SC East Bengal sign Naocha Singh on loan from Mumbai City FC

The defender will play for the Red and Golds Brigade for the remainder of this season.

SC East Bengal on Monday announced the arrival of I-League winning defender Naocha Singh, on loan from Mumbai City FC till the end of the 2021-22 Indian Super League season.

Naocha, who hails from Manipur, helped Gokulam Kerala win the I-League in the 2020-21 season, playing every minute for the Malabarians that term. Earlier, he was key to their successful 2019 Durand Cup campaign.

The full-back, capable of playing on either flank, began his career with NEROCA FC’s youth set up and went on to play for TRAU FC before returning to NEROCA to feature in the 2018-19 I-League.

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"I am looking forward to turning out for SC East Bengal. It is such a prestigious club and has such rich history. I will try and help the team this season and also get important minutes under my belt," said the 22-year old.

"Naocha Singh is a strong defender with impressive qualities, and we are very happy to have him with us SC East Bengal. At a very young age, he has tasted success and also knows what it means to play big clubs in India," said head coach Mario Rivera.

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With Ankit Mukherjee pulling a hamstring in the Kolkata Derby against ATK Mohun Bagan and Joyner Lourenco still out with injury, SC East Bengal were compelled to use young midfielder Amarjit Singh Kiyam as a make-shift right-back in the Derby. Amarjit had also slotted in as a right-back in a couple of matches under Mario Rivera. He is also the fourth signing for SC East Bengal in this January window.

SC East Bengal in ISL 2021-22

The Red and Golds have endured a torrid season so far in the 2021-22 season of the Indian Super League and find themselves at the bottom of the points table with just one win in 14 games. They were thrashed 3-1 in the Kolkata Derby in their previous game despite leading 1-0 at one point. SC East Bengal will take on Chennaiyin FC on Wednesday at the Tilak Maidan Stadium.

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