Simranjit Thandi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simranjit Singh Thandi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Leicester City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | AEK Larnaca | 50 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Karmiotissa (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024 | Doxa Katokopias | 18 | (0) |
| 2025 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 15 | (5) |
| 2025– | Anorthosis Famagusta | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 | |||
Simranjit Singh Thandi (born 11 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Cyta Championship club Anorthosis Famagusta.
Early life
[edit]Club career
[edit]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 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
[edit]Thandi made three appearances for the England under-17 national football team in February 2016.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 27 June 2025
| 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 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Doxa Katokopias | 2023–24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2024–25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 110 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 9 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Simranjit Thandi". Stafford Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "Stafford Rangers 0–0 Marine". Stafford Rangers FC. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ JOZSEF KEAVENY ΚΑΙ SIMRANJIT THANDI". AEK Larnaca. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "Levski Sofia vs AEK Larnaca". Soccerway. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ SIMRANJIT THANDI" (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Sim Thandi | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Simranjit Thandi at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Leicester
- Men's association football defenders
- England men's youth international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Punjabi descent
- English people of Indian descent
- Sportspeople of Indian descent
- British Asian footballers
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- AEK Larnaca FC players
- Northern Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Karmiotissa FC players
- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs