Simranjit Thandi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simranjit Singh Thandi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Doxa Katokopias | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Leicester City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | AEK Larnaca | 50 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Karmiotissa (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Doxa Katokopias | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 9 January 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.
Early life[edit]
Thandi is from a Sikh family. [1]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
Thandi made three appearances for the England under-17 national football team in February 2016.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 5 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2017–18 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Stoke City U21 | 2018–19 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2018–19[8] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| AEK Larnaca | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Karmiotissa (loan) | 2022–23[9] | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 77 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The story of the ex-Leicester prospect flying the flag for South Asian players". Planet Football. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
Being from India, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or a dentist, or something along those lines, says Thandi, who was raised in a Sikh family by parents from the Punjab region of India.
- ^ "Simranjit Thandi". Stafford Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Stafford Rangers 0-0 Marine". Stafford Rangers FC. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ JOZSEF KEAVENY ΚΑΙ SIMRANJIT THANDI". AEK Larnaca. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Levski Sofia vs AEK Larnaca". Soccerway. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ SIMRANJIT THANDI" (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Sim Thandi | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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