Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Manjeri, Kerala, India | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forca Kochi | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Malabar Special Police | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Gokulam Kerala | 30 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Kerala United | 9 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Gokulam Kerala | 7 | (0) |
2023–2024 | →SC Bengaluru (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2024 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | (0) |
2024- | Forca Kochi | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024 |
Arjun Jayaraj (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Forca Kochi FC. [1]
Born in Malappuram, Kerala, Arjun is a product of the MSP sports hostel. [2] He played for Calicut University and won the All-India Championship. [3] While playing for his university team against Gokulam Kerala in a friendly, he scored a goal and impressed Gokulam head coach Bino George who signed him. [3]
Arjun played for the club in the Kerala Premier League and scored a goal in the final to help Gokulam win the title. [4] He was included in the I-League squad and made his professional debut for Gokulam Kerala on 22 December 2017 against Indian Arrows. [5] On 27 January 2017 he scored his debut goal, a last minute winner, as Gokulam Kerala won 3–2 over Shillong Lajong. [6]
He started in the season's first game against Mohun Bagan and was awarded the Hero of the match. But then it 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 was awarded the Hero of the match. [7]
On 29 July 2019, it was announced that Arjun would join Kerala Blasters FC from Gokulam Kerala FC which involves transfer fee of 21 lakhs rupees. [8] However he broke his ligament during the pre-season training and missed the entire 2019-20 season. [9] On 4 December 2020, Kerala Blasters announced that to get sufficient playing time, the club and Arjun Jayaraj have parted ways on mutual consents. [10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gokulam Kerala FC | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | I-League | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Kerala United | 2020–21 | I-League 2nd Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Gokulam Kerala FC | 2022–23 | I-League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
SC Bengaluru (on loan) | 2023-24 | I-League 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2023-24 | I-League 2 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Gokulam Kerala FC | 2024-25 | I-League | — | — | — | — | ||||
Forca Kochi FC | 2024 | Super League Kerala | — | — | — | — | ||||
Career total | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
Gokulam Kerala
Champions: 2017 [12]
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