Sushil Kumar Singh


Personal information
Full nameSushil Kumar Singh
Date of birthApril 1, 1984 (age 27)
Place of birthManipurIndia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubUnited Sikkim
Number11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Mahindra United??(??)
2010-2011East Bengal??(??)
2011-2012United Sikkim0(0)
2012-presentShillong Lajong0(0)
National team
2007-presentIndia U-235(2)
2008-presentIndia20(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Sushil Kumar Singh (football player) (born 25 June 1984) is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for United Sikkim in the I-League 2nd Division in India as a forward. He is one of the most promising Indian strikers playing in I-League. Though a little raw he has most of the qualities of becoming a good striker. He is physically strong and stands 5'11" tall.


Career

Mahindra United
Singh started his footballing career at Mahindra United in the I-League and was one of Mahindra's best players when on the pitch scoring eight goals in eleven games while with Mahindra till Mahindra disbanded.
[edit]East Bengal
After Mahindra United disbanded Singh joined another I-League club. This time it was Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.. During his first season with East Bengal in 2010-11 Singh played in five games and scored one goal.

United Sikkim
In July 2011 it was reported that United Sikkim F.C. of the I-League 2nd Division have signed Singh on a one year contract after Singh talked with Baichung Bhutia.

Shillong Lajong
On 25 January 2012 it was announced that Kumar Singh has signed back into the I-League with Shillong Lajong.

International

Sushil has represented the India national football team several times. In 2009, he led the India U-23 team to the SAFF championship where he scored from a free kick against Bangladesh to help India go into the finals and face Maldives.
Sushil scored his third goal for India's seniors against Qatar in India's historic 2-1 victory away from home. He was then selected by India for the 2011 SAFF Championship in which he played in two matches, including the final and scored one goal which came in the final which India won 4-0 over Afghanistan on 11 December 2011.

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