India’s best player in that position in the last decade. Unlike very few fullbacks in the country, Surkumar also has the ability to score goals, especially from long range. He has four international goals to his name with the most recent one coming in the 3-6 defeat against Yemen in Pune.[5]
In 2014, he has joinedUnited Sikkim F.C.
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