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| Full name | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mohali, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2009 | St. Stephen's FA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | East Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | East Bengal | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Pailan Arrows (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Stabæk | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Bengaluru | 142 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | India U19 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | India U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | India | 74 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 3 February 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and captains the India national team. He is often considered as one of the top Indian goalkeepers.[2]
Sandhu was named captain of the India national team for the first time in friendly match against Puerto Rico on 3 September 2016, a match India won 4–1.[3][4]
He has achieved several distinctions: the inaugural Indian to play a competitive match for the first team of a top-division European club;[5] fifth Indian to play professionally in Europe succeeding Mohammed Salim, Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri and Subrata Pal;[6] [7]and the first Indian to play in the UEFA Europa League.[8]
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- ^ "Senior Men". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "'Fantastic Four' for India to outwit Puerto Rico". All India Football Federation. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Nilanjan Datta (2 September 2016). "Young India 'Ready' to take on Puerto Rico". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Mukherjee, Debayan (24 April 2015). "Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is first Indian to play for top division European club". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "5 Indian Footballers Who Played in Europe". 90min.com. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Sportsrahi (18 October 2019). "best indian football players : With Football becoming a trending sport in India widely watched by…". Medium. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Constantine has made an impact on 'character building:' Gurpreet". All India Football Federation. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.