Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karanjit Singh | ||
Date of birth | January 8, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Salgaocar | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2004–2010 | JCT | 75 | (0) |
2010-present | Salgaocar | 31 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008-2010 | India U-23 | 8 | (0) |
2011-present | India | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Karanjit Singh (born 1986) is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Salgaocar S.C. in the I-League in India as a goalkeeper.
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Singh played six years for JCT FC from 2004-2010 and earned huge praise while with the club.
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.
Singh made his debut for India against the United Arab Emirates on July 23 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. [1]