Luther Singh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luther Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | GAIS | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Stars of Africa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | GAIS | 36 | (11) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016. | |||
Luther Singh (born 5 August 1997) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Superettan side GAIS.
Club career
GAIS
Singh is an academy graduate of the famed Stars of Africa football academy and joined Swedish second-division side GAIS in 2015.[2][3] In his first season with GAIS, Singh was employed as a winger and netted two goals in eight league appearances for the club before his season was cut short through injury.[4][5]
For the 2016 campaign, Singh was converted into a forward and scored the first professional hat-trick of his career on 22 May in a 7-0 win over Ängelholms.[6] In July, Singh confirmed that Real Madrid Castilla and Swansea had previously been in contact with his agent, Farouk Khan over a potential move. GAIS had, however, rejected these advances in a bid to hold on to Singh until his contract expired.[7] In August of the same year, Singh rejected a move to Serie A side Pescara, claiming better options would become available to him once he was a free-agent.[8] Singh ultimately made 28 appearances for the Superettan season and scored 9 goals as GAIS ended the campaign in eighth place.
Career statistics
- As of 5 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GAIS | 2015 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2016 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Career total | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
1 Includes Svenska Cupen matches.
References
- ↑ "Luther Singh". Stars of Africa. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "Real Madrid want South African teenager Luther Singh". KickOff. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Crann, Joe (18 August 2015). "Swedish Club Snap Up Another South African". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "Luther Singh on song in Sweden at GAIS". KickOff. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Crann, Joe (29 February 2016). "Swedish-Based SA Starlet Missing Due To Passport Issues". KickOff. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Said, Nick (24 May 2016). "Victory is Swede for SA footballer Singh". Times Live. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Crann, Joe (29 September 2016). "Swansea Keen On GAIS' SA Superstar". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "SA Starlet Turns Down Serie A". Soccer Laduma. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links
- Luther Singh profile at Soccerway