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Gurjinder Kumar (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ; born 10 October 1990), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nawanshahr, Punjab, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Chandigarh FA | ||
| 2007–2010 | Tata FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Pune | 84 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Salgaocar | 29 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Pune City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Minerva Punjab | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 24 | (0) |
| 2020– | NorthEast United | 36 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | India | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 8 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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
- As of 28 February 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2010–11 | I-League | 22 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 21 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Salgaocar | 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 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 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–21 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in the Super Cup
- Appearances in the Durand Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearances in the AFC Cup
International stats
- As of 24 December 2013[16]
| 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
- Mohun Bagan
- Calcutta Football League (1): 2018–19[17]
References
- George, Joseph (8 February 2014). "Pune-FC-Look-To-Recover-From-Their-Alarming-Dip-In-Form". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- Pune FC. "5 Gurjinder Kumar". Pune FC. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 4 – 4". Soccerway. 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". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. PUNE 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "PUNE VS. MUMBAI 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Douhou Pierre is Pune FC player of the year". The Hindu. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- D'Sa, Edwin. "Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "RANGDAJIED UNITED VS. PUNE 3 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "India - G. Kumar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Team India leaves for Dubai". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Azerbaijan vs. India (3:0)".
- Gurjinder Kumar at Soccerway
- "Gurjinder Kumar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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Gurjinder Kumar (* 10. Oktober 1990 in Nawanshahr) ist ein indischer Fußballspieler und spielt bei Mohun Bagan AC.- [en] Gurjinder Kumar
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