Karanjit Singh

Karanjit Singh
Personal information
Full name	Karanjit Singh
Date of birth	8 January 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Chennaiyin
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2010	JCT
2010–2016	Salgaocar
2015	→ Chennaiyin (loan)
2016–2021	Chennaiyin
2017	→ Chennai City (loan)
National team‡
2008–2010	India U23
2010–	India
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 September 2019

Karanjit Singh (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian football player who until recently played for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League as a goalkeeper. He has also appeared for the Indian National Team.

Early/Personal lifeEdit

Karanjit Singh was born on 8 January 1986 at paldi,mahilpur,Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.^[2] Karanjit Singh started playing football when he was 15. At one of the local tournaments, he was spotted by the former national coach, Sukhwinder Singh. Subsequently, in 2004, he was called for JCT FC. He married Tuhina Dhar( B Tech from SRM University) in June 2018.^[3]^[4]

CareerEdit

JCTEdit

Singh played six years for JCT FC from 2004 to 2011 and earned huge praise while with the club.

SalgaocarEdit

For the I-League 2010-11 season Singh signed for fellow I-League side Salgaocar. After one season with Salgaocar, Singh helped the Goans to the I-League championship.

InternationalEdit

Singh made his debut for India against the United Arab Emirates on 23 July 2011 coming off the bench for red carded goalkeeper Subrata Pal.

On 11 December 2011 Singh helped India win the 2011 SAFF Cup with a 4-0 victory of Afghanistan. During the course of the tournament held by India Singh started all of India's five matches and kept three clean sheets while only conceding two goals throughout the tournament. During the Final Singh had to make to crucial saves in order to preserve India's chances.^[5]