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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Sanjay Balmuchu<br />
| image = <br />
| fullname = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|5|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[West Singhbhum]], [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| height = <!--{{height|m=0.00}}--><br />
| currentclub = [[Mumbai City FC]]<br />
| clubnumber = TBA<br />
| position = [[Center-back]], [[Defensive midfielder]]<br />
| youthyears1 = <br />
| youthclubs1 = [[Tata Football Academy|Tata FA]]<br />
| years1 = 2012–2014<br />
| clubs1 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]<br />
| caps1 = 20<br />
| goals1 = 0<br />
| years2 = 2015<br />
| clubs2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]<br />
| caps2 = 8<br />
| goals2 = 0<br />
| years3 = 2015–2016<br />
| clubs3 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
| caps3 = 4<br />
| goals3 = 0<br />
| clubs4 = [[FC Goa]]<br />
| caps4 = 11<br />
| goals4 = 0<br />
| years4 = 2016<br />
| years5 = 2017–2018<br />
| clubs5 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]<br />
| caps5 = 1<br />
| goals5 = 0<br />
| years6 = 2018<br />
| clubs6 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]<br />
| caps6 = 1<br />
| goals6 = 0<br />
| years7 = 2019—<br />
| clubs7 = [[Mumbai City FC]]<br />
| caps7 = 0<br />
| goals7 = 0<br />
| nationalyears1 = <br />
| nationalteam1 = <br />
| nationalcaps1 = <br />
| nationalgoals1 = <br />
| club-update = 24 July 2018<br />
| ntupdate = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Sanjay Balmuchu''' (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Mumbai City FC]] in the [[Indian Super League]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
===Churchill Brothers===<br />
After graduating from the [[Tata Football Academy]], Balmuchu was announced as a [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] player on 13 July 2012 for their [[I-League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Noronha|first1=Anselm|title=Official: Churchill Brothers SC sign Mariano Dias as head coach and Lebanese centre back Bilal Nijjarin|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/07/13/3237785/official-churchill-brothers-sc-sign-mariano-dias-as-head|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=Goal.com|date=13 July 2012}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on 4 January 2013 against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]. He started and played the whole match as Churchill Brothers won 6–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Churchill Brothers 6-0 Shillong Lajong|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/01/04/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/lajong-sc/1395192/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> While with the club, Balmuchu was a part of the [[2012–13 I-League]] winning team, and the [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup]] sides.<ref>{{cite news|title=Churchill Brothers are I-League champions 2012-13|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/207430-churchill-brothers-are-i-league-champions-2012-13|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=NDTV Sports|date=7 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mitra|first1=Atanu|title=Churchill Brothers create history by winning their maiden Federation Cup title|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1773/federation-cup/2014/01/25/4568552/churchill-brothers-create-history-by-winning-their-maiden|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=Goal.com|date=25 January 2014}}</ref><br />
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After Churchill Brothers were expelled from the I-League, Balmuchu continued to play for the club in the [[Goa Professional League]] and [[Durand Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Churchill halt Laxmi Prasad’s winning run|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/churchill-halt-laxmi-prasads-winning-run/|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=Navhind Times|date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Srijan|title=Durand Cup 2014: Pune FC Favourites To Top Group D|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/durand-cup-2014-pune-fc-favourites-to-top-group-d/|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=The Hard Tackle|date=29 October 2014}}</ref> He eventually left Churchill Brothers to sign for [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] of the [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref name="Mohun Bagan">{{cite news|last1=Mitra|first1=Atanu|title=Mohun Bagan sign Balmuchu to bolster squad for Calcutta League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2015/06/24/13000042/mohun-bagan-sign-balmuchu-to-bolster-squad-for-calcutta|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=Goal.com|date=24 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Mohun Bagan===<br />
After some time with [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]], Balmuchu signed for reigning [[I-League]] champions, [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], on 24 June 2015.<ref name="Mohun Bagan"/><br />
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==International==<br />
Balmuchu was selected into the initial squad for the [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] side in the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian football team's Asian Games 2014 camp kicks off|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/indian-football-teams-asian-games-2014-camp-kicks-off-698878.html|accessdate=24 June 2015|work=IBN Live|date=1 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Career statistics==<br />
{{updated|24 June 2015}}<ref>{{soccerway|sanjay-balmuchu/271450}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan="2"|Club<br />
!rowspan="2"|Season<br />
!colspan="3"|League<br />
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup<br />
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup<br />
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]<br />
!colspan="2"|Total<br />
|-<br />
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]<br />
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]<br />
|[[I-League]]||8||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||14||0<br />
|-<br />
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]<br />
|[[I-League]]||12||0||5||0||0||0||6||0||23||0<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="3"|Career total<br />
!20!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!12!!0!!37!!0<br />
|}<br />
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==Honours==<br />
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===Club===<br />
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;Chennaiyin FC<br />
* [[Indian Super League]]: [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017-18]] Champions<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Jamshedpur FC squad}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balmuchu, Sanjay}}<br />
[[Category:1992 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]<br />
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]<br />
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]<br />
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:I-League players]]<br />
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]<br />
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