Mahender Singh
Defender Mahender Singh has played eight Pro Kabaddi League seasons, turning out for Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba and UP Yoddhas.
- Team (Season 12)
- UP Yoddhas
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- India
- Born
- 10 January 1996
- Height
- 5 ft 7 in
- Jersey
- #4
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | UP Yoddhas | 18 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | UP Yoddhas | 21 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | U Mumba | 16 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bengaluru Bulls | 23 | 45 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bengaluru Bulls | 20 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bengaluru Bulls | 21 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Bengaluru Bulls | 24 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 58 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 3 |
Mahender Singh is an Indian defender who has been a regular in the Pro Kabaddi League since Season 5. Fans know him best from his long spell at Bengaluru Bulls, and more recently as part of the UP Yoddhas defence. Born on 10 January 1996 and standing 5 ft 7 in, he has built his career on tackling, with 345 of his 350 PKL points coming from the defence.
PKL career
Across eight seasons, Mahender has played 165 matches and scored 350 points, made up of 345 tackle points and 5 raid points. He has collected 17 High 5s in that time.
His PKL story began with Bengaluru Bulls, where he played from Season 5 through Season 9. Those were his most productive years. He scored 58 points in Season 5, then posted his best return in Season 6 with 63 tackle points and 6 High 5s from 24 matches. Season 7 brought another 61 tackle points, followed by 40 points in Season 8 and 45 in Season 9.
He moved to U Mumba for Season 10, scoring 31 tackle points in 16 matches with 2 High 5s. He then joined UP Yoddhas for Season 11, where he scored 29 points in 21 matches.
Season 12
Mahender stayed with UP Yoddhas for Season 12 in 2025. He played 18 matches and scored 23 points, made up of 22 tackle points and 1 raid point. His tackle strike rate for the season was 31%, and his raid strike rate was 50%.
A defender through and through
Mahender’s numbers tell the story of a specialist. In eight seasons he has never registered a Super 10, and his raid points have come in ones, but his tally of High 5s shows how often he has been a key figure in the defence. His peak with Bengaluru Bulls in Seasons 6 and 7 remains the high point of his PKL career so far.
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