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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Meitei name|Thounaojam|Bipin|Singh}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bipin Singh Thounaojam
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = Singh with [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] in 2021
| fullname = Bipin Singh Thounajam<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-31843-bipin-singh-profile|title=Bipin Singh Thounajam Profile|publisher=Indian Super League|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209175759/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-31843-bipin-singh-profile|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wangoi]], [[Manipur]], India<ref name="bps2021">{{cite web|first=Sayan|last=Chatterjee|url=https://thebridge.in/amp/football/10-things-mumbai-city-bipin-singh-20288|title=10 things to know about Mumbai City's Bipin Singh|date=24 March 2021|access-date=9 December 2021|publisher=The Bridge|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209174303/https://thebridge.in/amp/football/10-things-mumbai-city-bipin-singh-20288|url-status=live}}</ref>
| height = 1.72 m
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 = 2008–2011
| youthclubs1 = Wafa Wangoi Club
| youthyears2 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs2 = Manipur Police Sports Club
| youthyears3 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs3 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| years1 = 2012–2017
| clubs1 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–
| clubs3 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps3 = 86
| goals3 = 21
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17:00, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 17:42, 05 September 2021 (UTC)
}}

'''Bipin Singh Thounaojam''' (born 10 March 1995) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]].

==Club career==
===Youth career===
At the age of 13, Bipin joined one of Manipur's most famous youth clubs called Wafa Wangoi Club where he stayed for three years. He then moved on to Manipur Police Sports Club where he further honed his skills.

===I-League===
====Shillong Lajong====
After years of consistent displays, a 17-year-old Bipin found his way the senior setup of [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] for the [[2012–13 I-League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 October 2012|title=Shillong Lajong FC name squad for I-League|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/shillong-lajong-fc-name-squad-for-i-league|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060525/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/shillong-lajong-fc-name-squad-for-i-league}}</ref> He made his professional debut for [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] in the [[I-League]] on 22 December 2012 against [[ONGC F.C.|ONGC]] at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] when he came on as an 81st-minute substitute for [[Gbeneme Friday]] as [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] lost the match 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 December 2012|title=I-League: ONGC register an emphatic win against Shillong|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-ongc-register-an-emphatic-win-against-shillong|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060525/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/i-league-ongc-register-an-emphatic-win-against-shillong}}</ref> For the first three seasons, he mostly came on as a substitute to replace tired legs or for a change of tactics. He only became a first teamer for the club from the [[2015–16 I-League]] under the stewardship of head coach [[Thangboi Singto]]. It took him over 4 years to score his first professional goal of his career and the club, against [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]] on 19 February 2017, when he curled a sublime effort into the top corner, giving the opposition goalkeeper absolutely no chance to save it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/chennai-city-v-shillong-lajong/report/79g823vn7rwacipa0uwfa8u7d|title=I-League 2017: Chennai City 1-4 Shillong Lajong - Singto and company register maiden away victory|date=19 February 2017|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416052934/https://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/chennai-city-v-shillong-lajong/report/79g823vn7rwacipa0uwfa8u7d|url-status=live}}</ref> He made 38 appearances for the club in the [[I-League]], scoring a solitary goal in the process.

===ISL===
====ATK====
Bipin was picked up by the erstwhile [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] during the player [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft|draft]] ahead of the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017-18 Indian Super League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2017|title=Full list of ATK squad after ISL 2017 player draft|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-auction-draft-atk-atletico-de-kolkata-team-squad-list|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127093659/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-auction-draft-atk-atletico-de-kolkata-team-squad-list |archive-date=27 November 2020 }}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 17 November 2017, when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute against [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] in a match which finished 0-0.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 November 2017|title=ISL 2017: Kerala Blasters 0-0 ATK - Unimpressive Yellow Army held by Sheringham's boys|url=https://www.goal.com/en/match/kerala-blasters-v-atk/report/evvef8njj0kkacjiejbcdsh2i|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119225111/http://www.goal.com:80/en/match/kerala-blasters-v-atk/report/evvef8njj0kkacjiejbcdsh2i |archive-date=19 November 2017 }}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in only his second appearance, when he curled in a brilliant free-kick which kissed the crossbar and went in. Though Bipin's goal was a mere consolation as [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] lost 4–1 to [[FC Pune City|Pune City]].<ref>{{cite web|date=26 November 2017|title=ISL 2017: ATK 1-4 FC Pune City - Marcelinho nets brace as Stallions stun Kolkata|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/atk-v-pune-city/report/ejegpao06dfr1h2tmlc9jf90q|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060528/https://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/atk-v-pune-city/report/ejegpao06dfr1h2tmlc9jf90q}}</ref> He finished the season with 2 [[Indian Super League|ISL]] goals in 12 appearances. He showed flashes of brilliance and an impressive work rate.

