Rajinder Kumar (footballer)

Rajinder Kumar
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Chandigarh, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bharat FC
Number 24
Youth career
2007–2010 Chandigarh FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Pailan Arrows 18 (1)
2013–2014 United 0 (0)
2015– Bharat FC 7 (0)
International career
2011 India U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2015

Rajinder Kumar (born 3 April 1993, in Chandigarh) is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Bharat FC in the I-League.[1]

Career

Pailan Arrows

Kumar made his professional debut for Pailan Arrows on 19 September 2012 against Dempo S.C. in the first match of the 2012 Indian Federation Cup where Pailan drew against the reigning I-League champions 1–1.[2] Kumar scored his first ever goal of his career on 12 January 2013 against Air India FC in the I-League at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune to help Pailan Arrows draw the match 1–1.[3]

United

Kumar signed for United S.C. in January 2014. He made his debut on 14 January 2014 in the Indian Federation Cup match against Churchill Brothers at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi in which he came on as a substitute for C. K. Vineeth in the 63rd minute as United lost the match 2–1.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 January 2013[5]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2012–13 18 1 1 0 0 0 — — 19 1
United 2013–14 0 0 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Bharat FC 2014–15 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Career total 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 25 1

References

  1. ^ "Rajinder Kumar". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ Vaz, John. "Pailan Arrows 1-1 Dempo SC: Arrows hold the Goan heavyweights to secure a point". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ Srivastava, Ayush (12 January 2013). "Air India 1–1 Pailan Arrows: An inspired Soram Poirei helps Pailan Arrows grab a point". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. ^ Noronha, Anselm (21 January 2014). "Churchill Brothers SC 2–1 United Sports Club: The Goan side held on to get off to a winning start". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. ^ Rajinder Kumar at Soccerway