Name of the Sportsperson: Sushil Kumar Singh

Discipline: Football

Date of Birth: 25 June 1989

State: Manipur

Achievements and Awards

•    He is one of the most promising Indian strikers playing in I-League.

•    In 2009, he led the India U-23 team to the SAFF championship where he scored from a free kick against Bangladesh to help India go into the finals and face Maldives.

•    Sushil scored his third goal for India's seniors against Qatar in India's historic 2-1 victory away from home.

•    He was selected by India for the 2011 SAFF Championship in which he played in two matches and made India won 4-0 over Afghanistan.

•    During his first season with East Bengal in 2010-11 Singh played in five games and scored one goal.

Profile:

Singh started his football career at Mahindra United in the I-League and was one of Mahindra's best players on the pitch scoring eight goals in eleven games till Mahindra disbanded.

He has represented the India national football team several times. In 2009, he led the India u-23 team to the SAFF championship where he scored from a free kick against Bangladesh to help India go into the finals and face Maldives.

Sushil scored his third goal for India’s seniors against Quatar in India's historic 2-1 victory away from home. He was then selected by India for the 2011 SAFF Championship in which he played in two matches, including the final and scored one goal which came in the final which India won 4-0 over Afghanistan on 11th December 2011.