====Mumbai City====
On 1 August 2018, the [[Mumbai City FC|Islanders]] completed the signing of Bipin on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 August 2018|title=ISL 2018: Mumbai City FC complete the signing of Bipin Singh|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2018-mumbai-city-fc-complete-the-signing-of-bipin-singh|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060525/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/isl-2018-mumbai-city-fc-complete-the-signing-of-bipin-singh}}</ref> He made his debut for the club against [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] on 2 October 2018, which ended in a 2–0 loss.<ref>{{cite web|date=2 October 2018|title=ISL 2018-19: Jamshedpur open their account with a win against Mumbai City|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/mumbai-city-v-jamshedpur/report/fni0w80xpcul5mlx24kigf3e|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060529/https://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/mumbai-city-v-jamshedpur/report/fni0w80xpcul5mlx24kigf3e}}</ref> Though playing time was hard to come by for Bipin under head coach [[Jorge Costa (footballer)|Jorge Costa]] for the first two seasons. He started only 6 games of the 22 under him. He scored his first goal for the club during the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019-20 Indian Super League]] season on 12 February 2020 against [[FC Goa|Goa]] in a 5–2 loss.<ref>{{cite web|date=12 February 2020|title=ISL 2019-20: FC Goa ease past Mumbai City FC|url=https://www.goal.com/en/match/goa-v-mumbai-city/report/8ben1pn9m6d5lu6f5p4wxazca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213203607/https://www.goal.com/en/match/goa-v-mumbai-city/report/8ben1pn9m6d5lu6f5p4wxazca |archive-date=13 February 2020 }}</ref>

However, it wasn't until the [[2020-21 Indian Super League season]], with Spaniard [[Sergio Lobera]] in charge of the club, that Bipin finally came alive. Six goals, including a hat-trick against [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] on the penultimate date of the [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020-21 Indian Super League]] regular season, which also was the first hat-trick of the season,<ref>{{cite web|date=24 February 2021|title=Odisha FC 1-6 Mumbai City FC: The Islanders ride Bipin Singh hat-trick to annihilate the Kalinga Warriors|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/live/odisha-fc-vs-mumbai-city-fc-live-follow-isl-in-real-time/k5s0njaqcmtj1t7jhm6e8j25h|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225201440/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/live/odisha-fc-vs-mumbai-city-fc-live-follow-isl-in-real-time/k5s0njaqcmtj1t7jhm6e8j25h |archive-date=25 February 2021 }}</ref> and a dream match winning goal in the [[2021 Indian Super League Final|2021 Indian Super League final]] against [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]],<ref>{{cite web|date=13 March 2021|title=Mumbai City 2-1 ATK Mohun Bagan: The Islanders beat the Mariners to win the ISL title|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/live/isl-final-live-mumbai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan/16mi777o3sgb910kce14neouvw|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316032429/https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/live/isl-final-live-mumbai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan/16mi777o3sgb910kce14neouvw |archive-date=16 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/37314-mumbai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan|title=Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan FC|website=Indian Super League|date=13 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506135137/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/37314-mumbai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan|url-status=live}}</ref> as the [[Mumbai City FC|Islanders]] won the Indian Super League Winners Shield and the League title for the first time.

