Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
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Sandhu with India at the 2019 Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mohali, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2009 | St. Stephen's FA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | East Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | East Bengal | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Pailan Arrows (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Stabæk | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Bengaluru | 164 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | India U19 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | India U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | India | 76 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 12 October 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 3 February 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national football team
Sandhu was named captain of the India national team for the first time in a friendly match against Puerto Rico on 3 September 2016. He captained the team to a 4–1 victory.
He has achieved several distinctions: the inaugural Indian to play a competitive match for the first team of a top-division European club; fifth Indian to play professionally in Europe succeeding Mohammed Salim, Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri and Subrata Pal; and the first Indian to play in the UEFA Europa League.