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Gurjinder Kumar (Template:Lang-pa; born 10 October 1990), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.[1]
Club career
Early career
Born in Nawanshahr, Punjab, Gurjinder was born into a family of footballers.[2] At the age of 10, after his older brother died, he started to take football seriously and joined the Chandigarh Football Academy.[2] After spending seven years there Kumar moved to the famed Tata Football Academy where he joined the academy senior side.[2]
Pune
In 2010, Gurjinder signed his first professional contract with Pune of the I-League.[2] He scored his first professional goal during his first season at the club on 26 February 2011 against Viva Kerala in which his 11th-minute goal put Pune into an early 2–0 lead.[3] The club eventually managed to get into a 4–0 lead but then gave up four goals to draw the match 4–4.[3] After the 2010–11 season, he was named the Pune's best under-23 player at the club's annual awards ceremony.[2] Gurjinder was part of the team that played against the then Premier League side Blackburn Rovers on 7 October 2011, in a game that Blackburn won 3-0[4] He then scored his second career goal the next season against Viva Kerala again, in a match Pune managed to win 3–1.[5] Kumar then went on to score his third goal of his career, and his second that season, only a month later on 21 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers in which his 84th-minute strike helped Pune finish the match 2–0 winners.[6] His fourth goal of his career, and last for the season, came on 18 January 2012 against Mumbai in which he found the net in the 90th minute to finish a 3–0 victory for Pune.[7] Then after the 2011–12 season, he was given the "Goal of the Year" award for his strike against Chirag United Kerala.[8] He won the Ashok Piramal Group "Young Player of the Year" award for 2012–13 season.[9]
Gurjinder did not score again until the 2013–14 season when his goal against Rangdajied United on 11 December 2013 to give Pune a 2–0 lead which they would eventually give up and lose 3–2.[10]
Salgaocar
Gurjinder Kumar signed for Salgaocar for the 2014-15 I-League and made his debut in the 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup, scoring 3 times in the group stages.[11]
FC Pune City
In July 2015 Kumar was drafted to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.[12]
NorthEast United
In 2020 Kumar was signed by NorthEast United on a 2 years deal.
International
In June 2011 Kumar made his international debut for India at the under-23 level against Qatar U23 side for the 2012 Olympic qualifiers.[2] Then on 1 February 2012 Kumar was called up to the senior India side for a preparation camp for the upcoming 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.[13] He then made his senior international debut for India on 27 February 2012 against Azerbaijan in a friendly in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as India lost 0–3.[14]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2010–11 | I-League | 22 | 1 | 4Template:EfnTemplate:Efn | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 21 | 3 | 3Template:Efn | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 5Template:EfnTemplate:Efn | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 3Template:Efn | 0 | 7Template:EfnTemplate:Efn | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Salgaocar | 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 9Template:EfnTemplate:Efn | 3 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Pune City (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Salgaocar | 2015–16 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Minerva Punjab | 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 3Template:Efn | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 4Template:Efn | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 9 | ||
International stats
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Pune's Best U-23 Player of the Year: 2010–11
- Pune F.C. Goal of the Year: 2011–12
- Ashok Piramal Group Young Player of the Year: 2012–13
Club
References
- ↑ Pune-FC-Look-To-Recover-From-Their-Alarming-Dip-In-Form, George, Joseph(8 February 2014). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 5 Gurjinder Kumar. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 4 – 4. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ 💒婚活サイト口コミ比較ランキングおすすめ令和2021年👰人気成婚率で縁結び.
- ↑ PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 3 – 1. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. PUNE 0 – 2. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ PUNE VS. MUMBAI 3 – 0. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Douhou Pierre is Pune FC player of the year. The Hindu(2 May 2012). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award, D'Sa, Edwin. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ RANGDAJIED UNITED VS. PUNE 3 – 2. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ India - G. Kumar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway.
- ↑ Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft, Noronha, Anselm(10 July 2015). Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Team India leaves for Dubai. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ Azerbaijan vs. India (3:0).
- ↑ Template:Soccerway
- ↑ Template:NFT player
- ↑ Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years. Retrieved 15 September 2018.