Deependra Negi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Deependra Singh Negi | ||
Date of birth | 20 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Uttarakhand, India | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Mumbai Kenkre FC | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
2016–2017 | CF Reus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 |
Kerala Blasters FC(B) | ||
2017–2018 | Kerala Blasters FC | 3 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Hyderabad FC | ||
2022– |
Mumbai Kenkre FC | ||
International career | |||
2014–2015 | India U17 | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Deependra Singh Negi (born 20 November 1998) is an Indian professional
Career
Born in Uttarakhand, Negi began his career with the AIFF Elite Academy before moving to Spain to attend trials with various Spanish clubs,[1] including Gimnàstic de Tarragona in 2017.[2] In September 2016, it was announced that Negi had signed with CF Reus of the Segunda División.[1]
Kerala Blasters
On 9 December 2017 it was announced that Negi had returned to India to sign with the
International career
Negi has represented the India under-17 and under 20 side. He was a former India under-17 national team captain. He has represented India in the 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.[5]
Club career
In 2016, at the age of 17, Deependra Singh Negi moved to Spain after signing professional terms with Spanish Club 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, 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.[6][7]
Negi was selected to play for the
Career statistics
- As of 27 January 2018[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2017–18 | ISL |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
See also
- List of Indian football players in foreign leagues
References
- ^ a b Mitra, Atanu; Jitendran, Nikhil (20 September 2016). "Deependra Singh Negi Signs Contract With Spanish Segunda Division's CF Reus Deportiu". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Deependra Negi gets trials at Nastic de Tarragona". rdglobalsports.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Blasters signs four with an eye on future". The Hindu. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Deependra Singh Negi gives Kerala Blasters crucial win vs Delhi Dynamos FC". Hindustan Times. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Ex-India U-17 captain Deependra Negi dreams of joining Real Madrid or Barcelona". mykhel.com. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "India U-17 captain Deependra Singh Negi eyes Spain stint after undergoing trials at Espanyol | Goal.com". goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Indian Football - Deependra Singh Negi signs contract with Spanish Segunda Division's CF Reus | Goal.com". goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "ISL 2018: Deependra Singh Negi gives Kerala Blasters crucial win vs Delhi Dynamos FC". hindustantimes.com. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "ISL 2017/18: Kerala Blasters' Deependra Singh Negi becomes the youngest scorer this season". sportskeeda.com. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Deependra Negi at Soccerway