Gurpreet becomes first Indian to start in European top division
Indian national team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu became the first Indian to start in a European first division league, when he debuted for his club Stabaek in the Norwegian professional football league - Tippeligaen.
Published : May 30, 2016 00:43 IST
Indian national team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu became the first Indian to start in a European first division league, when he debuted for his club Stabaek in the Norwegian professional football league - Tippeligaen.
The goalkeeper, who hails from Mohali in Punjab, took to Twitter to express his joy in being the part of Stabaek team defeated IK Start 5-0 today.
Proud to become the First Indian ever to start in a Top Division League game in Europe !!!! >#HowYouLikeMeNow
— Gurpreet Singh (@GurpreetGK) >May 29, 2016
Sandhu joined Stabæk in the summer of 2014 and made his senior debut for the club in a friendly match against second-tier side Follo in a 4-1 win in January the following year.
Gurpreet is the fifth Indian to play in European Leagues after Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri, Mohammed Salim and goalkeeper Subrata Paul. But the 24-year-old is the only Indian to have captained a team in Europe.