Delwinder Singh
Personal information
Full name Delwinder Singh s/o Ranjit Singh[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992[2]
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Angkor Tiger
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Tanjong Pagar United 30 (0)
2012–2013 Geylang International 33 (2)
2014 Courts Young Lions 4 (0)
2015–2017 Hougang United 12 (1)
2018–2019 Warriors FC 5 (0)
2020–2021 Tanjong Pagar United 21 (0)
2022 Balestier Khalsa 4 (0)
2023 Geylang International 5 (1)
2023– Angkor Tiger 6 (0)
International career‡
2012–2022 Singapore U22 4 (0)
2011– Singapore 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2016

Delwinder Singh s/o Ranjit Singh (born 5 August 1992), more commonly known as Delwinder Singh or monoymously as Delwinder, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Cambodia Premier League club Angkor Tiger FC and the Singapore national team.[3] He made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against the Philippines on 7 October 2011. Delwinder is the first Singaporean player to play in the Cambodian league.

Club career

Early career

Delwinder started his career with Tanjong Pagar United in the 2011 S.League season. Despite still being a teenager, he was handed the captaincy of the Jaguars.[4] After leaving the Jaguars, he played for Geylang as well as the Young Lions.

Hougang United

Delwinder was left without a club after he was released by the Young Lions as his NS obligations meant that his unpredictable schedule made it hard for him to attend training regularly. He was given a lifeline when the LionsXII allowed him to train with them to keep up his fitness. He impressed the Cheetahs when he played for the LionsXII in a friendly against them and was subsequently offered a contract.[5]

After making over 40 starts in league and cup competitions for the Cheetahs, Delwinder was handed a contract extension for the 2017 S.League season.[6]

Warriors FC

He signed for the Warriors FC in 2018 and his contract extended for 2019.

Balestier Khalsa

On 10 November 2021, Delwinder signed for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa.[3]


Geylang International

On 14 March 2023, Delwinder signed for Singapore Premier League side, Geylang International.

Angkor Tiger

On 29 July 2023, Delwinder has signed a 1-year deal with Angkor Tiger in which he become the first Singaporean player to join a Cambodian side. He is joined with former Tanjong Pagar United player, Shodai Nishikawa. On 6 August 2023, he make his debut for the club in a league match against ISI Dangkor Senchey.

International career

He was handed his first call-up to the national team in 2011.[7] He became one of the youngest player to represent the Lions when he made his debut for the senior team against Philippines when he was just 18.[4][8] As of March 2016, Delwinder earned 5 international caps for his country.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Announcement of under-21 squad for Vietnam Newspaper Cup". Football Association of Singapore. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
  3. 1 2 Balestier Khalsa Football Club on Facebook Watch
  4. 1 2 "Ten Singaporeans that Stange should consider". FourFourTwo. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Delwinder's eager to repay Hougang United's faith in him". TODAYonline. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "RETAINED: DELWINDER SINGH – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Football: Daniel Bennett set to play 100th match for Singapore in friendly against Thailand". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Hougang's Stipe is S.League star - Del". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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