Jeevan Badwal
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeevan Singh Badwal | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surrey FC | |||
| Coastal FC | |||
| Supra Academy | |||
| B.E.S.T Academy | |||
| 2019– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 | |||
Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian club Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Early life[edit]
Badwal began playing youth soccer at age four with Surrey FC.[1] He later played with Coastal FC, Supra Academy, and B.E.S.T. Academy.[2] In August 2019, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[3] In 2022, he was named the Whitecaps U16 Player of the Year.[4] In June 2023, he was selected to play in the MLS Next All-Star Game.[5][6] Badwal is of Punjabi-Indian descent and can speak the Punjabi language.[7]
Club career[edit]
In 2023, he began playing with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup.[8] In February 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team.[9] After participating in the 2024 pre-season with the Vancouver Whitecaps first team, he signed a short-term loan agreement with them ahead of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One first leg against Tigres UANL, but was an unused substitute in the match.[10][11]
International career[edit]
In October 2022, Badwal was called up to the Canadian national program for the first time for a camp with the Canada U17 team.[1] He was later called up for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12][13]
In February 2024, he was named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers.[14]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of April 7, 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jeevan Badwal at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Jeevan Badwal of Surrey, BC to professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Jeevan Badwal Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 12, 2022.
- ^ Zillich, Tom (June 29, 2023). "Surrey soccer standout Badwal, 17, to play in MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Surrey Now-Leader.
- ^ "Jeevan Badwal selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 29, 2023.
- ^ Timko, Brandon (March 30, 2023). "South Asian community helping to bring success to Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Drishti Magazine.
- ^ Sethi, Monica (May 17, 2023). "Setting the Pace: Jeevan Singh Badwal - Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Rising Centre Midfielder". Darpan Magazine.
- ^ Strang, Noah (February 1, 2024). "Whitecaps sign Surrey teen Jeevan Badwal to first pro contract". Daily Hive.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielders Jeevan Badwal and Jay Herdman to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 6, 2024.
- ^ Zillich, Tom (February 8, 2024). "Surrey 17-year-old signs to play soccer with Whitecaps FC2, has shot at top club". Surrey Now-Leader.
- ^ Prayoga, Ari (November 2, 2023). "Terinspirasi Kante dan Bellingham, Jeevan Badwal Siap Bersinar di Piala Dunia U-17 2023 Indonesia" [Inspired by Kante and Bellingham, Jeevan Badwal is ready to shine at the 2023 U-17 World Cup in Indonesia]. Bola (in Indonesian).
- ^ "Badwal: I always try to be the hardest worker on the pitch". FIFA. October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Jeevan Badwal called up to Canada for Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifiers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 12, 2024.
- ^ Jeevan Badwal at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Jeevan Badwal at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Jeevan Badwal at Soccerway