Sanjeev Stalin (born 17 January 2001), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back or midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. He has represented India at various youth international levels including in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanjeev Stalin | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Indian Arrows | 28 | (0) |
| 2020 | Aves B | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sertanense | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kerala Blasters | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kerala Blasters B | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mumbai City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | India U16 | 20 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | India U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | India U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | India U20 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 28 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:28, 4 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Stalin was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[3] After the tournament, Stalin was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[4] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and helped the team keep the clean sheet as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[5]
On 11 February 2020, Stalin signed a two-year deal at Portuguese Primeira Liga club C.D. Aves, where played for the club's U-19 and U-23 squads.[6]
On 24 August 2020, Stalin joined Portuguese third division club Sertanense for the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 18 March 2021, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Stalin on a 3-year deal.[8] He made his debut for the club in the 2021 Durand Cup match against arch-rivals Bengaluru FC on 15 September, which they lost 2–0.[9] Stalin made his Indian Super League debut in the match against Hyderabad FC on 9 January 2022 as substitute for injured Jessel Carneiro, which the Blasters won 1–0.[10] On 26 February, in the match against their southern rivals Chennaiyin FC, he was awarded with the man of the match award for his performance, as the Blasters won 3–0 at full-time.[11][12]
Stalin represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[13] On 9 October 2017, he assisted Jeakson Singh to score India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament against Colombia.[2] He was also a part of the India under-20 team and made appearances for the side.
Sanjeev Stalin was born to his father, Stalin and mother Parameshwari, in Bangalore, Karnataka.[14] His parents run a small garment shop and his mother is a Burmese Indian who emigrated back to India to help her nephew. At the age of 10 Stalin was spotted by Iranian coach Jamshid Nassiri who recommended that he should join a football academy.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | DOther | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Aves | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sertanense | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kerala Blasters | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Mumbai City | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
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