Sehnaj Singh
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sehnaj Singh
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chandigarh, India
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub = Inter Kashi
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs1 = Gurdaspur FA
| youthyears2 = 2009–2011
| youthclubs2 = Chandigarh FA
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Pailan Arrows
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = Mumbai Tigers
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = Mumbai
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = Mohun Bagan
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = Delhi Dynamos
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = East Bengal
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016–2019
| clubs7 = Mumbai City
| caps7 = 40
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = → Mohun Bagan (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019–2020
| clubs9 = ATK
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2020–2021
| clubs10 = East Bengal
| caps10 = 6
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–2023
| clubs11 = NorthEast United
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2023
| clubs12 = Inter Kashi
| caps12 = 4
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2024
| clubs13 = → Namdhari (loan)
| caps13 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2024
| clubs14 = → Thiruvananthapuram Kombans (loan)
| caps14 = 0
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2024–
| clubs15 = Inter Kashi
| caps15 = 0
| goals15 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam1 = India U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = India
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 14:30, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 04:03, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
}}
Sehnaj Singh (born 29 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Namdhari.
Club career
=Pailan Arrows=
Sehnaj is a product of the Gurdaspur Football Academy and the Chandigarh Football Academy. During the summer of 2011, he signed for Pailan Arrows who were then known as Indian Arrows, to play in the I-League. He played his first game for the team against East Bengal on 18 December 2011.{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69408/pailan-arrows-vs-east-bengal/report| title = Arrows vs. East Bengal 0 – 0| access-date = 26 December 2011| publisher = goal.com| archive-date = 11 January 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111080943/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69408/pailan-arrows-vs-east-bengal/report| url-status = live}} He then continued in the starting line-up for the Arrows against Pune in a match that ended 1–1.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69596/pailan-arrows-vs-pune-fc/report|title=Pailan Arrows 1–1 Pune FC : The Red Lizards Break Into The Top 5|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032344/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69596/pailan-arrows-vs-pune-fc/report|url-status=live}}
=Mumbai Tigers and Mumbai FC=
Sehnaj joined Mumbai in January 2014 from Mumbai Tigers after the club was disbanded. Sehnaj was initially part of the Mumbai Tigers' squad to take part in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division.{{cite web|title=Henry Ezeh, Rahul Bheke and Sehnaj Singh join Mumbai FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/01/14/4542734/henry-ezeh-rahul-bheke-and-sehnaj-singh-join-mumbai-fc|work=Goal.com|access-date=21 January 2014|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314040950/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/01/14/4542734/henry-ezeh-rahul-bheke-and-sehnaj-singh-join-mumbai-fc|url-status=live}} He made his debut for Mumbai on 15 January 2014 in the Federation Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi in which he played the first half before being replaced by Henry Ezeh as Mumbai lost the match 1–0.{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan 1–0 Mumbai FC: Chizoba wins it for the Mariners|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122926/mohun-bagan-ac-vs-mumbai-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=21 January 2014|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416021305/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122926/mohun-bagan-ac-vs-mumbai-fc/report|url-status=live}}
=Mohun Bagan=
On 20 June 2014 Sehnaj signed for Mohun Bagan.{{cite web|title=Bagan Swoop For Sehnaj Singh|url=http://i-league.org/?p=13495|access-date=20 June 2014|work=I-league.org|archive-date=23 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623232355/http://i-league.org/?p=13495|url-status=live}} He was a regular for Bagan during the 2014–15 season, appearing 18 times in the centre of midfield as a regular and helping his side be crowned the champions.
=Delhi Dynamos=
In July 2015, Sehnaj was drafted to play for Delhi Dynamos for the 2015 Indian Super League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-19145-sehnaj-singh-profile|title=Sehnaj Kashmir Singh profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more|website=Indian Super League|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412214623/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-19145-sehnaj-singh-profile|url-status=live}} He scored his first goal of the ISL against Kerala Blasters to make the score 3–3 from over 30 yards in the final league game of the Dynamos' season{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/kerala-bow-out-after-a-3-3-draw-against-delhi|title=Kerala bow out after a 3-3 draw against Delhi|website=Indian Super League|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412214623/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/kerala-bow-out-after-a-3-3-draw-against-delhi|url-status=live}}
=NorthEast United=
On 6 September 2021, Sehnaj joined NorthEast United on a two-year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-northeast-united-sign-sehnaj-singh/|title=NorthEast United rope in Sehnaj Singh on two-year deal|access-date=19 August 2021|website=Khel Now|date=6 September 2021}} In 2021–22 season he made ten appearance for NorthEast United.
International career
Sehnaj started his international career at the under-19 level with India U19 against Turkmenistan U19's on 31 October 2011 in the AFC U19 Cup qualifiers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=421&matchId=4052|title=India U19 vs. Turkmenistan U19|access-date=26 December 2011|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054202/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=421&matchId=4052|url-status=live}}
Sehnaj was called up for the 2018 World Cup group stage games group games against Oman and Guam by Stephen Constantine.{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6542 |title=Indian Squad Leaves for Bengaluru |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720070620/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-squad-leaves-for-bengaluru |url-status=live }} He made his national team debut on 11 June 2015 against Oman in a Group D game of the 2018 World Cup qualifier in a 1–2 loss at home in Bengaluru's Sree Kanteerava Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/|title=All Competitions | AFC|website=the-AFC|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035751/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/|url-status=live}} During the second leg of the World Cup qualifier against Guam, India played the second half with 10 men after Sehnaj Singh was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the 41st minute.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|10 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|sehnaj-singh/333332}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/333332-Sehnaj-Singh|title=Sehnaj Singh - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com|website=www.soccerpunter.com|access-date=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412214627/https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/333332-Sehnaj-Singh|url-status=live}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2" |Pailan Arrows
|{{nowrap|2011–12}} | rowspan="2" |I-League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 7 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Mumbai Tigers
|2013 | rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 14 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="1" | Mumbai
| rowspan="2" |I-League |5 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 8 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Mohun Bagan
|18 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 21 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Delhi Dynamos
|2015 | rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 10 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1"|East Bengal
| rowspan="1" |I-League |8 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 10 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4" |Mumbai City
|2016 | rowspan="3" |Indian Super League |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|13 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Mumbai City total
!40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |Mohun Bagan (loan)
| rowspan="1" |I-League |13 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | 4{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1" |ATK
| rowspan="4" |Indian Super League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |East Bengal
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 6 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |NorthEast United
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |NorthEast United total
!11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |Inter Kashi
| rowspan="2" |I-League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Namdhari
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!149 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 168 | 8 |
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Honours
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/47778/sehnaj-singh Profile] at Goal.com
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Chandigarh
Category:Indian Arrows players
Category:Mumbai Tigers FC players
Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
Category:Mumbai City FC players
Category:East Bengal Club players
Category:NorthEast United FC players
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:ATK (football club) players
Category:Inter Kashi FC players
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