Simranjit Singh Thandi (born 11 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Cyta Championship club Doxa Katokopias.

Simranjit Thandi
Personal information
Full name Simranjit Singh Thandi
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 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)
2019Stafford Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2023 AEK Larnaca 50 (2)
2022–2023Karmiotissa (loan) 20 (0)
2024– Doxa Katokopias 18 (0)
International career
2016 England U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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Thandi is from a Sikh family.[1]

Career

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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

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Thandi made three appearances for the England under-17 national football team in February 2016.[7]

Career statistics

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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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Simranjit Thandi". Stafford Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Stafford Rangers 0-0 Marine". Stafford Rangers FC. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ JOZSEF KEAVENY ΚΑΙ SIMRANJIT THANDI". AEK Larnaca. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Levski Sofia vs AEK Larnaca". Soccerway. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ SIMRANJIT THANDI" (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Sim Thandi | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.