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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Deependra Negi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Deependra Singh Negi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Uttarakhand]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| currentclub = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| clubnumber = 45
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| youthyears2 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs2 = [[CF Reus Deportiu|CF Reus]]
| years1 = 2016–2019
| clubs1 = [[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves|Kerala Blasters FC(B)]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–
| clubs3 = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| club-update = 17:45, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Deependra Singh Negi''' (born 20 November 1998) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who is playing as a [[midfielder]] for [[Hyderabad FC]]. He was the captain of the [[India national under-17 football team|India U17 National Team]].

==Career==
Born in [[Uttarakhand]], Negi began his career with the [[AIFF Elite Academy]] before moving to Spain to attend trials with various Spanish clubs,<ref name="Reus">{{cite news|last1=Mitra|first1=Atanu|last2=Jitendran|first2=Nikhil|title=Deependra Singh Negi Signs Contract With Spanish Segunda Division's CF Reus Deportiu|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/09/20/27696462/indian-football-deependra-singh-negi-signs-contract-with-spanish-|access-date=27 January 2018|work=Goal.com|date=20 September 2016}}</ref> including [[Gimnàstic de Tarragona]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deependra Negi gets trials at Nastic de Tarragona|url=https://www.rdglobalsports.com/news/|website=rdglobalsports.com|access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref> In September 2016, it was announced that Negi had signed with [[CF Reus Deportiu|CF Reus]] of the [[Segunda División]].<ref name="Reus"/>

===Kerala Blasters===
On 9 December 2017 it was announced that Negi had returned to India to sign with the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] of the [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Blasters signs four with an eye on future|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/blasters-signs-four-with-an-eye-on-future/article21377227.ece|access-date=27 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=9 December 2017}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on 27 January 2018 against [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]. He came on as a substitute for [[Karan Sawhney]] at halftime and made an immediate impact for the club as he scored the Kerala Blasters equalizer in the 48th minute from a corner. He then contributed to the second goal by drawing a penalty after a run into the box, which was then converted by [[Iain Hume]]. The Kerala Blasters would win the match 2–1 and Negi was awarded with the Hero of the Match award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deependra Singh Negi gives Kerala Blasters crucial win vs Delhi Dynamos FC|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/isl-2018-deependra-singh-negi-gives-kerala-blasters-crucial-win-vs-delhi-dynamos-fc/story-iehgK6ZVBkT5nD7Gtb07xK.html|access-date=27 January 2018|work=Hindustan Times|date=27 January 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
Negi has represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India under-17]] and [[India national under-20 football team|under 20]] side. He was a former India under-17 national team captain. He has represented India in the [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]] championship in Nepal where the Indian team defeated Nepal 1-0 in the final played at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Negi has also participated in the [[AFC Cup]] qualifiers held in Kuwait.<ref name="mykhel.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/ex-india-u-17-captain-deependra-negi-dreams-joining-real-madrid-barcelona-012589.html|title=Ex-India U-17 captain Deependra Negi dreams of joining Real Madrid or Barcelona|date=2017-02-16|work=mykhel.com|access-date=2018-06-28|language=en}}</ref>

== Club career ==
In 2016, at the age of 17, Deependra Singh Negi moved to Spain after signing professional terms with Spanish Club [[CF Reus Deportiu|CF Reus]]. Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, better known as just Reus, participates in the Spanish Segunda Division, the second tier of the football pyramid in Spain. The team plays all its matches at the 4,700 seater [[Estadi Municipal de Reus|Estadi Municipal]], in the autonomous region of Reus, [[Catalonia]]. Prior to this, Negi joined the Catalonians' U19 team for practice sessions. Negi was the second Indian youngster to move to Spain in order to earn a contract after defender Avneet Bharti shifted base to the European country earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/02/03/19907882/india-u-17-captain-deependra-singh-negi-eyes-spain-stint|title=India U-17 captain Deependra Singh Negi eyes Spain stint after undergoing trials at Espanyol {{!}} Goal.com|website=goal.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/09/20/27696462/indian-football-deependra-singh-negi-signs-contract-with-spanish-|title=Indian Football - Deependra Singh Negi signs contract with Spanish Segunda Division's CF Reus {{!}} Goal.com|website=goal.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref>

Negi was selected to play for the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]], an [[Indian Super League]] team in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/isl-2018-deependra-singh-negi-gives-kerala-blasters-crucial-win-vs-delhi-dynamos-fc/story-iehgK6ZVBkT5nD7Gtb07xK.html|title=ISL 2018: Deependra Singh Negi gives Kerala Blasters crucial win vs Delhi Dynamos FC|author=|date=27 January 2018|website=hindustantimes.com}}</ref> His contract with Kerala Blasters started from 9 December 2017 and runs till 30 May 2020. Negi made his professional debut for the side in [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017-18 Indian Super League Season]] against [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynomos]]. In his debut game, he started playing from second half and played until end of the match as Kerala Blasters won 2–1. Negi became Hero of the match in his debut match by scoring his first goal in just second minute of his playing time<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-18-kerala-blasters-deependra-singh-negi-becomes-the-youngest-scorer-this-season|title=ISL 2017/18: Kerala Blasters' Deependra Singh Negi becomes the youngest scorer this season|author=|date=27 January 2018|website=sportskeeda.com}}</ref> and became second youngest footballer in the league to score a goal.

==Career statistics==
{{updated|27 January 2018}}<ref>{{soccerway|deependra-singh-negi/533154}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!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="1"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|[[2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|ISL]]||3||1||1||0||0||0||4||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!3!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!4!!1
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-38876-deependra-singh-negi-profile Indian Super League Profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Negi, Deependra}}
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:AIFF Elite Academy players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Hyderabad FC players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:CF Reus Deportiu players]]

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