{{short description|Singaporean footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Delwinder Singh | image = | caption = | fullname = Delwinder Singh s/o Ranjit Singh<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcement of under-21 squad for Vietnam Newspaper Cup|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/announcement-under-21-squad-vietnam-newspaper-cup|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|accessdate=23 November 2014|date=17 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218192236/http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/announcement-under-21-squad-vietnam-newspaper-cup|archive-date=18 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|08|05|df=y}}<ref name=cylfb>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/yglions/app_657903684284766|title=Courts Young Lions – players' profile|accessdate=26 November 2014}} on Facebook</ref> | birth_place = Singapore | height = {{height|m=1.79}}<ref name=cylfb/> | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 2011–2012 | years2 = 2012–2013 | years3 = 2014 | years4 = 2015–2017 | years5 = 2018–2019 | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Tanjong Pagar United | clubs2 = Geylang International | clubs3 = Courts Young Lions | clubs4 = Hougang United | clubs5 = Warriors FC | clubs6 = Tanjong Pagar United | years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = Balestier Khalsa | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0 | caps1 = 30 | caps2 = 33 | caps3 = 4 | caps4 = 12 | caps5 = 5 | caps6 = 21 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012–2022 | nationalteam1 = Singapore U22 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2011– | nationalteam2 = Singapore | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 3 November 2011 | ntupdate = 16 March 2016 | years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = Geylang International | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Angkor Tiger | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 0 }}'''Delwinder Singh s/o Ranjit Singh''' (born 5 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Cambodia Premier League club Angkor Tiger and the Singapore national team.<ref name=":2">{{Citation|title=Balestier Khalsa Football Club on Facebook Watch|url=https://www.facebook.com/balestierkhalsa.fc/videos/welcome-delwinder-singh-as-a-veteran-of-our-local-league-dels-experience-will-re/2991781707803570/|language=en|access-date=}}</ref> He made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against the Philippines on 7 October 2011.
Delwinder is the first Singaporean player to play in the Cambodian league. == Club career ==
=== Tanjong Pagar United === Delwinder started his career with Tanjong Pagar United in the 2011 S.League season. Despite still being a teenager, he was handed the captaincy of the club at the age of 18.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ten-singaporeans-stange-should-consider?page=0,4|title=Ten Singaporeans that Stange should consider|date=2016-03-15|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226020641/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ten-singaporeans-stange-should-consider?page=0,4|archive-date=26 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Geylang International === In December 2013, Delwinder sign with Geylang International ahead of the 2013 S. League season.
=== Courts Young Lions === In January 2014, Delwinder joined Courts Young Lions while serving his compulsory national services.
=== Hougang United === Delwinder was left without a club in 2015 after he was released by the Young Lions as his NS obligations meant that his unpredictable schedule made it hard for him to attend training regularly. He was given a lifeline when the LionsXII allowed him to train with them to keep up his fitness. He impressed Hougang United when he played for the LionsXII in a friendly against them and was subsequently offered a contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/sports/delwinders-eager-repay-hougang-uniteds-faith-him|title=Delwinder's eager to repay Hougang United's faith in him|work=TODAYonline|access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref>
After making over 40 starts in league and cup competitions for the Cheetahs, Delwinder was handed a contract extension for the 2017 S.League season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hgfc.com.sg/retained-delwinder-singh/|title=RETAINED: DELWINDER SINGH – Hougang United Football Club|website=www.hgfc.com.sg|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref>
=== Warriors ===
Delwinder signed for the Warriors in 2018 and his contract extended for 2019.
=== Return to Tanjong Pagar United === On 4 February 2020, after 8 years, Delwinder returned to his boyhood club, Tanjong Pagar United.
=== Balestier Khalsa === On 10 November 2021, Delwinder signed for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa ahead of the 2022 Singapore Premier League season which marked his sixth club that he joined in the league.<ref name=":2" /> === Return to Geylang International === On 14 March 2023, Delwinder returned to Geylang International after 10 years away from the club.
=== Angkor Tiger === On 29 July 2023, Delwinder signed a one-year deal with Cambodian Premier League club, Angkor Tiger in which he become the first Singaporean player to join a Cambodian side. He is joined with former Tanjong Pagar United player, Shodai Nishikawa. On 6 August 2023, he make his debut for the club in a league match against ISI Dangkor Senchey.
== International career == Delwinder was handed his first call-up to the Singapore national team in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.redsports.sg/2011/08/18/daneil-bennett-world-cup-qualifying-football/|title=Football: Daniel Bennett set to play 100th match for Singapore in friendly against Thailand|work=RED SPORTS|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en-us|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305152221/https://www.redsports.sg/2011/08/18/daneil-bennett-world-cup-qualifying-football/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He became one of the youngest player to represent the Lions when he made his debut for the senior team against Philippines at the age of 18.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/2830601/hougangs-stipe-plazibat-is-sleague-star-says-delwinder|title=Hougang's Stipe is S.League star - Del|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref> {{As of|March 2016}}, Delwinder has earned 5 international caps for his country.<ref name=":1" /> He has also represented the Singapore U22.
== See also ==
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202035/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/delwinder-wants-real-international-cap *https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235338/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-names-20-man-squad-thanh-nien-under-21-international-football-tournament-2013 *http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/10/11/4323673/pavkovic-to-lead-singapore-u21s-at-thanh-nien-newspaper-cup
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Delwinder Singh}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Singaporean men's footballers Category:Singapore men's international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Singapore Premier League players Category:Cambodian Premier League players Category:Tanjong Pagar United FC players Category:Geylang International FC players Category:Young Lions FC players Category:21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Category:Hougang United FC players Category:Warriors FC players Category:Balestier Khalsa FC players Category:Singaporean people of Indian descent Category:Sportspeople of Indian descent Category:Singaporean people of Punjabi descent Category:Singaporean expatriate men's footballers Category:Singaporean expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Category:Angkor Tiger FC players