Ajin Tom

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Ajin Tom
Personal information
Full name Ajin Tom
Date of birth (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Wayanad, Kerala
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Muthoot FA
Number 20
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Chennayin B 13 (0)
2019–2020 Indian Arrows 10 (0)
2020–2021 Gokulam Kerala FC 1 (0)
2021― Muthoot FA 2 (2)
International career
2015–2017 India U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Ajin Tom (born 29 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Muthoot FA in Kerala Premier League.

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Career

Earlier career

Ajin represented Kerala State once in 2013, where they finished Runners-Up. From there he was selected immediately for the national side. He was part of the India U-16 team which finished runners-up in the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, losing to Bangladesh U16 in the final on penalties. [1] Ajin was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India. [2]

Indian Arrows

Ajin Tom made his professional debut for the I-League side Indian Arrows. He play first match of the 2019-20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started match and was replaced by Hendry Antonay in 75th minute as Indian Arrows lost 0–1. [3]

Gokulam Kerala

On 23 October 2020, Ajin joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC on a season long contract.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of 12 September 2021 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2019–20 I-League 100000000100
Gokulam Kerala FC 2021–22 00001 [a] 00010
Career total100001000110
  1. Appearances in Durand Cup

References

  1. "Ajin Tom Profile". 11 December 2019.
  2. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  4. Ajin Tom at Soccerway