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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Gurjinder Kumar
| name = Gurjinder Kumar
| image         =
| image =  
| image_size     = 200
| image_size = 200
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|10}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|10}}
| birth_place   = [[Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Nawanshahr]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| birth_place = [[Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Nawanshahr]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| height         = {{height|m=1.78}}
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position       = [[Defender (association football)#Left Back|Left back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left back]]
| currentclub   = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| currentclub = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| clubnumber     = 5
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1   = 2001–2007
| youthyears1 = 2001–2007
| youthclubs1   = Chandigarh FA
| youthclubs1 = Chandigarh FA
| youthyears2   = 2007–2010
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs2   = [[Tata Football Academy|Tata FA]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Tata Football Academy|Tata FA]]
| years1         = 2010–2014
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1         = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| clubs1 = [[Pune FC|Pune]]
| caps1         = 84
| caps1 = 84
| goals1         = 5
| goals1 = 5
| years2         = 2014
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2         = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| clubs2 = [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
| caps2         = 18
| caps2 = 29
| goals2         = 0
| goals2 = 1
| years3         = 2015
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3         = → [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] (loan)
| caps3         = 4
| caps3 = 4
| goals3         = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4         = 2015–2016
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4         = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| clubs4 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| caps4         = 28
| caps4 = 3
| goals4         = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5         = 2016–2017
| years5 = 2017–2020
| clubs5         = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| clubs5 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps5         = 20
| caps5 = 24
| goals5         = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6         = 2017–2020
| years6 = 2020–
| clubs6         = [[Mohun Bagan]]
| clubs6 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps6        = 40
| caps6 = 34
| goals6        = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7        = 2020–
| clubs7        = [[NorthEast United]]
| caps7        = 18
| goals7      = 0
 
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| ntupdate       =  
| ntupdate =  
| club-update   = 14:00, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
| club-update = 19:28, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
}}
}}


'''Gurjinder Kumar''' ({{lang-pa|ਗੁਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ}}; born 10 October 1990) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|left back]] for [[NorthEast United]] in the [[Indian Super League]]. A right-footed player, he can also play as a midfielder and as a right back, which he played as during the [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup|2013-14 Federation Cup]].<ref name=THT>{{cite web|last=George|first=Joseph|title=Pune-FC-Look-To-Recover-From-Their-Alarming-Dip-In-Form|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/can-pune-fc-recover-from-their-slumber/|work=The Hard Tackle|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref>
'''Gurjinder Kumar''' ({{lang-pa|ਗੁਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ}}; born 10 October 1990), is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] in the [[Indian Super League]].<ref name=THT>{{cite web|last=George|first=Joseph|title=Pune-FC-Look-To-Recover-From-Their-Alarming-Dip-In-Form|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/can-pune-fc-recover-from-their-slumber/|work=The Hard Tackle|date=8 February 2014|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Club career==


===Early career===
===Early career===
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===Pune===
===Pune===
In 2010, Gurjinder signed his first professional contract with [[Pune F.C.|Pune]] of the [[I-League]].<ref name="Pune Profile"/> He scored his first professional goal during his [[2010-11 I-League|first season]] at the club on 26 February 2011 against [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Viva Kerala]] in which his 11th-minute goal put Pune into an early 2–0 lead.<ref name="Viva Kerala First Goal">{{cite web|title=PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 4 – 4|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/02/26/india/i-league/pune-fc/viva-kerala/1044858/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> The club eventually managed to get into a 4–0 lead but then gave up four goals to draw the match 4–4.<ref name="Viva Kerala First Goal"/> After the [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]] season, he was named the Pune's best under-23 player at the club's annual awards ceremony.<ref name="Pune Profile"/> Gurjinder was part of the team that played against the then [[Premier League]] side [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 7 October 2011, in a game that Blackburn won 3-0<ref>http://punefc.com/friendly-pune-fc-0-3-blackburn-rovers/</ref> He then scored his second career goal the next season against Viva Kerala again, in a match Pune managed to win 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 3 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/01/india/i-league/pune-fc/viva-kerala/1215832/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> 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 S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] in which his 84th-minute strike helped Pune finish the match 2–0 winners.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. PUNE 0 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/21/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/pune-fc/1215921/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> His fourth goal of his career, and last for the season, came on 18 January 2012 against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] in which he found the net in the 90th minute to finish a 3–0 victory for Pune.<ref>{{cite web|title=PUNE VS. MUMBAI 3 – 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/18/india/i-league/pune-fc/mumbai-fc/1215969/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> Then after the [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]] season, he was given the "Goal of the Year" award for his strike against [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre is Pune FC player of the year|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/douhou-pierre-is-pune-fc-player-of-the-year/article3376992.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> He won the Ashok Piramal Group "Young Player of the Year" award for [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]] season.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Sa|first=Edwin|title=Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/i-league/39227150_1_player-award-i-league-chika-wali|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104102854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/i-league/39227150_1_player-award-i-league-chika-wali|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
In 2010, Gurjinder signed his first professional contract with [[Pune F.C.|Pune]] of the [[I-League]].<ref name="Pune Profile"/> He scored his first professional goal during his [[2010-11 I-League|first season]] at the club on 26 February 2011 against [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Viva Kerala]] in which his 11th-minute goal put Pune into an early 2–0 lead.<ref name="Viva Kerala First Goal">{{cite web|title=PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 4 – 4|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/02/26/india/i-league/pune-fc/viva-kerala/1044858/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> The club eventually managed to get into a 4–0 lead but then gave up four goals to draw the match 4–4.<ref name="Viva Kerala First Goal"/> After the [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]] season, he was named the Pune's best under-23 player at the club's annual awards ceremony.<ref name="Pune Profile"/> Gurjinder was part of the team that played against the then [[Premier League]] side [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 7 October 2011, in a game that Blackburn won 3-0<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punefc.com/friendly-pune-fc-0-3-blackburn-rovers/|title = 💒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}}</ref> He then scored his second career goal the next season against Viva Kerala again, in a match Pune managed to win 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 3 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/01/india/i-league/pune-fc/viva-kerala/1215832/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> 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 S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] in which his 84th-minute strike helped Pune finish the match 2–0 winners.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. PUNE 0 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/21/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/pune-fc/1215921/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> His fourth goal of his career, and last for the season, came on 18 January 2012 against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] in which he found the net in the 90th minute to finish a 3–0 victory for Pune.<ref>{{cite web|title=PUNE VS. MUMBAI 3 – 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/18/india/i-league/pune-fc/mumbai-fc/1215969/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> Then after the [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]] season, he was given the "Goal of the Year" award for his strike against [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Douhou Pierre is Pune FC player of the year|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/douhou-pierre-is-pune-fc-player-of-the-year/article3376992.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2 May 2012|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref> He won the Ashok Piramal Group "Young Player of the Year" award for [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]] season.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Sa|first=Edwin|title=Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/i-league/39227150_1_player-award-i-league-chika-wali|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104102854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/i-league/39227150_1_player-award-i-league-chika-wali|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>


