Gagan Dosanjh

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Gagan Dosanjh
Personal information
Full name Gagandeep Dosanjh
Date of birth (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Abbotsford Soccer Association
2010–2012 UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Abbotsford Rangers 13 (2)
2008–2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 38 (6)
2009–2010 → Energie Cottbus II (loan) 6 (0)
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 15 (2)
2013 FC Edmonton 5 (0)
International career‡
2007 Canada U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2013

Gagandeep Dosanjh (born 1 November 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Club career

Youth

Born in Abbotsford, British Columbia to Pavinder and Gurpal Dosanjh, both Indian immigrants from Punjab. [1] Dosanjh started his career in the USL PDL with the Abbotsford Rangers in 2007. [2] He then joined the Whitecaps U-23 where he stayed until 2010. [2] While with the Whitecaps U-23, Dosanjh went on loan to Energie Cottbus U23 side in the Oberliga. [2]

Then, in 2010, Dosanjh joined the University of British Columbia where he played for the UBC Thunderbirds of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport leagues. [2] In his first year with the side he helped lead the team to the Canada West title. [3] Individually he earned a Canada West first team all-star selection and CIS Championship tournament all-star selection. [3] In 2012 Dosanjh lead the Thunderbirds to 2012 CIS Championship where he scored four goals in three games. [3] He also earned the UBC Thunderbirds Bus Phillips Memorial Trophy winner in 2013 as the UBC Male Athlete of the Year as well as CIS Championship tournament all-star selection and he also won the CIS Championship MVP award. [3] Overall during his three seasons with the team, Dosanjh scored 26 goals in 50 games. [3]

Also in 2012, during the summer, Dosanjh re-joined the Whitecaps organization as captain of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 side during the 2012 PDL season. [2] He scored four goals in fifteen matches in his only season with the team. [2]

For the 2015–16 season, Gagan has returned to UBC Thunderbirds program. Dosanjh scored seven times during the regular season, which him seventh on the Canada West leaderboard. He also third in the league with five assists. This earned him second-team CIS honours in his final season. He was also named a Canada-West All-Star.

FC Edmonton

On 1 August 2013, it was confirmed that Dosanjh had signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League. [4] He made his professional debut for the team on 24 August 2013 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Al Lang Stadium in which he came on in the 58th minute for Robert Garrett as Edmonton drew 1–1. [5]

International career

In 2007 Dosanjh made his debut for the Canada U17 team. [2]

Career statistics

As of 18 November 2013 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCanadian cupOther CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 2012 USL PDL 154–––154
FC Edmonton 2013 NASL 5000––50
Career total204000000204

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References

  1. ↑ "Gagandeep Dosanjh". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McColl, Michael. "Gagan Dosanjh: "I've always had a dream to play professional football"". Canadian Soccer News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gagan Dosanjh signs pro deal with FC Edmonton". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Canada West BLG nominee, UBC's Gagan Dosanjh, signs pro soccer deal with FC Edmonton". CanadaWest. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES VS. FC EDMONTON 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Gagan Dosanjh at Soccerway
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