Jeevan Badwal

Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian club Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.

Jeevan Badwal
Personal information
Full name Jeevan Singh Badwal
Date of birth (2006-03-11) 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 20 (1)
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 June 9, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024

Early life

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

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

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
As of 2 June 2024[15]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 80–––80
2024 111–––111
Career total 191000000191

References
  1. Jeevan Badwal at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "Whitecaps FC sign 17-year-old Jeevan Badwal of Surrey, BC to professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 1, 2024.
  3. "Jeevan Badwal Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  4. "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 12, 2022.
  5. Zillich, Tom (June 29, 2023). "Surrey soccer standout Badwal, 17, to play in MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Surrey Now-Leader.
  6. "Jeevan Badwal selected to MLS NEXT All-Star Game". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 29, 2023.
  7. Timko, Brandon (March 30, 2023). "South Asian community helping to bring success to Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Drishti Magazine.
  8. Sethi, Monica (May 17, 2023). "Setting the Pace: Jeevan Singh Badwal - Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Rising Centre Midfielder". Darpan Magazine.
  9. Strang, Noah (February 1, 2024). "Whitecaps sign Surrey teen Jeevan Badwal to first pro contract". Daily Hive.
  10. "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielders Jeevan Badwal and Jay Herdman to MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 6, 2024.
  11. Zillich, Tom (February 8, 2024). "Surrey 17-year-old signs to play soccer with Whitecaps FC2, has shot at top club". Surrey Now-Leader.
  12. 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).
  13. "Badwal: I always try to be the hardest worker on the pitch". FIFA. October 26, 2023.
  14. "Jeevan Badwal called up to Canada for Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifiers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 12, 2024.
  15. Jeevan Badwal at Soccerway
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