Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam
Indian footballer (born 1998)
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Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam (Meitei: Khangembam Bidyashagar Singh, born 11 March 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Football League club Namdhari.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bidyashagar Singh Khangembam | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Samaram Mayai Leikai, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Namdhari | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | East Bengal | 29 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | TRAU | 15 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | Bengaluru | 12 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | (3) |
| 2024 | Punjab | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Inter Kashi | 16 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Bhawanipore | 12 | (9) |
| 2026– | Namdhari | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:52, 19 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bidyashagar is a product of East Bengal's youth system. He was part of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the 2016–17 I-League U18.[1] He scored a total of 6 goals in the competition, which includes a goal each against Salgaocar[2] in the semi-final and AIFF Academy in the final. He represented West Bengal in the 2017–18 Santosh Trophy. He scored 4 goals in the tournament.[3][4]
In August 2017, he was promoted into the senior squad for 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division.[5] Bidyasagar made his professional debut for East Bengal on 27 October 2018, in an I-League match against NEROCA, replacing goalscorer Enrique Esqueda for the final 2 minutes of a 0–2 victory at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.[6]
TRAU
On 9 July 2020, Bidyashagar signed for I-League club TRAU for the 2020–21 I-League season.[7] Bidayashagar made his debut appearance for the club in I-League on 10 January 2020 against Real Kashmir which ended in 1–1 draw.[8] On 24 January 2021, Bidyashagar scored his first goal against Chennai City which ended 2–0 in favour of the Trau FC.[9] He scored his next goal against Churchill Brothers on 29 January 2021 which ended in a 1–1 draw.[10] On 24 February, Bidyashagar scored a brace against Indian Arrows.[11]
He is the second only Indian player to score double hat tricks in a single season, by doing so in a match against Mohammedan and Real Kashmir during the 2020–21 I-League.[12] He ended the season scoring 12 goals,[13] and 1 assist from 15 matches. He was also the top goalscorer in the 2020–21 I-League season.[14] Thus also becoming the fourth Indian player to finish as top scorer in a National League of the country after Bhaichung Bhutia, Raman Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri.
He left the club the season later, and joined the Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.[15]
Bengaluru
On 28 July 2021, it was announced that Bidyashagar was signed by the Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a three-year deal.[16] On 15 August 2021, he debuted for the club in a 1–0 win against Maldivian side Club Eagles in 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[17]
Kerala Blasters FC
On 17 August 2022, Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on loan from Bengaluru FC until the end of season.[18] He made his Kerala Blasters debut on 7 October against East Bengal in a 3–1 win by coming as a substitute for Puitea in the 77th minute. He also provided an assist in that game for Ivan Kalyuzhnyi in 81st minute.[19]
Bidyashagar played his first match of the 2023–24 season against Gokulam Kerala FC in the 2023 Durand Cup on 13 August 2023 as a substitute for the goal-scorer Justine Emmanuel, but they lost the match 3–4 at full-time.[20] On 21 August, Bidyashagar scored his first goal for the Blasters and completed his hat-trick against Indian Air Force, helping in a 5–0 victory. He became the first Indian player to score a hat-trick for the Blasters in a major competition and the first hat-trick scorer for the Blasters in the Durand Cup.[21]
Punjab FC
On January 31, 2024 Bidyashagar joined Punjab FC from Kerala Blasters FC on a permanent deal.
Career statistics
Club
- As of matched played till 10 April 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2018–19 | I-League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12[b][c] | 8[d] | 17 | 8 | |||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 29 | 9 | ||
| TRAU | 2020–21 | I-League | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 12 |
| Bengaluru | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 2 | 5[f] | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters | 2023–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Punjab | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 71 | 27 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division
- Four appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup
- Appearances in the 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division
- Five goals in 2019 Durand Cup
- Appearances in the 2021 AFC Cup
- Appearances in the 2021 Durand Cup