Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Hindi: गुरप्रीत सिंह संधू, Punjabi: ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ; born 03.02.1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and is the captain of the India national team. He is often considered as one of the best Indian Goalkeepers of all time.[1]
Early life
He was born in a Sikh Jat family in Mohali, Punjab. He started playing football at the age of 9.[2]
Career
Sandhu was named captain of the India national team for the first time in friendly match against Puerto Rico on 3 September 2016, a match India won 4–1.
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.[8] He is making the most of his time in the Australian harbour city training under Sydney United coach and former AC Milan goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac.
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