FC Goa have signed young striker Manvir Singh
FC Goa have signed young
striker Manvir Singh ahead of ISL-4 as part of their Indian quota of non-draft
players.
22 year old Manvir
Singh, the son of former India international Kuldeep Singh, has had an eventful
2016/17 season. He joined Mohammedan Sporting Club from Minerva Punjab FC,
making a name for himself at the Black Panthers in the Calcutta Football League
and the Second Division League.
He then was called up to
the Bengal Santosh Trophy squad and scored a 119th minute winner for the record
champions against the hosts Goa to become a hero in the Mecca of Indian
football, Kolkata.
As this did not go
unnoticed by the Indian national team coach Stephen Constantine, who called him
for trials and then selected him to be a part of the India Under-22 team
playing the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers recently in Qatar. There
Manvir scored his first goal for India, the 1-1 equaliser against Turkmenistan,
the turning point in a 3-1 win.
Now Manvir leaves
Kolkata to move on to FC Goa and the Indian Super League, where he will hope to
also impress to get playing time and score goals. Its a big step up from
Calcutta Football League and the Second Division League, but if he continues
his progress of the last few months, a lot can be expected from Manvir at FC
Goa.
India U17 will play against Mexico, Colombia and Chile
India U17 will play against Mexico, Colombia and Chile
