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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 | 150 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | India U19 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | India U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011– | India | 76 | (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, 12 october 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]