Bengaluru FC have bolstered their attacking line up with the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on a three-year contract.
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Bengaluru FC have bolstered their attacking line up with the signing of Bidyashagar Singh on a three-year contract. This information was announced by the club on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Manipuri becomes the eighth signing of the summer. He and joins the Blues ahead of the upcoming AFC Cup playoff stage clash against Eagles FC. Bidyashagar came through the Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) FC youth system. He joined East Bengal in 2016. The footballer first came into prominence when he took the Kolkata side’s U18 team to the finals of the 2016-17 U18 I-League. Bidhyashagar scored six goals, including in both semifinals and final. He was promoted to the senior team and made his mark in the 2019 Durand Cup. The footballer even scored twice in a 2-1 win over the Blues in the group stage.
“Signing for Bengaluru FC is like a dream come true for me. Now that I am here, I want to achieve more for the club and for myself. I am eager to improve and to contribute to helping this team to continue the winning legacy that it has established. I know that I am surrounded by so many great players like Sunil bhai and Gurpreet bhai, and I want to learn from them and develop further,” said Bidyashagar, after putting pen to paper on his deal.
“The opportunity to play for Bengaluru FC has arrived at the right time for me. Being in good form is very important for a striker and I would like to continue my good run here. My aim is to win trophies and to wear this club’s jersey with pride. I also want to do well here so that I can make it into our national team,” he added.
The footballer returned toTRAU last year, after making just 11 appearances in the I-League across two seasons. Bidyashagar’s 12 goals, including two hat-tricks, took his boyhood side’s I-League title challenge to the final match day. The team eventually finished third in the standings.
Bidyashagar became only the second Indian to pick up the I-League Golden Boot last season. Comfortable playing on either flank, the footballer became only the fourth Indian to finish top scorer of a National League after Bhaichung Bhutia, Raman Vijayan and Blues’ skipper Sunil Chhetri. Bidyashagar was also named the ‘Hero of the Season’ and found a place in the I-League ‘Team of the Season.’
“Bidyashagar is a young player with a lot of potential. He is very eager to learn and make the next step and in the short time that he has been with us, he has shown us that he has the ability to score goals. The important thing now is to make sure he can bring his quality into our team and do that in the Indian Super League. He can play as a striker, as a winger and in behind the striker, which gives us a lot of options in attack,” stated Blues’ Head Coach Marco Pezzaiuoli.
Bengaluru FC take on Club Eagles FC in their AFC Cup playoff clash, on August 15, in Maldives.
