Simranjit Thandi

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Simranjit Thandi
Personal information
Full name Simranjit Singh Thandi
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
Doxa Katokopias
Number 5
Youth career
–2018 Leicester City
2018–2019 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Stoke City 0 (0)
2019Stafford Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2023 AEK Larnaca 50 (2)
2022–2023Karmiotissa (loan) 20 (0)
2024– Doxa Katokopias 18 (0)
International career
2016 England U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Simranjit Singh Thandi (born 11 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Cyta Championship club Doxa Katokopias.

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Early life

Thandi is from a Sikh family. [1]

Career

Thandi came through the Leicester City academy before joining Stoke City in 2018. He joined Stafford Rangers on a one-month loan in February 2019. [2] [3]

He was released in June 2019 and signed for AEK Larnaca FC in July 2019. [4] On 1 August 2019, Thandi made his professional debut in the UEFA Europa League as a 70th minute substitute during a 0-4 away win over Levski Sofia. [5]

In January 2024, Thandi remained in Cyprus to sign for Doxa Katokopias on a free transfer. [6]

International career

Thandi made three appearances for the England under-17 national football team in February 2016. [7]

Career statistics

As of 5 June 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2017–18 1 [a] 010
Stoke City U21 2018–19 3 [a] 030
Stafford Rangers (loan) 2018–19 [8] NPL Premier Division71000071
AEK Larnaca 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 1304010180
2020–21 17110181
2021–22 20161262
Total5021111000623
Karmiotissa (loan) 2022–23 [9] Cypriot First Division2002000220
Career total7731311040954
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. "Simranjit Thandi". Stafford Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. "Stafford Rangers 0-0 Marine". Stafford Rangers FC. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ JOZSEF KEAVENY ΚΑΙ SIMRANJIT THANDI". AEK Larnaca. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. "Levski Sofia vs AEK Larnaca". Soccerway. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ SIMRANJIT THANDI" (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. "Young Fox Makes England U17s Debut". Leicester City Football Club. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Sim Thandi | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.