Jeevan Badwal

Canadian soccer player

Jeevan Badwal
Personal information
Full name Jeevan Singh Badwal
Date of birth (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18)
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
Pacific United FC
Coastal FC
Supra Academy
B.E.S.T Academy
2019– Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Whitecaps FC 2 22 (2)
2024 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Canada U17 9 (0)
2024– Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 19, 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

Badwal began playing youth soccer at age four with Surrey FC.[1] Afterwards, he played with Pacific United FC, being invited to a Wolverhampton Wanderers' US National Academy camp in Arizona in July 2016 when he was 10.[2] He later played with Coastal FC, Supra Academy, and B.E.S.T. Academy.[3] In August 2019, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[4] In 2022, he was named the Whitecaps U16 Player of the Year.[5] In June 2023, he was selected to play in the MLS Next All-Star Game.[6][7] Badwal is of Punjabi-Indian descent and can speak the Punjabi language.[8][9]

Club career

In 2023, he began playing with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup.[10] In February 2024, he signed a professional contract with the team.[11] 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.[12][13] On May 19, 2024, he scored his first professional goal for Whitecaps FC 2, also adding an assist in the same match, in a 3-2 loss to Colorado Rapids 2.[14] In June, he signed another short-term loan.[15]

International career

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.[16][17]

In February 2024, he was named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers.[18]

Career statistics

As of July 6, 2024[19]
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 14 2 – – – 14 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 2024 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2

References

  1. ^ a b Jeevan Badwal at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ Greenizan, Nick (July 29, 2016). "Surrey soccer trio head to Arizona". Peace Arch News.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Jeevan Badwal of Surrey, BC to professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jeevan Badwal Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Zillich, Tom (June 29, 2023). "Surrey soccer standout Badwal, 17, to play in MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Surrey Now-Leader.
  7. ^ "Jeevan Badwal selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Timko, Brandon (March 30, 2023). "South Asian community helping to bring success to Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Drishti Magazine.
  9. ^ "Quality Time: Jeevan Badwal, presented by GE Appliances". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Sethi, Monica (May 17, 2023). "Setting the Pace: Jeevan Singh Badwal - Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Rising Centre Midfielder". Darpan Magazine.
  11. ^ Strang, Noah (February 1, 2024). "Whitecaps sign Surrey teen Jeevan Badwal to first pro contract". Daily Hive.
  12. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielders Jeevan Badwal and Jay Herdman to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 6, 2024.
  13. ^ Zillich, Tom (February 8, 2024). "Surrey 17-year-old signs to play soccer with Whitecaps FC2, has shot at top club". Surrey Now-Leader.
  14. ^ "Badwal scores first pro goal, adds assist as WFC2 drop narrow 3-2 result against Rapids 2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielder Jeevan Badwal to second MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 13, 2024.
  16. ^ 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).
  17. ^ "Badwal: I always try to be the hardest worker on the pitch". FIFA. October 26, 2023.
  18. ^ "Jeevan Badwal called up to Canada for Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifiers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 12, 2024.
  19. ^ Jeevan Badwal at Soccerway

External links

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Whitecaps FC 2 – current squad