Sanjeev Stalin
 Stalin with India U19 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aves | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Indian Arrows | 28 | (0) |
| 2020– | C.D. Aves | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 32 | (3) |
| 2017 | India U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017 | |||
Sanjeev Stalin (born 17 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese club C.D. Aves in the Primeira Liga.
Personal life
Stalin was born to his father, Stalin, and mother Parameshwari, in Bangalore, Karnataka.[1] His parents run a small garment shop and his mom is a Burmese Indians who emigrated back to India to help her nephew. At the age of 10 Stalin was spotted by Iranian coach Jamshid Nassiri who recommended that he should join a football academy.[1]
Career
Indian Arrows
Stalin was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[2] After the tournament, Stalin was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and helped the team keep the clean sheet as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]
C.D. Aves
On February 11th 2020, Sanjeev signed a two year contract with Portuguese club C.D. Aves which plays in the Primeira Liga.
International
Stalin represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 11 February 2020[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Aves | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Namboothiri, Arjun (10 October 2017). "All coming together for Sanjeev Stalin". ESPN FC. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ^ Sanjeev Stalin at Soccerway