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Baljit Sahni

Indian footballer

Summary

Indian footballer

Field	Value
name	Baljit Sahni
image	Baljit Singh.jpg
image_size	200px
fullname	Baljit Singh Sahni
birth_date
birth_place	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
height
position	Forward
youthclubs1	JCT
years1	2008–2010
clubs1	JCT
caps1	40
goals1	14
years2	2010–2015
clubs2	East Bengal
caps2	31
goals2	10
years3	2014
clubs3	→ Atlético de Kolkata (loan)
caps3	16
goals3	2
years4	2015
clubs4	→ Atlético de Kolkata (loan)
caps4	5
goals4	0
years6	2016
clubs6	DSK Shivajians
caps6	12
goals6	1
years7	2016
clubs7	Chennaiyin
caps7	8
goals7	0
years8	2017
clubs8	Mumbai
caps8	4
goals8	0
years9	2017–2018
clubs9	FC Pune City
caps9	11
goals9	0
nationalyears1	2010
nationalteam1	India
nationalcaps1	3
nationalgoals1	0
club-update	29 December 2016
ntupdate	29 December 2016

| club-update = 29 December 2016

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

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. 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. As a result of the accident Sahni required 25 stitches and he fractured his shin.

East Bengal

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

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."

Career statistics

References

Ghoshal, Amoy. (17 September 2011). "Federation Cup: East Bengal 1-1 Mohammedan Sporting - Red & Gold Brigade Held After Unconvincing Display". [[Goal (website).
"Sahni cracks hat-trick as JCT whip Lajong". [[The Times of India]].
"JCT's Baljit Sahni & Sunil Kumar Meet With Serious Accident". Goal.com.
"I-League: JCT Beats Sporting As Baljit Sahni Scores On His Return". Goal.com.
"B. SAHNI". Soccerway.
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"India - B. Sahni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
"Baljit Singh Sahni - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com".
"JCT Football :: News".
Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Baljit Singh Sahni".

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