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 | 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 | 83 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 3 February 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and captains the India national football team. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Indian football.
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.