Luther Singh

Early career

Singh is an academy graduate of the famed South-African-based Stars of Africa football academy, which he joined at the age of 11 after being scouted by Farouk Khan. Through the academy, Singh was afforded the opportunity to train in Brazil at age 16, where he spent time with Vasco da Gama and Fluminense.

GAIS

Singh's success at the Stars of Africa academy caught the attention of numerous clubs, and in 2015, Swedish second-division side GAIS signed him. In his first season with GAIS, Singh was employed as a winger and netted two goals in eight league appearances before his season was cut short through injury. For the 2016 campaign, he was converted into a forward and scored the first professional hat-trick of his career on 22 May 2016, in a 7-0 win over Ängelholm. In July, the player confirmed that the Real Madrid B side and Swansea had previously been in contact with Khan, as his agent, over a potential transfer. However, GAIS rejected these advances in a bid to hold on to Singh until his contract expired. In August 2016, Singh rejected a move to Serie A side Pescara, claiming better options would become available to him once he was a free-agent. He ultimately made 28 appearances for the Superettan season and scored 9 goals as GAIS ended the campaign in eighth place.

Braga

Following the expiration of his contract with GAIS, Singh signed for the Portuguese Primeira Liga side Braga on 21 January 2017. There, he teamed up with the club's…

Under-20

Singh represented South Africa at the 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships and scored in the nation's 8-0 win over Lesotho during the group stage. After winning all three of their group stage matches, South Africa progressed to the semi-finals, where they beat Angola 5-0, with Singh netting a hat-trick. However, South Africa lost in the final, where an assist from Singh was not enough to prevent South Africa from losing 2-1 to Zambia. At the conclusion of the tournament, Singh was awarded the Golden Boot award for his tally of five goals throughout the competition. He then represented South Africa at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and scored a hat-trick in the nation's opening match against Cameroon. He scored once more against Senegal before South Africa were eliminated from the competition in the semi-finals, losing out again to eventual champions Zambia. Singh's tally of four goals for the tournament, coupled with two assists, earned him the Golden Boot award and a spot in the CAF Best XI. In May 2017, Singh was named in South Africa's 21-man squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Senior

Following his impressive performances at the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Singh was called up by interim manager Owen Da Gama to the senior national team in March 2017 for friendlies against Guinea-Bissau and Angola. Though an unused substitute in South Africa's 3–1 win over the former, he made his debut for the national team on 28 March 2017…

Club

As of match played 7 March 2025

International

As of 6 September 2021

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Singh goal.

Singh is of black South African and partial Indian descent through his Punjabi Sikh grandfather. He was raised in the Noordgesig township in Soweto. His father, uncle, and cousins all played football at an amateur or semi-pro level.