Bengaluru FC sign defenders Gursimrat Gill, Sairuat Kima
Monday - June 11, 2018 4:46 pm ,
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Bengaluru FC sign defenders Gursimrat Gill, Sairuat Kima
Bengaluru June 11 (IANS) Bengaluru FC on Monday announced the signing of youngsters Sairuat Kima and Gursimrat Singh Gill on two-year deals till the end of the 2019-2020 football season.
The duo joined Kean Lewis and Rino Anto in the Blues camp as they continue to reinforce their squad ahead of the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semifinal tie against Turkmenistan s Altyn Asyr FK in August.
Twenty-one-year-old Gursimrat who first joined Bengaluru in 2016-17 season from the AIFF Elite Academy went on to feature in the I-League and the AFC Cup campaigns before being part of the Federation Cup winning squad in May 2017.
The youngster was excited to rejoin the Blues after spending a season with NorthEast United.
"I m really happy to have joined Bengaluru FC again. I was unlucky to be injured for most parts of my first stint at the club but I m glad that the club kept an eye on me and wanted to bring me back " said Gursimrat who made five appearances for the Highlanders in the ISL.
"I m looking forward to joining the team and playing a part again " he added.
Meanwhile 20-year-old Sairuat who joined the club from Jamshedpur FC began his youth career with Mizoram-based Chanmari FC before joining the DSK Shivajians youth setup in Pune.
He was promoted to the first team during the 2016-17 season where the 6 3" tall defender featured in the Durand Cup and the Federation Cup apart from being a mainstay in defence in the I-League.
The U23 India International was then snapped up by Jamshedpur in the ISL 2017-18 draft and featured for the Jharkhand-based side in the Super Cup.
"This is a big moment for me and I m really grateful for this opportunity. I m excited to play for a professional club like Bengaluru FC one that I ve admired a lot " said Sairuat after completing the formalities.
"To go onto the next level I must train regularly with the best players and BFC have the finest of the lot. Playing with them is something I am eagerly looking forward to and hopefully I ll give my everything and achieve success with the club in the coming years " he added.
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The duo joined Kean Lewis and Rino Anto in the Blues camp as they continue to reinforce their squad ahead of the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semifinal tie against Turkmenistan s Altyn Asyr FK in August.
Twenty-one-year-old Gursimrat who first joined Bengaluru in 2016-17 season from the AIFF Elite Academy went on to feature in the I-League and the AFC Cup campaigns before being part of the Federation Cup winning squad in May 2017.
The youngster was excited to rejoin the Blues after spending a season with NorthEast United.
"I m really happy to have joined Bengaluru FC again. I was unlucky to be injured for most parts of my first stint at the club but I m glad that the club kept an eye on me and wanted to bring me back " said Gursimrat who made five appearances for the Highlanders in the ISL.
"I m looking forward to joining the team and playing a part again " he added.
Meanwhile 20-year-old Sairuat who joined the club from Jamshedpur FC began his youth career with Mizoram-based Chanmari FC before joining the DSK Shivajians youth setup in Pune.
He was promoted to the first team during the 2016-17 season where the 6 3" tall defender featured in the Durand Cup and the Federation Cup apart from being a mainstay in defence in the I-League.
The U23 India International was then snapped up by Jamshedpur in the ISL 2017-18 draft and featured for the Jharkhand-based side in the Super Cup.
"This is a big moment for me and I m really grateful for this opportunity. I m excited to play for a professional club like Bengaluru FC one that I ve admired a lot " said Sairuat after completing the formalities.
"To go onto the next level I must train regularly with the best players and BFC have the finest of the lot. Playing with them is something I am eagerly looking forward to and hopefully I ll give my everything and achieve success with the club in the coming years " he added.
--IANS dm/tri/vd
