Gurjinder Kumar
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gurjinder Kumar
| image =
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|10}}
| birth_place = Nawanshahr, Punjab, India
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Malappuram FC
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2001–2007
| youthclubs1 = Chandigarh FA
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs2 = Tata FA
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1 = Pune
| caps1 = 84
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = Salgaocar
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Pune City (loan)
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = Minerva Punjab
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2020
| clubs5 = Mohun Bagan
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2023
| clubs6 = NorthEast United
| caps6 = 45
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024-
| clubs7 = Malappuram FC
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = India U23
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam2 = India
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| ntupdate =
| club-update = 19:28, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
}}
Gurjinder Kumar ({{langx|pa|ਗੁਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ}}; born 10 October 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Kerala club Malappuram FC.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Nawanshahr, Punjab, Gurjinder was born into a family of footballers.{{cite news|author=Pune FC |url=http://punefc.com/?player=gurjinder-kumar |title=5 Gurjinder Kumar |publisher=Pune FC |access-date=25 February 2012}} At the age of 10, after his older brother died, he started to take football seriously and joined the Chandigarh Football Academy. After spending seven years there Kumar moved to the famed Tata Football Academy where he joined the academy senior side.
=Pune=
In 2010, Gurjinder signed his first professional contract with Pune of the I-League. 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.{{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}} The club eventually managed to get into a 4–0 lead but then gave up four goals to draw the match 4–4. After the 2010–11 season, he was named the Pune's best under-23 player at the club's annual awards ceremony. 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{{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}} He then scored his second career goal the next season against Viva Kerala again, in a match Pune managed to win 3–1.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Then after the 2011–12 season, he was given the "Goal of the Year" award for his strike against Chirag United Kerala.{{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}} He won the Ashok Piramal Group "Young Player of the Year" award for 2012–13 season.{{cite web|last=D'Sa|first=Edwin|title=Defender Anas first Indian player to bag 'Pune FC Player of the Year' award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Defender-Anas-first-Indian-player-to-bag-Pune-FC-Player-of-the-Year-award/articleshow/20032250.cms|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=live|archive-date=4 November 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=23 December 2013}}
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.{{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}}
=Salgaocar=
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.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/billy-davies/167226/|title=India - G. Kumar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}
=FC Pune City=
In July 2015 Kumar was drafted to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.{{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}}
=NorthEast United=
In 2020 Kumar was signed by NorthEast United on a 2 years deal.
International
In June 2011 Kumar made his international debut for India at the under-23 level against Qatar U23 side for the 2012 Olympic qualifiers. 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.{{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}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9110/Azerbaijan_India.html|title = Azerbaijan vs. India (3:0)}}{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46744/Gurjinder_Kumar.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Kumar, Gurjinder|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 November 2022|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201162947/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46744/Gurjinder_Kumar.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|19 April 2023}}{{Soccerway|billy-davies/167226}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|AFC !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5" |Pune
| rowspan="4" |I-League |22 | 1 | 4{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}}{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} | |0 | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12
|21 | 3 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13
|23 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=SuperCup}}{{efn|name=DurandCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|18 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | 7{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}}{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!84 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 5 | |
| rowspan="1" |Salgaocar
| rowspan="1" |I-League |18 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=SuperCup}}{{efn|name=DurandCup}} | 3 | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Pune City (loan)
|2015 | rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Salgaocar
| rowspan="2" |I-League |11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Minerva Punjab
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4" |Mohun Bagan
| rowspan="3" |I-League |5 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|8 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=DurandCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4" |NorthEast United
| rowspan="3" |Indian Super League |18 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021–21
|16 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|11 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!189 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 229 | 9 |
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=International stats=
{{Updated|24 December 2013}}{{NFT player|id=46744|name=Gurjinder Kumar|accessdate=24 December 2013}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | India national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
=Individual=
=Club=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://punefc.com/?player=gurjinder-kumar Pune Football Club Profile]
- [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=gurjinder-kumar I-League Profile]
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
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