Jeakson Singh

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Jeakson Singh
Personal information
Full name Jeakson Singh Thounaojam
Date of birth (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 25
Youth career
2012–2016 Chandigarh Football Academy
2016-2017 Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Indian Arrows (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 Kerala Blasters B 5 (0)
2018–2019 → Indian Arrows (loan) 1 (0)
2019– Kerala Blasters 43 (2)
National team‡
2017–2018 India U17 5 (1)
2018–2020 India U20 15 (0)
2019– India U23 2 (0)
2021– India 2 (0)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2021

Jeakson Singh Thounaojam (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters and the India national team. He is the only player to score a goal for in a FIFA tournament, by scoring against Colombia in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup[1]

Club career[]

Youth and early career: 2012–2018[]

Born in Manipur, to a family that loved football, Jeakson's early introduction to the sport came from his father, who was a coach.[2] He was eleven years old when he left his hometown in Thoubal district to travel all the way to Chandigarh to join the Chandigarh football academy known as CFA.[3] After around five years at CFA, he later joined Minerva Punjab academy where he was the part of their youth team. He formed a crucial part of the club's academy team which would go on to win the AIFF U-15 & U-16 Youth League titles two years in a row. After the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Jeakson was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time, on loan from Minerva Punjab.[4][5] He made his first-ever professional debut for the side in the Arrows' first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played 90 minutes as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[6]

Kerala Blasters[]

Kerala Blasters Reserves: 2018–2019[]

In October 2018 Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Jeakson.[7] He was put on to the reserve side and made 5 appearances for the side in the I-League 2nd Division. After the season he was once again loaned to Indian Arrows to get some playing time.

Kerala Blasters: 2019–present[]

He was promoted to the senior team by newly appointed Blasters coach Eelco Schattorie for the 2019–20 Indian Super League. He started in the opening game itself against ATK on 20 October 2019[8] becoming the second-youngest player for the Blasters, behind Dheeraj Singh. He played 82 minutes in the defensive midfield position before being substituted by Sahal Abdul Samad, as Kerala Blasters beat ATK 2–1 at home. He was later awarded the Emerging Player of the Match award. Despite the fact that the Blasters had a poor season, he was one of their bright spots and ended up featuring in 13 games in his debut season for the senior side, playing mostly in his natural defensive midfielder position.[9]

On 12 December 2020, the Blasters announced that they have extended Jeakson's contract till the end of 2023 season.[10] On 20 December, he scored his first goal in the Indian Super League as well as for the Blasters by coming in as a substitute for Rohit Kumar in the 46th minute against East Bengal during the stoppage time, taking the game to a 1–1 draw.[11][12] On 27 December 2020, he had a good performance against Hyderabad, as Blasters registered their first win of the season by 2–0, where Jeakson won the Man of the Match award.[13] In the Southern Derby against Bengaluru on 20 January 2021, Jeakson was deployed as a center-back for the first time in his career.[14]

Jeakson was included in the Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, where he played all three matches for the club in the tournament.[15] He played his first league match of the 2021–22 season on 19 November 2021 in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan, which they lost 4–2.[16] On 19 December, he provided an assist to Álvaro Vázquez who scored the second goal in a 3–0 victory against Mumbai City FC.[17] Jeakson scored his first goal of the season against FC Goa on 2 January 2022, which ended in a dramatic 2–2 draw.[18][19]

International career[]

Jeakson represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[4] In India's second match of the tournament, on 9 October 2017 against Colombia, he scored India's first-ever goal in a FIFA World Cup tournament. His 82nd-minute header from a corner was the equaliser for India but the team conceded again a minute later, and went on to be defeated 2–1.[20] After a breakthrough season with Kerala Blasters in the 2019–2021 season, he was named in the list of probables for India's World Cup Qualifier against Qatar, but didn't make it to the final squad.

In March 2021, Jeakson was included in the final squad for India's friendlies against Oman and UAE.[21] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Oman on 25 March 2021.[22]

Jeakson was named in the 23-men Indian squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship in Maldives.[23] He made his only appearance in the tournament by coming as a substitute in the final against Nepal, where India won the match 3–0.[24]

Personal life[]

His cousin, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, is also a footballer. Both of them represented the Indian under-17 national team in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India where Amarjit captained the side.[25] Amarjit currently plays for Goa.[26] His younger sister, Kritina Devi Thounaojam, also a footballer, represented India in youth teams.[27]

Career statistics[]

As of matches played till 2 January 2022[28]
Club Season League Cup Continental Durand Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows (loan) 2017–18 I-League 8 0 0 0 – – – – 8 0
Kerala Blasters B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 5 0 0 0 – – – – 5 0
Indian Arrows (loan) 2018–19 I-League 1 0 0 0 – – – – 1 0
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 Indian Super League 13 0 0 0 – – – – 13 0
2020-21 16 1 0 0 – – – – 16 1
2021–22 9 1 0 0 – – 3 0 12 1
Kerala Blasters FC total 38 2 0 0 – – 3 0 41 2
Career total 52 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 55 2

International[]

As of 16 October 2021[28]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2021 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

International[]

India

References[]

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