Sahil Sandhu (born 5 January 1991) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Sandhu started his career with the

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program after moving to Canada as a child. He was a part of the 2004 Whitecaps FC Residency team that won the

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. He scored the winning goal in the championship final against Schulz Academy. A couple years later, in 2007, Sandhu was awarded the B.C. Soccer Association Male Youth Player of the Year in 2007. In 2009, Sandhu was loaned out to the youth academy at

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. After spending time with Energie Cottbus, Sandhu played in the

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with the

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. Sandhu eventually left the Whitecaps FC Residency and attended

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where he went on to represent the Royals. While playing with the Royals, Sandhu also played for ICST Pegasus of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League where in 2014 he went to score twelve goals during the season.

Whitecaps 2

On 25 March 2015, Sandhu returned to the Whitecaps FC organization when he signed for

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, the

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reserve team in the

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. He made his debut for the team four days later on 29 March 2015 against the

Seattle Sounders FC 2 The Tacoma Defiance, formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2, are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in the Puget Sound region in Tukwila, Washington, United States. The team competes in MLS Next Pro, a league in the third ...

. He came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Victor Blasco. In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Sandhu would not return to the club for the 2017 season.

International career

Sandhu has represented Canada at the under-15 and under-17 levels.

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandhu, Sahil 1991 births Living people Indian men's footballers Sportspeople from Amritsar Footballers from Punjab, India Canadian men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players Victoria Highlanders FC players Whitecaps FC 2 players Men's association football forwards USL League Two players USL Championship players Canada men's youth international soccer players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen