The defender left for Croatian top-tier club HNK Sibenik after the culmination of ISL 2020-21. But an injury-marred campaign crippled his move to the club following which Jhingan rejoined the Kolkata-based club.
Jhingan was excited to have the opportunity to move to HNK Sibenik in the Prva HNL in Croatia
It is the first time that the central defender Jhingan has received the Player of the Year award
It was in March 2015 that Sandesh Jhingan made his debut for India in a FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier play-off against Nepal in Guwahati.
Sandesh Jhingan had got rejected by many second-third division clubs in Kolkata, and that had put the central defender in doubt over his footballing future.
Jhingan shares a camaraderie with Paul who hogged all the limelight for his astounding show during the Asian Cup in Qatar in 2011.
The Indian football season is over with the Indian Super League (ISL) final being played in front of empty stands in March.
"When I left the national team camp as a teenager in 2010, I promised myself I would never sing the national anthem until I made the national team", the star Indian defender recalled.
Bala has so far played three games for Rangers FC before the novel coronavirus reared its ugly head and forced sporting activities across the world to virtually come to a grinding halt.
Sandesh Jhingan cited the fortnight-long online coaching refresher course that was jointly organised by SAI and the AIFF.
