Arjun Jayaraj (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
for
SC Bengaluru , on loan from
Gokulam Kerala.
Career
Early career
Born in
Malappuram
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,
Kerala
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, Arjun is a product of the MSP sports hostel. He played for Calicut University and won the All-India Championship.
While playing for his university team against
Gokulam Kerala in a friendly, he scored a goal and impressed Gokulam head coach
Bino George
Bino George Chiramal Padinjarathala (born 22 November 1976) is an Indian professional manager (coach) and former footballer. He was the East Bengal assistant coach to Stephen Constantine for the Indian Super League. He is currently coaching th ...
who signed him.
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. He was included in the I-League squad and made his professional debut for
Gokulam Kerala on 22 December 2017 against
Indian Arrows
Indian Arrows (formerly known as Pailan Arrows) was an Indian developmental football club that competed in the I-League. The club was formed by the All India Football Federation in 2010, with a main goal of nurturing young Indian football tal ...
. On 27 January 2017 he scored his debut goal, a last minute winner, as Gokulam Kerala won 3–2 over
Shillong Lajong.
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.
Kerala Blasters FC
2019-2020
On 29 July 2019, it was announced that Arjun would join
Kerala Blasters FC
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established ...
from
Gokulam Kerala FC
Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Calicut, Kerala. Founded in 2017, the club competes in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. They won the 2020–21 I-League to become the ...
which involves transfer fee of 21 lakhs rupees. However he broke his ligament during the pre-season training and missed the entire 2019-20 season. On 4 December 2020, Kerala Blasters announced that in order to get sufficient playing time, the club and Arjun Jayaraj have parted ways on mutual consents.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Gokulam Kerala
*AWES Cup runner-up: 2017
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Indian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Kerala
I-League players
Indian Super League players
Kerala Blasters FC players
I-League 2nd Division players
Kerala United FC players
Gokulam Kerala FC players