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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{for|the Indian Olympic athlete|Gurtej Singh (athlete)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gurtej Singh
| image = Gurtej Singh (Pailan Arrows).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Singh with [[Pailan Arrows]] in 2012
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|2|df=y}}<ref>{{Soccerway|gurtej--singh/190573}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<ref>{{cite web|title=Gurtej Singh|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/43528/gurtej-singh|work=Goal.com|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref>
| height = 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| currentclub = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC]]
| clubnumber = 3
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = [[JCT FC|JCT]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = [[Pailan Arrows]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2015
| clubs4 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = [[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–2019
| clubs6 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2019–2020
| clubs7 = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2021
| clubs8 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021-
| clubs9 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 02:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Gurtej Singh "Nanna"''' (born 2 May 1990) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|center-back]] for [[RoundGlass Punjab FC]] in the [[I-League]].

==Personal life==
Born and brought up in [[Rupnagar|Ropar]] (now known as [[Rupnagar]]) in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], Gurtej took interest in football in the sixth grade, thanks to his father. A fan of [[JCT F.C.|Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club]] (JCT), Gurtej's father took him to the stadiums. Singh would attend matches of JCT and enjoyed watching [[Bhaichung Bhutia|Baichung Bhutia]] and [[I. M. Vijayan|I.M. Vijayan]] play.<ref name=":0" />

Representing his school, Gurtej played at the Challenge Cup tournament in Sector 42 of [[Chandigarh]], aged 15. At the tournament were kids from Football Academy, [[Mahilpur]], a renowned centre of learning which has produced several well-known players. At the end of one of the matches in the competition, Gurtej was approached by coach Hassan Ali for trials in what was to be the start of his professional football career.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], Singh started his professional career with [[JCT FC]] of the [[I-League]] where he scored one goal for the club on 15 May 2011 in a league match against [[Prayag United S.C.|Chirag United]] in which he found the net in the 59th minute to give JCT their equalizer and a final 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=JCT FC VS. PRAYAG UNITED 2 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/05/15/india/i-league/jagajit-cotton-textile-fc/chirag-united-sc/1044895/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref> After spending the season with JCT's first team, after the club disbanded at the end of the [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]] season, Singh signed with the [[Pailan Arrows]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Deb|first=Debapriya|title=Pailan Arrows: Team Analysis and Season Preview 2011/12|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/pailan-arrows-team-analysis-and-season-preview-201112/|work=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=18 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104063028/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/pailan-arrows-team-analysis-and-season-preview-201112/|archive-date=4 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Churchill Brothers===
After spending one season with [[Pailan Arrows]], Singh signed for former [[I-League]] champions, [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sponsors boost for Churchill|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM/2012/05/31&PageLabel=19&EntityId=Ar01901&ViewMode=HTML|work=Times of India|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref> He then made his debut for the club on 17 November 2012 in a league match against [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] at the [[Fatorda Stadium]] in which he came on in the 81st minute for [[Tomba Singh]] as Churchill Brothers lost the match 0–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. EAST BENGAL 0 - 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/17/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/east-bengal-club-fc/1394182/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref>

Singh then made his international club debut on 1 May 2013 in the [[AFC Cup]] against [[Semen Padang]] in which he came on in the 49th minute for [[Steven Dias]] as Churchill Brothers lost the match 1–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEMEN VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 3 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/mat|work=Soccerway|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref>

===Bengaluru FC===
On 8 July 2013 it was confirmed that Singh had signed for new direct-entry [[I-League]] side [[Bengaluru FC]].<ref name=BSJSW8>{{cite web|title=JSW signs three youngsters for next season|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jsw-signs-three-youngsters-for-next-season-113070800742_1.html|work=Business-Standard|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref> In 2015, he was released by Bengaluru FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://outsideoftheboot.com/2016/01/07/bengaluru-fc-season-preview-ashley-westwoods-men-look-battle-ready/|title=Bengaluru FC Season Preview: Ashley Westwood’s men look battle ready|date=7 January 2016|author=Arnab Ray|work=Outside of the boot}}</ref>

===Fateh Hyderabad AFC===
After Bengaluru FC, he joined [[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad Associated Football Club]] which plays in [[I-League 2nd Division]] tournament based at [[Hyderabad]], Telangana, India.

Singh was the captain at Fateh Hyderabad.

===FC Pune City===
On 23 July 2017, Singh was picked up by [[FC Pune City]] for [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017-18 ISL season]].

Singh made his debut for Pune City in their opening fixture against [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]], which Pune lost 2-3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/19967-fc-pune-city-vs-delhi-dynamos-fc|title=FC Pune City vs. Delhi Dynamos (ISL 2017-18)}}</ref>

Singh was a first team regular at FC Pune City. Playing in the centre-back position, Singh was vital in the defensive unit of Pune, making 109 clearances in the 18 matches played.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-super-league-pune-city-gurtej-singh-isl-2017-18/kowyxxj9hott17fwwghagfcv7|title=From not expecting a selection to being a semi-finalist: Gurtej Singh's FC Pune City spell {{!}} Goal.com|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en}}</ref> His first goal for Pune City came on January 24, 2018 during their home fixture against [[Jamshedpur FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/20017-fc-pune-city-vs-jamshedpur-fc|title=FC Pune City vs. Jamshedpur FC (ISL 2017-18)}}</ref> Singh's equaliser from a corner in the 62nd minute helped Pune win the match 2-1.

Pune made it to the semi-finals, their best performance since the inception of the tournament, where they were knocked out by [[Bengaluru FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/21762-bengaluru-fc-vs-fc-pune-city|title=Bangaluru FC knock out FC Pune City in the semi-finals of ISL 2017-18.}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|7 November 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|gurtej--singh/190573}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="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="1"|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengaluru FC]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|I-League
|4||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||4||0
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|I-League
|2||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||6||0
|-
|[[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
|[[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]
|[[I-League 2nd Division]]
|16||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||6||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|18||1||1||0||0||0||—||—||19||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|11||0||2||0||0||0||—||—||13||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!29!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!32!!1
|-
|[[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|13||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||13||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|[[2020–21 SC East Bengal season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||0||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!67!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0!!75!!1
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
*[[I-League]] (1): [[2012-13 I-League|2012–13]]
;[[Bengaluru FC]]
*[[I-League]] (1): [[2013-14 I-League|2013–14]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1): [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|2014–15]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{East Bengal F.C. squad}}

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:JCT FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:Association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:FC Pune City players]]
[[Category:Hyderabad FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]

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