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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amarjit Singh
| image = Amarjit Singh Kiyam India U17 2017.jpg
| caption = Amarjit Singh with
[[India national under-17 football team|India U17]] in 2017
| fullname = Amarjit Singh Kiyam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thoubal]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.71 m
| currentclub = [[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
| clubnumber = 80
| position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → [[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2023
| clubs5 = → [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] (loan)
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → [[East Bengal Club Reserves and Academy|East Bengal B]] (loan)
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = [[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 21:31, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 25 October 2021 (UTC)
}}

'''Amarjit Singh Kiyam''' (born 6 January 2001) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Punjab FC|Punjab]]. He [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the [[India national under-17 football team|India national under-17 team]] at the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Thoubal]], [[Manipur]], Amarjit was part of the [[AIFF Elite Academy]] batch that was preparing for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] to be hosted in India.<ref name="U17">{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys|url=http://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.in|date=3 October 2017|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110234754/https://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|url-status=live}}</ref> He was the captain of the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads#Group A|India U17]] team that played in the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. After the tournament, Amarjit was selected to play for the [[Indian Arrows]], an [[All India Football Federation]]-owned team which competes in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The All India Football Federation|date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617044323/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
Amarjit represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India under-17]] side which participated in the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] which was hosted in India.<ref name="U17"/> He was the captain of the Indian team in U-17 World Cup.

Amarjit represented [[India national football team|India national team]] in the [[2019 King's Cup]] on June 5 in the opening match against [[Curacao national football team|Curaçao]] as he came as a substitute for [[Pronay Halder]]. He became the first player to born after 2000 to play in the senior team. He was named in the squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] Qualifier games against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] in September 2019, but had to leave the squad due to an arm injury.

==Personal life==
His cousin [[Jeakson Singh Thounaojam|Jeakson Singh]] is also a professional footballer currently playing for [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]. Both of them represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India national under-17 team]] in the [[FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India]] where Jeakson scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Under 17 World Cup: Amarjit Singh and Jeakson Singh - brothers in arms - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/under-17-world-cup-amarjit-singh-and-jeakson-singh-brothers-in-arms/articleshow/60919654.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 May 2020|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805223316/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/under-17-world-cup-amarjit-singh-and-jeakson-singh-brothers-in-arms/articleshow/60919654.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> His cousin sister, [[Thounaojam Kritina Devi|Kritina Devi Thounaojam]] also represented India in youth teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manipuri cousins hope family tradition continues at India 2021 {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}}|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup/latest/news/manipuri-cousins-hope-family-tradition-continues-at-india-2021|access-date=2021-02-27|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022073054/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup/latest/news/manipuri-cousins-hope-family-tradition-continues-at-india-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He has made history as a youngster, moving from the India U-17 team to the senior squad in only 2 years.

== Style of play ==
He has been praised for his passing ability and excellence on the ball.

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|29 April 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|amarjit-singh-kiyam/513912}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Others
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Arrows]]
|{{nowrap|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]}}
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League]]
|16||1||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||1
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Super League]]
|8||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||8||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|7||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||7||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Jamshedpur total
!15!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!15!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
| rowspan="1" |I-League
|20||3||2{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||22||5
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|[[2020–21 FC Goa season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="2" |Indian Super League
|2||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||4{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||6||0
|-
|[[2023–24 Indian Super League|2023–24]]
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Goa total
!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!6!!0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 SC East Bengal season|2021–22]]
| rowspan="2" |Indian Super League
|16||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||16||0
|-
|[[2022–23 East Bengal FC season|2022–23]]
|1||0||4{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0||3{{efn|name=CalcuttaLeague|Appearance(s) in [[Calcutta Football League]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||0
|-
! colspan="2" |East Bengal total
!17!!0!!4!!0!!3!!0!!4!!0!!24!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[East Bengal Club Reserves and Academy|East Bengal B]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 I-League 2|2022–23]]
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League 2]]
|4||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4||1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|[[2023–24 Indian Super League|2023–24]]
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!74!!5!!7!!2!!3!!0!!4!!0!!88!!7
|}
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===International===
{{updated|match played 16 July 2019|}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|[[India national football team|India]]
|2019||5||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total!!5!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''East Bengal Reserves'''
* Madhyamgram MLA Cup: 2023<ref>{{cite web|date=15 January 2023|url=https://www.sportsnscreen.com/bn/sports/east-bengal-beat-barasat-in-mla-cup-final|title=East Bengal: দুরন্ত জয়! এমএলএ কাপ ফাইনালে বারাসাত'কে উড়িয়ে দিল ইস্টবেস্টল|trans-title=East Bengal: A stunning victory! East Bengal beat Barasat in MLA Cup final|language=bn|work=Sports n Screen|accessdate=15 January 2023|archive-date=15 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115165258/https://www.sportsnscreen.com/bn/sports/east-bengal-beat-barasat-in-mla-cup-final}}</ref>

'''India'''
* [[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]] third place: [[2019 King's Cup|2019]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway}}

{{SC East Bengal squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiyam, Amarjit Singh}}
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:AIFF Elite Academy players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Jamshedpur FC players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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Rajiv Ranjan Bhakt at 07:47, 1 October 2023