Jackichand Singh


Telem Jackichand Singh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the club Jamshedpur and India national football team.

Career

Royal Wahingdoh

2011–2014 (I-League 2nd Division)

Jackichand made his professional debut for Royal Wahingdoh, then in the I-League 2nd Division, on 19 September 2011 in the Federation Cup against Churchill Brothers. Wahingdoh won the game 2–1 with Jacki scoring the second goal in the 53rd minute to complete an upset in the cup. Jackichand would play twice more in the group stage of the federation Cup, scoring once more, but couldn't help his team qualify from the group. He was an integral part of Royal Wahingdoh's squad during their 2011 I-League 2nd Division campaign and would score three times during the group stages, helping his team qualify for the 2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round as group winners, but Wahingdoh finished 6th and failed to get promoted. Jackichand was part of the squad again during the 2012 I-League 2nd Division season, where Wahingdoh once again qualified form their group as group winners for the final round, with Jacki scoring twice. During the final round, we can account for 10 appearances that he made, scoring 8 times but could not help his team gain promotion to the I-League. Jackichand continued with Royal Wahingdoh for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division but this time, Wahingdoh failed to qualify for the final round from their group as they finished third. Finally, it was in the 2014 I-League 2nd Division when Wahingdoh won the tournament thus gaining promotion, after qualifying as group winners to the 2014 I-League 2nd Division Final Round, during which Jackichand scored two goals in the final round.

2014–2015

Jackichand started the first game of the new season for Royal Wahingdoh after gaining promotion, against Mumbai in the 2014-15 Federation Cup in a 2–1 win where he scored both his team's goals either side of half-time. He scored his third goal of the Federation Cup against Sporting Goa on 4 January 2015 in a 2–1 loss.
He made his I-league debut on 18 January against Shillong Lajong in the first ever Shillong Derby in the I-league and assisted teammate Satiyasen Singh for the 2nd Goal in a 2–1 win. Jackichand scored his first I-League goal against Salgaocar. He scored his second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with Bharat FC on 21 March 2015. Jacki scored a brace against Pune in a 2–0 win at home on 29 March 2015. He assisted Godwin Franco in a 1–0 win at home against East Bengal on 31 March 2015. Jackichand assisted teammate Satiyasen Singh thrice for his hat-trick against Salgaocar on 3 May 2015 in a 4–2 win for his team. At the end of the 2014–15 season Jackichand was awarded the best player of the season award.

Pune City

In July 2015, Jackichand was auctioned to play for FC Pune City for ₹45 lakhs in the 2015 Indian Super League. Jackichand scored second fastest goal in ISL history against Atlético de Kolkata.

Salgaocar (loan)

In December 2015, Jackichand signed for Salgaocar as Royal Wahingdoh decided to withdraw from I-League, on loan from Pune City for the 2015-16 I-League. He made his debut for the team in 2015–16 I-League against Bengaluru FC on 9 January 2016. Jackichand scored his first goal for Salgaocar against Mumbai in I-League, but his team lost the match by 2–1 margin.

Mumbai City

On 21 June 2016, Mumbai City announced the signing of Indian International Jackichand Singh for third season of Hero ISL.

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Singh was selected in the 8th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He made his debut for the club on 17 November 2017 against ATK. He came on as an 81st-minute substitute for Courage Pekuson as Kerala Blasters drew 0–0. Singh then scored his first goal for the club on 9 December 2017 against Goa. He scored the equalizer for the Kerala Blasters in the 30th minute to make it 2–2 but unfortunately the club would go on to lose 5–2. He then scored his second goal for the club on 2 February 2018 against Pune City. His 58th-minute goal was the opener in a 2–1 victory for the Blasters.

[FC Goa]

On 1 July 2018 he signed for FC Goa from Kerala Blasters. On 14 February he scored a goal from 22 yards which was one of the fastest goals in the 18-19 ISL season which resulted in a 3–0 victory for FC Goa against two time ISL winners Atlético de Kolkata. He was one of the most impressive players for FC Goa in his first season, scoring 4 goals and getting 4 assists on 21 appearances as he helped Goa to the final of the ISL.

International

Jackichand made his senior national team debut against Nepal on 12 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Lalrindika Ralte. On June7th, in a 2019 Asian Cup qualifier against Laos, he assisted thrice after coming on as a substitute in the first half in a huge 6–1 win for India. On 7 June 2016, Jacki coming-on as 44th-minute substitute for Udanta Kumam in a home match against Laos at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati where he provided three assist and helped India to qualify for third round of AFC Asia Cup Qualifiers. On 3 September 2016, Jackichand scored his first senior goal for India in a 4–1 win against Puerto Rico at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 September 2016Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, India94–14–1Friendly
224 August 2017Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India161–01–12017 Hero Tri-Nation Series

Honors

Club

;FC Goa
Singh's biggest inspiration is fellow Manipuri striker Renedy Singh, and the actor Jackie Chan, who he is named after. He comes from a humble background and he is known as Jacki by his teammates and close friends. He is married to Beauty and has a three-year-old son named Civic. The names of his wife and son are inked on his right arm.