Jeevan Badwal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Jeevan Badwal
Personal information
Full name Jeevan Singh Badwal
Date of birth (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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)
2023–2024 Whitecaps FC 2 30 (2)
2024 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 0 (0)
2024– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 24 (1)
2025– → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2023 Canada U17 9 (0)
2024– Canada U20 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 18, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of July 30, 2024

Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

[edit | edit source]

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

[edit | edit source]

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] He signed another three short-term loans that season.[15][16][17]

In September 2024, he signed a homegrown player contract with Vancouver Whitecaps through the 2027 season, with options for 2028 and 2029.[18] On June 8, 2025, he scored his first goal, in a 3-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC.[19][20]

International career

[edit | edit source]

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.[21][22]

In February 2024, Badwal was named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers.[23] In July 2024, he was named to the final squad for the tournament.[24]

Career statistics

[edit | edit source]
As of November 29, 2025[25]
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 22 2 – – – 22 2
Total 30 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 2024 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025 24 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 31 1
Total 24 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 32 1
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2025 MLS Next Pro 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Career total 56 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 64 3

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b Jeevan Badwal at Canada SoccerLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  23. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  24. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  25. ^ Jeevan Badwal at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]
  • Jeevan Badwal at Canada SoccerLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Jeevan Badwal at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Jeevan_Badwal&oldid=21423531"