Krishnan Nair Ajayan

Krishnan Ajayan
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Chadayamangalam, Kerala, India
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2004	SBT
2004–2005	Vasco
2005–2010	Mahindra United
2010–2011	Pune
2011–2012	Chirag United Kerala
International career‡
2002	India U23
2002–2008	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2011

Krishnan Ajayan Nair (born 30 May 1979) is an Indian football player. He last played for Chirag United Club Kerala in the I-League, 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 Kerala 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 Vasco S.C. In 2005, he signed for Mahindra United and was the captain of the Mahindra United football team until the club was closed down in 2010. Later, he transferred to Pune F.C. In 2011, he switched to Chirag United Club Kerala.^[1]

Statistics

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2002	1	0
	2005	3	0
	2006	2	0
	2007	5	1
	2008	1	0
	Total	12	1

International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Syria	2–3	2–3	2007 Nehru Cup

Honours

India

India U23

LG Cup: 2002^[3]

References

^ "Krishnan Nair Ajayan". footballkerala.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

External links

Krishnan Ajayan Nair – FIFA competition record (archived)
Krishnan Nair Ajayan at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by None	Chirag United Club Kerala captain 2011–	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Krishnan Nair Ajayan". footballkerala.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

[2] Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[3] "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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