Arjun Jayaraj

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Arjun Jayaraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Manjeri, Kerala, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
SC Bengaluru (on loan From Gokulam Kerala)
Number 7
Youth career
Malabar Special Police
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2024SC Bengaluru (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arjun Jayaraj (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SC Bengaluru, on loan from Gokulam Kerala. [1]

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Career

Early career

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]

Gokulam Kerala FC

2017–18

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]

2018–19

He started in the first game of the season against Mohun Bagan and he was awarded the Hero of the match. But then 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 he was awarded the Hero of the match. [7]

Kerala Blasters FC

2019-2020

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 in order to get sufficient playing time, the club and Arjun Jayaraj have parted ways on mutual consents. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2023 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gokulam Kerala FC 2017–18 I-League 15100151
2018–19 I-League 15100151
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 Indian Super League 000000
Kerala United 2020–21 I-League 2nd Division 900090
Gokulam Kerala FC 2022–23 I-League 700070
2023–24 001 [a] 010
Career total4621000472
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

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  7. "I-League: Churchill continue unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw against Gokulam - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. "Kerala Blasters sign Arjun Jayaraj from Gokulam Kerala". The Times Of India. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. "Kerala Blasters: Arjun Jayaraj hopes to come back with a bang after lengthy layoff | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. "Arjun Jayaraj's Kerala Blasters journey ends with a whimper | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  11. Arjun Jayaraj at Soccerway
  12. "Dempo SC Lift Maiden AWES Cup In Last Minute Thriller". demposportsclub.com. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2022.