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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name            = Karanjit Singh
| image           =
| caption         = 
| fullname        = Karanjit Singh
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|1|8}}
| birth_place     = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]
| currentclub     = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| clubnumber      = 1
| height          = {{height|m=1.86}}<ref>[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/44204/Karanjit_Singh.html]</ref>
| position        = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| years1          = 2004–2010  
| clubs1          = [[JCT FC|JCT]] 
| caps1           = 
| goals1          = 
| years2          = 2010–2016
| clubs2          = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps2           = 70
| goals2          = 0
| years3          = 2015
| clubs3          = → [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (loan)
| caps3           = 4
| goals3          = 0
| years4          = 2016–2021
| clubs4          = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps4           = 45
| goals4          = 0
| years5          = 2017
| clubs5          = → [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]] (loan)
| caps5           = 12
| goals5          = 0
| nationalyears1  = 2008–2010
| nationalteam1   = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1   = 8  
| nationalgoals1  = 0
| nationalyears2  = 2010–
| nationalteam2   = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2   = 17
| nationalgoals2  = 0 
| pcupdate        = 27 March 2020
| ntupdate        = 16 September 2019
}}

'''Karanjit Singh''' (born 8 January 1986) is an [[India]]n [[association football|football]] player who until recently played for [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] in the [[Indian Super League]] as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He has also appeared for the [[India national football team|Indian National Team.]]

==Early/Personal life==
Karanjit Singh was born on 8 January 1986 at paldi,mahilpur,Hoshiarpur, [[Punjab, India]].<ref>http://wifa.in/?p=1782</ref> Karanjit Singh started playing football when he was 15. At one of the local tournaments, he was spotted by the former national coach, [[Sukhwinder Singh (football coach)|Sukhwinder Singh]]. Subsequently, in 2004, he was called for [[JCT FC]]. 
He married Tuhina Dhar( B Tech from SRM University) in June 2018.<ref>http://wifa.in/?p=1782</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/karanjeet-singh/buttar73526/|title=K. SINGH}}</ref>

==Career==

===JCT===
Singh played six years for [[JCT FC]] from 2004 to 2011 and earned huge praise while with the club.

===Salgaocar===
For the [[I-League 2010-11]] season Singh signed for fellow [[I-League]] side [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]. After one season with Salgaocar, Singh helped the Goans to the [[I-League]] championship.

==International==
Singh made his debut for [[India national football team|India]] against the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] on 23 July 2011 coming off the bench for red carded goalkeeper [[Subrata Pal]].

On 11 December 2011 Singh helped India win the [[2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup|2011 SAFF Cup]] with a 4-0 victory of [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]]. During the course of the tournament held by [[India]] Singh started all of India's five matches and kept three clean sheets while only conceding two goals throughout the tournament. During the Final Singh had to make to crucial saves in order to preserve India's chances.<ref>http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2874{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===International statistics===
{{updated|5 March 2014}}<ref>{{NFT player|pid=44204}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[India national football team|India national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2011||9||0
|-
|2012||3||0
|-
|2013||3||0
|-
|2014||1||0
|-
|2015||1||0
|-
! Total !! 17 !! 0
|}

==Honours==

===Club===

;Chennaiyin FC
* [[Indian Super League]]: [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]] Champions
* [[Indian Super League]]: [[2017-18 Indian Super League season|2017-18]] Champions

===International===

;India
* [[SAFF Cup]] (1): [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]

==External links==
* http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/player/detail/playerId/201
* http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/22413/karanjit-singh

==References==
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{{Chennaiyin FC squad}}
{{2011–12 I-League FPAI Team of the Year}}

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[[Category:Footballers from Hoshiarpur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Chennai City FC players]]
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[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:JCT FC players]]


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