Arjun Jayaraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arjun Jayaraj | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Malappuram, Kerala, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Gokulam Kerala | 30 | (2) |
| 2019– | Kerala blasters | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arjun Jayaraj[1] (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League.
Career
Early career
Born in Malappuram, Kerala, Arjun is a product of the MSP sports hostel.[2] He played for Calicut University and won the All-India Championship.[3] While playing for his university team against Gokulam Kerala in a friendly, he scored a goal and impressed Gokulam head coach Bino George who signed him.[3]
Gokulam Kerala fc
2017–18
Arjun played for the club in the Kerala Premier League and scored a goal in the final to help Gokulam win the title.[4] He was included in the I-League squad and made his professional debut for Gokulam Kerala on 22 December 2017 against Indian Arrows.[5] On 27 January 2017 he scored his debut goal, a last minute winner, as Gokulam Kerala won 3–2 over Shillong Lajong.[6]
2018–19
He started in the first game of the season against Mohun Bagan and he was awarded the Hero of the match. But then only started once in the following three games. On 30 November 2018, he scored his first goal of the season against Churchill Brothers which finished as a 1-1 draw and he was awarded the Hero of the match.[7]
References
- ^ "Arjun Jayaraj Player Profile – ESPN FC". espnfc.com.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala's Arjun Jayaraj - Kerala players aren't getting enough chances | Goal.com". Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ a b "Arjun Jayaraj, Gokulam Kerala's breakout youngster who took his chance | Goal.com". Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala win Kerala Premier League 2017". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-06-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Indian Arrows vs. Gokulam - 22 December 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala ride on Arjun Jayaraj's heroics to pip Shillong Lajong". hindustantimes.com/. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "I-League: Churchill continue unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw against Gokulam - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-12-03.