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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{for|the Indian Olympic athlete|Gurtej Singh (athlete)}}
{{for|the Indian Olympic athlete|Gurtej Singh (athlete)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
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| caption = Singh with [[Pailan Arrows]] in 2012
| caption = Singh with [[Pailan Arrows]] in 2012
| fullname =  
| fullname =  
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|2|df=y}}<ref>{{Soccerway|gurtej--singh/190573}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|18|df=y}}
| 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>
| 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)
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| currentclub = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC]]
| currentclub = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| clubnumber = 3
| clubnumber = 5
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]]
| position = [[Centre-back (association football)|Centre-back]]
| youthyears1 =  
| youthyears1 =  
| youthclubs1 =  
| youthclubs1 =  
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| goals1 =  
| goals1 =  
| years2 = 2011–2012
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = [[Pailan Arrows]]
| clubs2 = [[Indian Arrows|Pailan Arrows]]
| caps2 =  
| caps2 =  
| goals2 =  
| goals2 =  
| years3 = 2012–2013
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps3 = 3
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
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| goals4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2017
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = [[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| clubs5 = [[Fateh Hyderabad AFC|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| caps5 = 16
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
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| goals7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2021
| years8 = 2020–2021
| clubs8 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| clubs8 = [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
| caps8 = 0
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021-
| years9 = 2021
| clubs9 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| clubs9 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] (loan)
| caps9 = 0
| caps9 = 6
| goals9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2021–
| clubs10 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| caps10 = 3
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 =  
| nationalyears1 =  
| nationalteam1 =  
| nationalteam1 =  
| nationalcaps1 =  
| nationalcaps1 =  
| nationalgoals1 =  
| nationalgoals1 =  
| club-update = 02:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
| club-update = 02:02, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =  
| 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]].
'''Gurtej Singh "Nanna"''' (born 18 December 1989), is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]] in the [[I-League]]. He is currently the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the team. Presently working in Ace Pipeline


==Personal life==
==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" />
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" />
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" /> Now Gurtej works in Ace Pipeline.


==Career==
==Career==
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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 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.
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=22 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> His first goal for Pune City came on 24 January 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>
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==
==Career statistics==
{{updated|7 November 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|gurtej--singh/190573}}</ref>
===Club===
{{updated|8 March 2022}}<ref>{{soccerway|gurtej--singh/190573}}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3" |League
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!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Cup
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|-
|-
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|-
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| rowspan="1" |[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]
| rowspan="3" |[[I-League]]
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|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengaluru FC]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|I-League
|3||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|4||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||4||0
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|I-League
|2||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=statsAFCC}}||0||6||0
|2||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||6||0
|-
|-
|[[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Fateh Hyderabad AFC|Fateh Hyderabad]]
|[[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]
|[[I-League 2nd Division]]
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League 2nd Division]]
|16||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||6||0
|16||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||16||0
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
| rowspan="2" |[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 FC Pune City season|2017–18]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Super League]]
|18||1||1||0||0||0||—||—||19||0
|18||1||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearances in the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||19||1
|-
|-
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|11||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||13||0
|11||0||2||0||0||0||—||—||13||0
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
| rowspan="1" |[[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
!29!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!32!!1
|[[2019–20 Hyderabad FC season|2019–20]]
|13||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||13||0
|-
|-
|[[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| rowspan="1" |[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
|[[2020–21 SC East Bengal season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|13||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||13||0
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] (loan)
|[[2020–21 SC East Bengal season|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
| rowspan="2" |I-League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||||—||0||0
|6||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||6||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
|[[2021–22 I-League|2021–22]]
|3||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
! colspan="3" |Career total
!67!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0!!75!!1
!75!!1!!3!!0!!5!!0!!83!!1
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{East Bengal F.C. squad}}


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[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Footballers from Punjab, India]]

Latest revision as of 14:35, 13 May 2022


Gurtej Singh
Singh with Pailan Arrows in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Punjab, India[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
RoundGlass Punjab
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 JCT
2011–2012 Pailan Arrows
2012–2013 Churchill Brothers 3 (0)
2013–2015 Bengaluru 5 (0)
2016–2017 Fateh Hyderabad 16 (0)
2017–2019 Pune City 29 (1)
2019–2020 Hyderabad 13 (0)
2020–2021 East Bengal 0 (0)
2021Mohammedan (loan) 6 (0)
2021– RoundGlass Punjab 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:02, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Gurtej Singh "Nanna" (born 18 December 1989), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for RoundGlass Punjab in the I-League. He is currently the captain of the team. Presently working in Ace Pipeline

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Born and brought up in Ropar (now known as Rupnagar) in Punjab, Gurtej took interest in football in the sixth grade, thanks to his father. A fan of Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club (JCT), Gurtej's father took him to the stadiums. Singh would attend matches of JCT and enjoyed watching Baichung Bhutia and I.M. Vijayan play.[2]

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.[2] Now Gurtej works in Ace Pipeline.

Career[edit | edit source]

Early career[edit | edit source]

Born in 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 Chirag United in which he found the net in the 59th minute to give JCT their equalizer and a final 2–2 draw.[3] After spending the season with JCT's first team, after the club disbanded at the end of the 2010–11 season, Singh signed with the Pailan Arrows.[4]

Churchill Brothers[edit | edit source]

After spending one season with Pailan Arrows, Singh signed for former I-League champions, Churchill Brothers.[5] He then made his debut for the club on 17 November 2012 in a league match against 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.[6]

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.[7]

Bengaluru FC[edit | edit source]

On 8 July 2013 it was confirmed that Singh had signed for new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC.[8] In 2015, he was released by Bengaluru FC.[9]

Fateh Hyderabad AFC[edit | edit source]

After Bengaluru FC, he joined 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[edit | edit source]

On 23 July 2017, Singh was picked up by FC Pune City for 2017-18 ISL season.

Singh made his debut for Pune City in their opening fixture against Delhi Dynamos, which Pune lost 2-3.[10]

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.[2] His first goal for Pune City came on 24 January 2018 during their home fixture against Jamshedpur FC.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics[edit | edit source]

Club[edit | edit source]

As of 8 March 2022[13]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Churchill Brothers 2012–13 I-League 3 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 0
Bengaluru 2013–14 3 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15 2 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 6 0
Fateh Hyderabad 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
Pune City 2017–18 Indian Super League 18 1 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 19 1
2018–19 11 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 13 0
Hyderabad 2019–20 13 0 0 0 13 0
East Bengal 2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammedan (loan) 2020–21 I-League 6 0 0 0 6 0
RoundGlass Punjab 2021–22 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 75 1 3 0 5 0 83 1
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in the AFC Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in the Super Cup

Honours[edit | edit source]

Club[edit | edit source]

Churchill Brothers
Bengaluru FC

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Gurtej Singh". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "From not expecting a selection to being a semi-finalist: Gurtej Singh's FC Pune City spell | Goal.com". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "JCT FC VS. PRAYAG UNITED 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. Deb, Debapriya. "Pailan Arrows: Team Analysis and Season Preview 2011/12". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. "Sponsors boost for Churchill". Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. "CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. EAST BENGAL 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  7. "SEMEN VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 3 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  8. "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. Arnab Ray (7 January 2016). "Bengaluru FC Season Preview: Ashley Westwood's men look battle ready". Outside of the boot.
  10. "FC Pune City vs. Delhi Dynamos (ISL 2017-18)".
  11. "FC Pune City vs. Jamshedpur FC (ISL 2017-18)".
  12. "Bangaluru FC knock out FC Pune City in the semi-finals of ISL 2017-18".
  13. Gurtej Singh at Soccerway