Gurjinder did not score again until the [[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]] season when his goal against [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]] on 11 December 2013 to give Pune a 2–0 lead which they would eventually give up and lose 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=RANGDAJIED UNITED VS. PUNE 3 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/11/india/i-league/arhima-club/pune-fc/1585372/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
Gurjinder did not score again until the [[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]] season when his goal against [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]] on 11 December 2013 to give Pune a 2–0 lead which they would eventually give up and lose 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=RANGDAJIED UNITED VS. PUNE 3 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/11/india/i-league/arhima-club/pune-fc/1585372/|work=Soccerway|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>


===Salgaocar===
===Salgaocar===
Gurjinder Kumar signed for [[Salgaocar F.C.|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.<ref>https://int.soccerway.com/players/billy-davies/167226/</ref>
Gurjinder Kumar signed for [[Salgaocar F.C.|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/billy-davies/167226/|title=India - G. Kumar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}</ref>


===FC Pune City===
===FC Pune City===
In July 2015 Kumar was drafted to play for [[FC Pune City]] in the [[2015 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
In July 2015 Kumar was drafted to play for [[FC Pune City]] in the [[2015 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
===NorthEast United===
In 2020 Kumar was signed by [[NorthEast United]] on a 2 years deal.


==International==
==International==
In June 2011 Kumar made his international debut for India at the [[India national under-23 football team|under-23]] level against [[Qatar national under-23 football team|Qatar U23]] side for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|2012 Olympic qualifiers]].<ref name="Pune Profile"/> Then on 1 February 2012 Kumar was called up to the senior [[India national football team|India]] side for a preparation camp for the upcoming [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Team India leaves for Dubai|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4850|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref> He then made his senior international debut for India on 27 February 2012 against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]] in a friendly in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as India lost 0–3.<ref>http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9110/Azerbaijan_India.html</ref>
In June 2011 Kumar made his international debut for India at the [[India national under-23 football team|under-23]] level against [[Qatar national under-23 football team|Qatar U23]] side for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|2012 Olympic qualifiers]].<ref name="Pune Profile"/> Then on 1 February 2012 Kumar was called up to the senior [[India national football team|India]] side for a preparation camp for the upcoming [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Team India leaves for Dubai|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4850|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref> He then made his senior international debut for India on 27 February 2012 against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]] in a friendly in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as India lost 0–3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9110/Azerbaijan_India.html|title = Azerbaijan vs. India (3:0)}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
 
===Club===
===Club career stats===
{{updated|28 February 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|billy-davies/167226}}</ref>
{{updated|22 June 2015}}<ref>{{Soccerway|billy-davies/167226}}</ref>


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===International stats===
===International stats===
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* [http://punefc.com/?player=gurjinder-kumar Pune Football Club Profile].
* [http://punefc.com/?player=gurjinder-kumar Pune Football Club Profile].
* [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=gurjinder-kumar I-League Profile].
* [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=gurjinder-kumar I-League Profile].
 
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 1 March 2022

Gurjinder Kumar
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 36)
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 34 (0)
National team
2011 India U23 2 (0)
2012– India 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

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]

Club career[edit | edit source]

Early career[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

In July 2015 Kumar was drafted to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.[12]

NorthEast United[edit | edit source]

In 2020 Kumar was signed by NorthEast United on a 2 years deal.

International[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Club[edit | edit source]

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 0 0 — 18 0
2021–21 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Career total 178 6 31 3 7 0 216 9
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Appearances in the Super Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in the Durand Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in the AFC Cup

International stats[edit | edit source]

As of 24 December 2013[16]
India national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours[edit | edit source]

Individual[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

Mohun Bagan

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ George, Joseph (8 February 2014). "Pune-FC-Look-To-Recover-From-Their-Alarming-Dip-In-Form". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Pune FC. "5 Gurjinder Kumar". Pune FC. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 4 – 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "💒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".
  5. ↑ "PUNE VS. CHIRAG KERALA 3 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. PUNE 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "PUNE VS. MUMBAI 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Douhou Pierre is Pune FC player of the year". The Hindu. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. ↑ D'Sa, Edwin. "Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "RANGDAJIED UNITED VS. PUNE 3 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "India - G. Kumar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Team India leaves for Dubai". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Azerbaijan vs. India (3:0)".
  15. ↑ Gurjinder Kumar at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Gurjinder Kumar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  17. ↑ "Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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