Baljit Sahni
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Baljit Singh Sahni is an Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 football player who plays as a Striker. He currently plays for the I-League
I-League
The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 club East Bengal.

JCT

Sahni has been playing for JCT FC since past 5 years.He played key role in JCT FC's battle to avoid relegation and was eventually called up to Indian probables.In 2009-2010 season he scored first hatrick of the league against Shillong Lajong Fc.On November 11, 2009,Baljit met with an serious accident and was ruled out for around 2 months and hence couldn't continue his fine Goal scoring form in I-League
I-League
The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

. On 28 January 2010 Baljit returned to full fitness and made a second half appearance and immediately scored his 7'th goal in as many as 8 matches.

East Bengal

Baljit scored a goal in 2011 AFC Cup for East Bengal against Chonburi FC
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in city of Chonburi, Chonburi province and currently playing in the top division in Thai football, the Thai Premier League...

 on March 2. In round 18 he scored 2 goals against his former team JCT FC. He scored one more goal against South China team.
He scored one more goal in final round of group stages, bringing his tally to three goals in Cup matches.

International

Sahni received his first cap with India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...

 on July 17, 2011 against Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

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