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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bijen Singh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Mutum Bijen Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
| height = {{height|m=1.67}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1995–1997
| youthclubs1 = [[Tata Football Academy]]
| years1 = 1997–2002
| clubs1 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2002–2003
| clubs2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2003–2005
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2005–2008
| clubs4 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2008–2009
| clubs5 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[Indian national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 3 November 2020
| ntupdate = 3 November 2020
}}

'''Bijen Singh''' (born 10 February 1979) is a retired Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]. He played most of his professional career for [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] and [[I-League]].<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|mutum-bijen-singh/285574}}</ref>

==Career==
Born in [[Imphal]] [[Manipur]], Bijen Singh graduated from the [[Tata Football Academy]] in 1997 and began his professional career with Kolkata giants [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] where he went on to play for five seasons, before moving out to [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] in 2002. At Dempo, he spent a single season before returning back to East Bengal in 2003 where he played a pivotal role in the famous [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship]] triumph and then the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] title. <ref name="soccerway"/>

Bijen made his International debut against [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 World Cup Qualifiers]]. He made two appearances for the national team, both against Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3089/Mutum_Bijen_Singh.html|title=Singh, Mutum Bijen|work=National Football Teams|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/8347-mutum_bijen-singh|title=Mutum Bijen Singh|work=Football Database|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>

===East Bengal===
In 1997, after graduating from the [[Tata Football Academy]], Bijen Singh joined [[East Bengal FC]] and went on to play for the next five seasons, and once again returning back in 2003 to play two more seasons for the club. In his 7 seasons with the Red and Gold brigade, Bijen Singh won a total of 18 trophies for the club, including two [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] titles, the famous [[ASEAN Club Championship]] title, three [[IFA Shield]] titles, [[Durand Cup]] title, five [[Calcutta Premier Division]] titles and few others.

Bijen Singh was named as the captain of [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] in the 2000-01 season, where the team won their maiden [[2000-01 National Football League (India)|National Football League]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyfHf_P0nUA&ab_channel=EastBengalClub|title=Bijen Singh Remembers his Golden Moments in East Bengal Club|work=East Bengal Club (You Tub)|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>

Bijen Singh was pivotal in the club's success in the [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship]] in [[Jakarta]] where he partnered with [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] to take [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] to the final of the tournament. He scored the all-important winner against [[Persita Tangerang]] in the Quarter-Finals of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jul/21foot.htm|title=East Bengal in ASEAN semis|work=Rediff|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="ASEAN"/>

Bijen was prolific in the [[2003–04 East Bengal F.C. season|2003-04]] season as he scored 6 goals in all competitions which earned him a callup to the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bijen-singh-in-squad/cid/1231132|title=BIJEN SINGH IN SQUAD |work=Telegraph India|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
;East Bengal:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eastbengalclub.com/honours/football|title=TROPHY ROOM|work=East Bengal Club|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/seasons.html|title=Seasons in Indian Football|work=Indian Football|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[ASEAN Club Championship]] (1): [[2003 ASEAN Club Championship|2003]]<ref name="ASEAN">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-greatest-hour-the-2003-asean-cup-triumph|title=East Bengal's greatest hour: the 2003 ASEAN Cup triumph|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=4 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] (2): [[2000-01 Indian National Football League|2000-01]], [[2003-04 Indian National Football League|2003-04]]
*[[Indian Super Cup|Super Cup]] (1): 1997
*[[IFA Shield]] (3): 1997, 2000, 2001
*[[Durand Cup]] (1): 2004
*[[Calcutta Premier Division]] (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004
*San Miguel International Trophy (1): 2004
*McDowell Cup (2): 1997, 2000
*[[All Airlines Gold Cup]] (2): 1998, 2001

==References==
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==External links==
* {{soccerway|mutum-bijen-singh/285574}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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