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Full name
  
Sandesh Jhingan

Years
  
Team

Weight
  
80 kg

Number
  
15

Height
  
1.88 m


Playing position
  
Centre back

Role
  
Footballer

Place of birth
  
Chandigarh, India

Name
  
Sandesh Jhingan

Career start
  
2012

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Date of birth
  
(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 22)

Current teams
  
India national football team (Defender), United Sikkim F.C. (#2 / Defender)

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Sandesh Jhingan (born 21 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who captains Indian football team and plays as a defender for the Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League.

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Early career

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Born in Chandigarh, Jhingan received his football training at the St. Stephen's Academy. While with the academy, Jhingan helped the side reach the South-East Asian finals of the Manchester United Premier Cup. He also represented the Chandigarh state team at the under-19 level, helping them win the B.C. Roy Trophy.

United Sikkim

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After impressive performances for his state side and academy team, Jhingan received a call-up to attend trials at I-League 2nd Division side United Sikkim in November 2011. The trials were successful for Jhingan and he signed for the club in December. Playing alongside former India internationals, Baichung Bhutia and Renedy Singh, Jhingan helped United Sikkim earn promotion to the I-League after the 2012 season.

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Jhingan made his senior professional debut in the I-League on 6 October 2012 in United Sikkim's first match of the season against Salgaocar. Jhingan started the match and played the whole ninety minutes, and scored the winning goal for United Sikkim in a 3–2 win. He then scored his second goal for the club on 18 November 2012 against Sporting Goa in a 1–2 loss. Despite United Sikkim being relegated at the end of the season and conceding a league high 63 goals, Jhingan's performances were noticed. In February 2013, it was reported that Jhingan drew interest from Chinese League One clubs and that he would head to China for trials. However, selection for the India meant that Jhingan could not attend trials.

Mumbai

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After the 2012–13 season, Jhingan signed a contract with IMG–Reliance to eventually be part of the Indian Super League which was to start in 2014. Jhingan rejected an offer from Dempo in 2012: "Dempo is a big club and to receive an offer from them in itself was a big thing for me. There is no doubt that being associated with the club and playing under coach Arthur Papas would have benefited me as a player. However, I don't regret my decision," Jhingan said in an interview. In November 2013 it was reported that Jhingan had signed with Rangdajied United for the remainder of the season. However, not long after, it was announced that Jhingan had instead signed for Mumbai for the rest of the I-League campaign. He made his debut for the club on 7 December 2013 against Pune, starting and playing the full ninety minutes as Mumbai won 2–1.

On 15 December, Jhingan received a red card for a second yellow offense in a match against Rangdajied United in a 1–1 draw.

2014

On 22 July 2014, a day after his 21st birthday, Jhingan was selected in the second round of the 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft by the Kerala Blasters. He was named among the substitutes for his team's opening match of the season against NorthEast United. Jhingan made his debut in the second match of the season against Chennaiyin in a 1–2 loss. He would continue to be a starter for the Blasters for the rest of the 2014 season, appearing 14 times, with his noteworthy performances earning him the "Emerging Player of the League" award. On 20 December 2014, Jhingan started in the 2014 Indian Super League Final against Atlético de Kolkata in a 0–1 loss.

Sporting Goa (loan)

On 8 February 2015, after the 2014 ISL season, Jhingan signed on loan with Sporting Goa for the 2014–15 I-League from his Kerala-based team. He made his debut for the club on the same day against Mumbai, and played the full nienty minutes in a 0–0 draw.

2015

Jhingan was retained by Kerala Blasters for the 2015 season and in the process became the highest paid Indian player in the league, earning more than 1 crore Indian Rupee. While he was a regular starter for his team alongside former Spanish international Carlos Marchena, and former Newcastle United defender Peter Ramage, the Blasters conceded a league worse 27 goals, and fiished bottom of the table.

