Karanjit Singh
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| Full name | Karanjit Singh | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | JCT | 120 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Salgaocar | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Chennaiyin | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Salgaocar (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Chennai City (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Kerala Blasters | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | India U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | India | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Karanjit Singh (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Club career[]
Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, Karanjit started playing football at the age of 15. He was spotted at a local tournament by the former India national team head coach Sukhwinder Singh. Subsequently, he was called for JCT in 2004, where he spent six seasons. He moved to Salgaocar in 2010 and won the 2010–11 I-League in debut season.[2]
Chennaiyin[]
Karanjit was drafted by Indian Super League club Chennaiyin in 2015 ISL player auction.[3] He appeared in four league games in the 2015 ISL but didn't managed to keep any clean sheets. Chennaiyin won the their first ever ISL title with a 3–2 win against Goa in the final and Karanjit won his second league title. In January 2016, he was loaned out to Salgaocar for the 2015–16 I-League. He signed a two-year contract extension with Chennaiyin in July 2017 ahead of the 2017–18 ISL season.[4] Karanjit kept seven clean sheets in 2017–18 ISL, a joint record for the season and Chennaiyin won their second ISL title and first Indian title with a 3–2 win against Bengaluru in the 2018 ISL final. On 31 August 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension which also made him a goalkeeping coach at the club.[5] On 5 September 2020, Chennaiyin announced that Karanjit had signed a one-year contract extension which kept him at the club till the end of 2020–21 season.[6]
Kerala Blasters[]
On 21 December, it was announced that Kerala Blasters, the rivals of his old club Chennaiyin has signed Karanjit as a replacement for injured Albino Gomes.[7][8][9]
International career[]
Karanjit made his debut for India against the United Arab Emirates on 23 July 2011 coming off the bench for red carded goalkeeper Subrata Pal. On 11 December 2011, he helped India win the 2011 SAFF Cup with a 4-0 victory of Afghanistan.[10] He started all of India's five matches and kept three clean sheets while only conceding two goals throughout the tournament.
International career statistics[]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | |||
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours[]
Club[]
Salgaocar
- I-League: 2010–11
- Federation Cup: 2011
- Indian Super Cup; runner-up: 2011
- Durand Cup: 2014
Chennaiyin
- Indian Super League: 2015, 2017–18
- Indian Super League; runner-up: 2019–20
- Super Cup; runner-up: 2019
International[]
India
- SAFF Championship: 2011
- SAFF Championship; runner-up: 2013
- Nehru Cup: 2012
External links[]
- http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/player/detail/playerId/201
- http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/22413/karanjit-singh
References[]
- ^ Karanjit Singh at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Karanjit Singh". Khel Now. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Qadiri, Faizan (10 July 2015). "ISL Auction 2015: As it happened - Sunil Chhetri sold to Mumbai City FC for Rs 1.2 crore". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Chennaiyin FC retain Jeje, Karanjit Singh ahead of ISL 2017 season". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Karanjit to double up as goalkeeping coach at Chennaiyin". Outlook India. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "The custodian will be staying with the Marina Machans till the end of the 2020-21 season". Khel Now. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Karanjit Singh joins KBFC: Goalie Karanjit Singh joins Kerala Blasters". Archyde. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Experienced goalkeeper Karanjit Singh signed by Kerala Blasters!". Arunava about Football. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ K e r a l a B l a s t e r s F C [@KeralaBlasters] (21 December 2021). "The newest member of our Custodian Union