Krishnan Ajayan Nair (born 30 May 1979) is an Indian

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player. He last played for

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in the

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, as a midfielder.

Career

Young Ajayan would play for S.V.H. School in his hometown where he won several trophies. At the age of 11, Ajayan represented Mahatma Club in the popular Seven's tournament. He played for N.S.S. College and even the famous Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum. Ajayan was part of the

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University team where thrice they were state winners and twice winners of the South Zone. Ajayan successfully completed his graduation and was awarded the Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree with a first class. Ajayan then joined SBT in 2000 where he played for the 4 years. Then in 2004–05 he played for

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In 2005, he signed for

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and was the captain of the

football team until the club was closed down in 2010. Later, he transferred to

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In 2011, he switched to

Statistics

International Goals

Honours

India *

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Nehru Cup The Nehru Cup was an international association football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to ...

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India U23 * LG Cup: 2002

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajayan, Krishnan Nair Indian footballers 1983 births Living people People from Kollam district India international footballers India youth international footballers Malayali people Footballers from Kerala Mahindra United FC players Pune FC players I-League players Vasco SC players Chirag United Club Kerala players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for India