Jeevan Singh Badwal (born March 11, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | ||
