Gurjinder Kumar
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Career & Clubs
Early career
Born in Nawanshahr, Punjab, Gurjinder was born into a family of footballers. 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. 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 He then scored his second career goal the next season against Viva Kerala again, in a match Pune managed to win 3–1. 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. 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…
Club
As of 19 April 2023
International stats
As of 24 December 2013
- Club
- India men's national football team (2012–)
- Club
- Pune FC (2010–2014)
- Club
- Salgaocar FC (2014–)
- Club
- FC Pune City (2015–2015)
- Club
- India national under-23 football team (2011–2011)
Legacy
Individual
Pune's Best U-23 Player of the Year: 2010–11 Pune F.C. Goal of the Year: 2011–12 Ashok Piramal Group Young Player of the Year: 2012–13
Club
Mohun Bagan Calcutta Football League (1): 2018–19
Clubs
- India men's national football team2012current
- Salgaocar FC2014current
- Pune FC2010–2014
- India national under-23 football team2011–2011
- FC Pune City2015–2015
Played together with
Adrian MutuFC Pune City · 2015–2015- Amrinder SinghPune FC · 2011–2015
Anas EdathodikaPune FC · 2011–2015- Andrés GonzálezFC Pune City · 2014–2014
- Anupam SarkarFC Pune City · 2014–2015
- Anupam SarkarFC Pune City · 2015
Apoula EdelFC Pune City · 2016
Arata IzumiPune FC · 2009–2015
Arindam BhattacharyaFC Pune City · 2014–2017
Ashique KuruniyanFC Pune City- Ashish RaiFC Pune City
Azamat AbduraimovSalgaocar FC · 1999–2000
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Identifiers & aliases
Gurjinder Kumar is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Kerala club Malappuram FC.
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