Karanjit Singh

Karanjit Singh

Personal information
Full name	Karanjit Singh Parmar
Date of birth	(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kerala Blasters
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	JCT	120	(0)
2010–2015	Salgaocar	70	(0)
2015–2021	Chennaiyin	49	(0)
2016	→ Salgaocar (loan)	16	(0)
2017	→ Chennai City (loan)	12	(0)
2021–	Kerala Blasters	2	(0)
International career‡
2008–2010	India U23	8	(0)
2010–2015	India	17	(0)
Medal record Representing   India SAFF Championship Winner 2011 India Runner-up 2013 Nepal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2019

Karanjit Singh Parmar (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Club career

Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, Karanjit started playing football at the age of 15. He was spotted at a local tournament by the former India national team head coach Sukhwinder Singh. Subsequently, he was called for JCT in 2004, where he spent six seasons. He moved to Salgaocar in 2010 and won the 2010–11 I-League in his debut season. ^[2]

Chennaiyin

Karanjit was drafted by Indian Super League club Chennaiyin in 2015 ISL player auction. ^[3] He appeared in four league games in the 2015 ISL but didn't managed to keep any clean sheets. Chennaiyin won their first ever ISL title with a 3–2 win against Goa in the final and Karanjit won his second league title. In January 2016, he was loaned out to Salgaocar for the 2015–16 I-League. He signed a two-year contract extension with Chennaiyin in July 2017 ahead of the 2017–18 ISL season. ^[4] Karanjit kept seven clean sheets in 2017–18 ISL, a joint record for the season and Chennaiyin won their second ISL title and first Indian title with a 3–2 win against Bengaluru in the 2018 ISL final. On 31 August 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension which also made him a goalkeeping coach at the club. ^[5] On 5 September 2020, Chennaiyin announced that Karanjit had signed a one-year contract extension which kept him at the club till the end of 2020–21 season. ^[6]

Kerala Blasters

2021-23

On 21 December, it was announced that Kerala Blasters, the rivals of his old club Chennaiyin has signed Karanjit as a replacement for injured Albino Gomes. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Despite making no appearance for the Blasters in the 2021–22 season, Karanjit signed a one-year contract extension for the Blasters on 30 May 2022. ^{[10] [11]} He made his debut for the Blasters on 29 January 2023 keeping a cleansheet in a 2–0 win against NorthEast United FC, which was also his 50th ISL game. ^[12]

2023-24

Ahead of 2023–24 season, on 16 June, the Blasters announced the one-year contract extension of Karanjit till 2024. ^[13]

International career

Karanjit made his debut for India against the United Arab Emirates on 23 July 2011 coming off the bench for red carded goalkeeper Subrata Pal. On 11 December 2011, he helped India win the 2011 SAFF Cup with a 4-0 victory of Afghanistan. ^[14] He started all of India's five matches and kept three clean sheets while only conceding two goals throughout the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2024

Club	Season	League			League Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Durand Cup		AFC		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
JCT	2004–05	NFL	0	0
	2005–06
	2006–07
	2007–08	I-League
	2008–09
	2009–10			Total
	Salgaocar
2010–11		I-League		0		0		0	–
2011–12			20	0	5	0	4	0	5	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	37	0
2012–13			24	0	4	0	–		–		–		28	0
2013–14			24	0	3	0	–		–		–		27	0
2014–15			6	0	0	0	4	0	–		7 [lower-alpha 3]	0	17	0
Total		70	0	7	0	4	0	5	0	1	0	87	0
Chennaiyin	2015–16	Indian Super League	4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
	2016–17		9	0	–		–		–		–		9	0
	2017–18		20	0	1	0	–		–		–		21	0
	2018–19		15	0	5	0	–		8	0	–		28	0
	2019–20		1	0	–		–		–		–		1	0
	2020–21		0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
	Total		49	0	6	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	63	0
Salgaocar (loan)	2016	I-League	16	0	2	0	–		–		–		18	0
Chennai City (loan)	2017		12	0	2	0	–		–		–		14	0
Kerala Blasters	2021–22	Indian Super League	0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
	2022–23		2	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career Total			International Appearances and goals by national team and year [15] National team Year Apps Goals India 2011 9 0 2012 3 0 2013 3 0 2014 1 0 2015 1 0 Total 17 0 Honours Salgaocar I-League: 2010–11 Federation Cup: 2011 Indian Super Cup; runner-up: 2011 Durand Cup: 2014 Chennaiyin Indian Super League: 2015, 2017–18 Indian Super League; runner-up: 2019–20 Super Cup; runner-up: 2019 Kerala Blasters Indian Super League; runner-up: 2021–22 India SAFF Championship: 2011, 2015; runner-up: 2013 Nehru Cup: 2012 Notes Includes Federation Cup and Super Cup 1 appearances in Indian Super Cup and 2 appearances in Goa Professional League Appearance in Goa Professional League References Karanjit Singh at National-Football-Teams.com "Karanjit Singh". Khel Now. Retrieved 22 December 2021. Qadiri, Faizan (10 July 2015). "ISL Auction 2015: As it happened - Sunil Chhetri sold to Mumbai City FC for Rs 1.2 crore". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2021. "Chennaiyin FC retain Jeje, Karanjit Singh ahead of ISL 2017 season". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021. "Karanjit to double up as goalkeeping coach at Chennaiyin". Outlook India. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021. "The custodian will be staying with the Marina Machans till the end of the 2020-21 season". Khel Now. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021. "Karanjit Singh joins KBFC: Goalie Karanjit Singh joins Kerala Blasters". Archyde. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021. "Experienced goalkeeper Karanjit Singh signed by Kerala Blasters!". Arunava about Football. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021. K e r a l a B l a s t e r s F C [@KeralaBlasters] (21 December 2021). "The newest member of our Custodian Union 🧤 Join us in welcoming Karanjit Singh to the family! 💛 #YennumYellow #KBFC #കേരളബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ്" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2021– via Twitter. "Karanjit Singh extends his contract with Kerala Blasters till 2023". Kerala Blasters FC. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022. Desk, The Bridge (30 May 2022). "ISL: Karanjit Singh extends his contract with Kerala Blasters till 2023". thebridge.in. Retrieved 30 May 2022. "നോർത്ത്ഈസ്റ്റിനെ തകർത്തു; പ്ലേഓഫ് സാധ്യതകൾ സജീവമാക്കി ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 29 January 2023. "Karanjit Singh extends Blasters stay; Ayush Chhikara pens new contract with Mumbai City FC". Indian Super League. Retrieved 16 June 2023. "India beat Afghanistan 4-0 to lift SAFF Cup". News18. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2021. Karanjit Singh at National-Football-Teams.com External links Karanjit Singh at Soccerway Karanjit Singh at National-Football-Teams.com