Jesin Thonikkara is an Indian professional
footballer
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from
Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...
,
Kerala who plays for
East Bengal FC
East Bengal Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal (), is an Indian professional multi-sport club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is best known for its professional men's football team that competes in the Indian Super League, the top fl ...
and its
reserve team. He has represented
Kerala State Football Team in
Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state-level football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under ...
. He scored five goals in Semi-final of
Santosh Trophy 2021–22 against Karnataka to gain acclaim and attention.
He played for
Kerala United in
Kerala Premier League
Kerala Premier League is a state-level top football league organized by the Kerala Football Association and played in the state of Kerala, India. For sponsorship reasons it is officially known as the Scoreline Kerala Premier League.
Structur ...
before joining East Bengal.
Career statistics
Club
References
Indian men's footballers
Footballers from Kerala
Living people
East Bengal Club players
Year of birth missing (living people)
Men's association football forwards
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