Baljit Sahni

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Baljit Sahni
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Personal information
Full name Baljit Singh Sahni
Date of birth (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
JCT
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 JCT 40 (14)
2010–2015 East Bengal 31 (10)
2014 → Atlético de Kolkata (loan) 16 (2)
2015 → Atlético de Kolkata (loan) 5 (0)
2016 DSK Shivajians 12 (1)
2016 Chennaiyin 8 (0)
2017 Mumbai 4 (0)
2017–2018 FC Pune City 11 (0)
International career‡
2010 India 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2016

Baljit Sahni (born 12 January 1987) is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a forward. [1]

Contents

Career

JCT

Sahni had played for JCT for 5 years. In the 2009–10 season he scored the first hat trick of the season against Shillong Lajong. [2] On 11 November 2009 however Sahni was seriously injured in a bike accident along with teammate Sunil Kumar Thakur in Margao, Goa while the team were preparing for an upcoming match against Salgaocar in the I-League. [3] As a result of the accident Sahni required 25 stitches and he fractured his shin. [3] At this point in the season Sahni was in top form with six goals in the opening seven matches. [3] However, on 28 January 2010 Sahni played in his first game since the accident, coming on as a second-half substitute and he even scored a goal as JCT Mills defeated Sporting Goa 2–0. [4]

East Bengal

In 2010 Sahni signed with I-League giants East Bengal. [5]

Retirement and financial struggle

Sahni faced monetary issues while playing, so he decided to retire early at the age of 31. Sahni said, "In 2019 I left for Canada. I was not getting paid enough. I had to earn my bread and butter and I also have a family to take care of. I retired from football because after football there is a life too and that is hard but you have to accept that life and take it on the chin." [6]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2015 [7] [8] [9] [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueFederation CupDurand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JCT 2007–08 I-League 1530000——153
2008–09 I-League 1232141——185
2009–10 I-League 1380011——149
East Bengal 2010–11 I-League 66000063129
2011–12 I-League 52000050102
2012–13 I-League 60000070130
2013–14 I-League 920000——92
Atletico de Kolkata (loan) 2014 ISL 162——————162
East Bengal 2014–15 I-League 5000003080
Career total8724215221311520

Honours

Atlético de Kolkata

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References

  1. ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy (17 September 2011). "Federation Cup: East Bengal 1-1 Mohammedan Sporting - Red & Gold Brigade Held After Unconvincing Display". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sahni cracks hat-trick as JCT whip Lajong". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "JCT's Baljit Sahni & Sunil Kumar Meet With Serious Accident". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "I-League: JCT Beats Sporting As Baljit Sahni Scores On His Return". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "B. SAHNI". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bread & Butter". 20 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "India - B. Sahni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Baljit Singh Sahni - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com.
  9. ↑ "JCT Football :: News". www.jctfootball.com.
  10. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Baljit Singh Sahni". www.national-football-teams.com.

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