DSK Shivajians (loan)

On 4 March 2016, it was announced that Jhingan would join I-League side DSK Shivajians on loan from the Kerala Blasters for the 2016-17 I-league. He made his debut two days later on 6 March against East Bengal in a 2–0 win.

2016

Jhingan was once again retained by the Kerala Blasters for the 2016 season. He started the season at right-back alongside central defenders Aaron Hughes and Cédric Hengbart 0–1 loss. The next match saw Jhingan return to his preferred center-back role after Hughes left for FIFA World Cup qualification, in a 0-1 loss to Atlético de Kolkata. For the rest of the season, after Hughes returned, Jhingan stayed primarily as a right-back, earning praise for his performances for the club as they once again made the final.

Bengaluru FC (loan)

On 12 January 2017, another I-League club, Bengaluru FC, announced the signing of Jhingan on a season long loan deal from the Kerala Blasters. He made his debut for the club six days later in a league match against Mumbai as a 71st minute substitute for Harmanjot Khabra in a 3–0 win. Jhingan started his first match on 11 February 2017 against Minerva Punjab in a 1–1 draw.

On 14 March 2017, Jhingan made his club continental debut when he started for Bengaluru FC in an AFC Cup match against fellow Indian side Mohun Bagan. He scored the equalizing goal for Bengaluru FC, his first for the club, in the 51st minute to tie the score at 1–1 before Sunil Chhetri scored the winner for the club six minutes later in a 2–1 win. He scored his second goal for the club, and only goal in the league for the season, on 22 April 2017 against his former club DSK Shivajians. His 90th minute goal was the last in a 7–0 rout by Bengaluru FC.

On 21 May 2017, Jhingan was part of the squad that helped Bengaluru FC win the 2016–17 Federation Cup, beating Mohun Bagan 2–0 in the final as Jhingan won his first top tier piece of silverware.

Kerala Blasters

On 7 July 2017 it was announced that Jhingan would return to the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 season. Jinghan renewed a 3-year contract worth 1.28cr per year, which making him the highest paid defender in India. The 23-year-old disclosed the news of his signing on his official Facebook page. "The love and support given to me by the people of Kerala is something I will cherish for the rest of my life and may our Love Relation Never Ends. I am staying home, I am staying in Kerala . Glad to have penned down a deal with kbfc till 2020.’’

International

After his triumph for his state team at the B.C. Roy Trophy, Jhingan was called up to the India under-19 side. Injuries however meant that Jhingan could not attend. Jhingan was then called up to the senior India side in February 2013 for their preparatory camp but once again an injury kept him off the team.

Prior to the 2013 SAFF Championship, Jhingan was selected to be part of the India national team. In September 2014, Jhingan was selected into the India under-23 side that would play in the 2014 Asian Games. Jhingan made his international debut at this level in India's opening match against the United Arab Emirates on 15 September 2014. He started the match and gave an own goal as India lost 5–0.

After his performance during the 2014 ISL season, Jhingan made his senior international debut for India against Nepal in the country's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Jhingan started the match and played the full ninety minutes as India won 2–0. Jhingan then scored his first international goal for India on 29 March 2016 against Turkmenistan. His goal was the only one though for India as they fell 2–1. Jhingan then scored his second goal for India on 7 June 2016 against Laos. His 48th-minute goal was one of six as India won 6–1.

Prior to the qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Jhingan scored his third international career goal when he scored in the 54th minute in an international friendly against Cambodia on 22 March 2017. His strike was the third for India as they went on to win 3–2. He then scored his fourth goal for India in another international friendly on 6 June 2017 against Nepal. His goal was the first as India won 2–0.

Club

As of 7 July 2017

International

As of 7 July 2017

Club

United Sikkim
  • I-League 2nd Division: 2012
  • Bengaluru FC
  • Federation Cup: 2016–17
  • Individual

  • Indian Super League Emerging Player of the Year 2014
  • All India Football Federation Emerging Player of the Year 2014
  • References

    Sandesh Jhingan Wikipedia