Jeevan Badwal
Canadian soccer player
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Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeevan Singh Badwal | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surrey FC | |||
| Pacific United FC | |||
| Coastal FC | |||
| Supra Academy | |||
| B.E.S.T Academy | |||
| 2019– | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 30 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 29 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Canada U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2026 | Canada B | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 15, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 17, 2026 | |||
Early life
Badwal began playing youth soccer at age four with Surrey FC.[1] Afterwards, he played with Pacific United FC, being invited to a Wolverhampton Wanderers' US National Academy camp in Arizona in July 2016 when he was 10.[2] He later played with Coastal FC, Supra Academy, and B.E.S.T. Academy.[3] In August 2019, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[4] In 2022, he was named the Whitecaps U16 Player of the Year.[5] In June 2023, he was selected to play in the MLS Next All-Star Game.[6][7] Badwal is of Punjabi-Indian descent and can speak the Punjabi language.[8][9]
Club career
In 2023, he began playing with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup.[10] In February 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team.[11] After participating in the 2024 pre-season with the Vancouver Whitecaps first team, he signed a short-term loan agreement with them ahead of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One first leg against Tigres UANL, but was an unused substitute in the match.[12][13] On May 19, 2024, he scored his first professional goal for Whitecaps FC 2, also adding an assist in the same match, in a 3–2 loss to Colorado Rapids 2.[14] He signed another three short-term loans that season.[15][16][17]
In September 2024, he signed a homegrown player contract with Vancouver Whitecaps through the 2027 season, with options for 2028 and 2029.[18] On June 8, 2025, he scored his first goal, in a 3–0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC.[19][20]
International career
In October 2022, Badwal was called up to the Canadian national program for the first time for a camp with the Canada U17 team.[1] He was later called up for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[21][22]
In February 2024, Badwal was named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers.[23] In July 2024, he was named to the final squad for the tournament.[24]
In January 2026, he was named to the Canada senior team for the first time for a training camp and friendly against Guatemala.[25]
Career statistics
- As of March 15, 2026[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||