On 19 April 2021, Bipin signed a new four-year contract with Mumbai City, keeping him at the club until May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 April 2021|title=Bipin Singh extends contract with Mumbai City FC|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/bipin-singh-extends-contract-with-isl-2020-21-champion-mumbai-city-fc-sergio-lobera/article34358229.ece|website=Sportstar|access-date=20 April 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419130816/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/bipin-singh-extends-contract-with-isl-2020-21-champion-mumbai-city-fc-sergio-lobera/article34358229.ece |archive-date=19 April 2021 }}</ref> On 14 September 2022, Bipin became the all-time joint goalscorer for [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] alongside [[Modou Sougou]], when he scored a 90th-minute winner against [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] in the [[2022 Durand Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]] of the [[2022 Durand Cup|Durand Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Late drama sees Mumbai City race off to Durand Cup 2022 final|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2022-mohammedan-sc-vs-mumbai-city-match-report|website=khelnow.com|date=14 September 2022|access-date=15 September 2022|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915175446/https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2022-mohammedan-sc-vs-mumbai-city-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mohammedan 0 – 1 Mumbai City|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/12942|website=the-aiff.com|date=14 September 2022|access-date=15 September 2022|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915002931/https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/12942|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
On 2 March 2021, Bipin Singh got selected for the 35-man-squad national camp ahead of [[India national football team|India national team's]] friendlies against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] and [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/988334/india-football-stimac-names-10-new-players-in-35-man-probables-list-for-oman-uae-friendlies|title=Bipin Singh, Ishan Pandita in 35-man probables list for Oman, UAE friendlies|website=scroll.in|date=2 March 2021|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233910/https://scroll.in/field/988334/india-football-stimac-names-10-new-players-in-35-man-probables-list-for-oman-uae-friendlies|url-status=live}}</ref> On 25 March, he made his debut against [[Oman national football team|Oman]], which ended as 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/990589/football-manvir-singh-bipin-singh-combine-to-help-youthful-india-hold-oman-on-return-to-action|title=Football: Manvir Singh, Bipin Singh combine to help youthful India hold Oman on return to action|website=Scroll.in|access-date=25 March 2021|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325165035/https://scroll.in/field/990589/football-manvir-singh-bipin-singh-combine-to-help-youthful-india-hold-oman-on-return-to-action|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 12 March 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|271550}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Lajong]]
| {{Nowrap|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]}}
| [[I-League]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–|| 5||0
|-
| [[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
| I-League
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–|| 2||0
|-
| [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
| I-League
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–|| 0||0
|-
| [[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
| I-League
|15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–|| 15||0
|-
| [[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
| I-League
|16||1||3{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearances in [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–|| 19||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!38!!1!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!41!!1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| [[2017–18 ATK season|2017–18]]
| [[Indian Super League]]
|12||2||2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearances in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||14||2
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| [[2018–19 Mumbai City FC season|2018–19]]
| Indian Super League
|7||0||1{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |–||8||0
|-
|[[2019–20 Mumbai City FC season|2019–20]]
|Indian Super League
|15||2||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||15||2
|-
|[[2020–21 Mumbai City FC season|2020–21]]
| Indian Super League
|22||6||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||22||6
|-
|[[2021–22 Mumbai City FC season|2021–22]]
|Indian Super League
|20||6||0||0||6{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||26||6
|-
|[[2022-23 Indian Super League season|2022–23]]
|Indian Super League
|22||7||7{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearances in [[Durand Cup]]}}||1|| colspan="2" |—||29||8
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!86!!21!!8!!1!!6!!0!!100!!22
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!136!!24!!13!!1!!6!!0!!155!!25
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{{updated|22 March 20231}}<ref>{{NFT player|82019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Year
!colspan=2|Competitive
!colspan=2|Friendly
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2021||3||0||3||0||6||0
|-
|2023||0||0||1||0||1||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!!3!!0!!4!!0!!7!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Shillong Lajong'''
*[[Shillong Premier League]]: 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2015/11/22/shillong-lajong-fc-emerge-as-shillong-premier-league-champions/|title=Shillong Lajong FC Emerge as Shillong Premier League Champions|date=22 November 2015|website=indianfootballnetwork.com|publisher=Indian Football Network|location=Shillong|first=Khelchandra|last=Bharat|access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Shillong Lajong FC Edge Past Royal Wahingdoh to Clinch Shillong Premier League|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252094-shillong-lajong-fc-edge-past-royal-wahingdoh-to-clinch-shillong-premier-league|access-date=17 August 2016|work=NDTV Sports|date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424072205/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/252094-shillong-lajong-fc-edge-past-royal-wahingdoh-to-clinch-shillong-premier-league|archive-date=24 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Mumbai City'''
*[[Indian Super League]]: [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]<ref name="isl2021">{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/indian-super-league/isl-mumbai-city-fc-beat-atk-mohun-bagan-in-final-to-clinch-title-2390172|title=ISL: Mumbai City FC Beat ATK Mohun Bagan In Final To Clinch Title|website=sports.ndtv.com|publisher=[[NDTV]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314013850/https://sports.ndtv.com/indian-super-league/isl-mumbai-city-fc-beat-atk-mohun-bagan-in-final-to-clinch-title-2390172|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Indian Super League]] League Winners Shield: [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]],<ref name="isl2021"/> 2022–23
* [[Durand Cup]] runner-up: [[2022 Durand Cup|2022]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/football/india-ind/story/4750058/durand-cup-2022-review-curtain-raiser-indian-football-season?platform=amp|title=Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season|website=www.espn.in|publisher=[[ESPN]]|first=Aaditya|last=Narayan|date=19 September 2022|access-date=20 September 2022|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920142913/https://www.espn.in/football/india-ind/story/4750058/durand-cup-2022-review-curtain-raiser-indian-football-season?platform=amp|archive-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

'''India'''
* [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]: [[2023 Tri-Nation Series (India)|2023]]

'''Individual'''
* Indian Super League Hero of the Month: [[2022–23 Indian Super League#Awards|November 2022]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mumbai-city-fcs-bipin-singh-wins-hero-of-the-month-award-for-november-2022 |title=Mumbai City FC’s Bipin Singh wins Hero of the Month award for November 2022 |date=17 December 2022 |author=ISL Media Team |website= indiansuperleague.com |publisher=Indian Super League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204052859/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/atk-mohun-bagans-petratos-wins-hero-of-the-month-award-for-october-2022 |archive-date=18 December 2022 |access-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Soccerway}}
{{Mumbai City FC squad}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:ATK (football club) players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Shillong Lajong FC players]]

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