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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Baljit Sahni
| image = Baljit Singh.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| fullname = Baljit Singh Sahni
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[JCT F.C.|JCT]]
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = [[JCT F.C.|JCT]]
| caps1 = 40
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2010–2015
| clubs2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → [[Atlético de Kolkata]] (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → [[Atlético de Kolkata]] (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017–2018
| clubs9 = [[FC Pune City]]
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 29 December 2016
| ntupdate = 29 December 2016
}}

'''Baljit Sahni''' (born 12 January 1987) is an Indian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

==Career==

===JCT===
Sahni had played for [[JCT FC|JCT]] for 5 years. In the [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]] season he scored the first hat trick of the season against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sahni cracks hat-trick as JCT whip Lajong|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-05/top-stories/28084954_1_jct-niwan-shillong-lajong|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033750/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-05/top-stories/28084954_1_jct-niwan-shillong-lajong|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref> On 11 November 2009 however Sahni was seriously injured in a bike accident along with teammate [[Sunil Kumar Thakur]] in [[Margao]], [[Goa]] while the team were preparing for an upcoming match against [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] in the [[I-League]].<ref name=BikeAccident>{{cite web|title=JCT's Baljit Sahni & Sunil Kumar Meet With Serious Accident|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/11/12/1619068/jcts-baljit-sahni-sunil-kumar-meet-with-serious-accident|work=Goal.com|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref> As a result of the accident Sahni required 25 stitches and he fractured his shin.<ref name=BikeAccident/> At this point in the season Sahni was in top form with six goals in the opening seven matches.<ref name=BikeAccident/> However, on 28 January 2010 Sahni played in his first game since the accident, coming on as a second-half substitute and he even scored a goal as JCT Mills defeated [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League: JCT Beats Sporting As Baljit Sahni Scores On His Return|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/01/28/1765047/i-league-jct-beats-sporting-as-baljit-sahni-scores-on-his|work=Goal.com|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref>

===East Bengal===
In 2010 Sahni signed with [[I-League]] giants [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=B. SAHNI|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/baljit-singh-sahni/71241/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref>

==Retirement and financial struggle==
Sahni faced monetary issues while playing, so he decided to retire early at the age of 31. Sahni said, "In 2019 I left for Canada. I was not getting paid enough. I had to earn my bread and butter and I also have a family to take care of. I retired from football because after football there is a life too and that is hard but you have to accept that life and take it on the chin."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/football/bread-bitter/articleshow/77057054.cms|title=Bread & Butter|date=20 July 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|14 April 2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/baljit-singh-sahni/71241/|title=India - B. Sahni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/71241-Baljit-Singh-Sahni|title=Baljit Singh Sahni - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com|website=www.soccerpunter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jctfootball.com/news/newsCategory.aspx?NewsCatId=120|title=JCT Football :: News|website=www.jctfootball.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/44248/Baljit_Singh_Sahni.html|title=Baljit Singh Sahni|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[JCT Mills FC|JCT]]
|[[2007–08 I-League|2007–08]]
|[[I-League]]||15||3||0||0||0||0||—||—||15||3
|-
|[[2008–09 I-League|2008–09]]
|[[I-League]]||12||3||2||1||4||1||—||—||18||5
|-
|[[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]]
|[[I-League]]||13||8||0||0||1||1||—||—||14||9
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|[[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]]
|[[I-League]]||6||6||0||0||0||0||6||3||12||9
|-
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|[[I-League]]||5||2||0||0||0||0||5||0||10||2
|-
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]||6||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||13||0
|-
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||9||2||0||0||0||0||—||—||9||2
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Atletico de Kolkata]] (loan)
|[[2014 Indian Super League season|2014]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||16||2||—||—||—||—||—||—||16||2
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[I-League]]||5||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||8||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!87!!24!!2!!1!!5!!2!!21!!3!!115!!30
|}

==Honours==
;Atlético de Kolkata
*[[Indian Super League]]: [[2014 Indian Super League season|2014]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/isl-2014/players/domestic-draft ]

==External links==
* [http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/35128/baljit-sahni ]
* {{NFT player|pid=44248}}

{{FC Pune City squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahni, Baljit Singh}}
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Hoshiarpur]]
[[Category:Footballers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:JCT FC players]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:ATK (football club) players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]

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