Lijo Francis

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Lijo Francis
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Eraviputhenthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Position(s) Midfielder / Left back
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Chennai City 5 (0)
2021–2022 Madan Maharaj 6 (1)
2022– Chennaiyin 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:21, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Lijo Francis (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.

Career

Lijo hails from Eraviputhenthurai, a small fishing village in Kanyakumari. He had the opportunity to travel to Madrid, where he was selected from among hundreds of participants during a trial organized by Spanish second division club AD Alcorcon at Nehru Park. He then trained under the club’s coaches for a month. [1] [2] He made his professional debut for the Chennai City F.C. against Aizawl F.C. on 17 December 2019, He was brought in the 75th minute as Chennai City drew 1–1. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 October 2021 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2019–20 I-League 1000—10
2020–21 4000—40
Chennai City total50000050
Madan Maharaj 2021 I-League 2nd Division 6100—61
Chennaiyin 2022–23 Indian Super League 0000–00
Career total1110000111

    References

    1. ↑ "Two Kanyakumari boys selected to train at Spain's AD Alcorcon". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
    2. ↑ Dasgupta, Damayanti (16 January 2019). "Kanyakumari duo Lijo & Shyjin set to live Spanish dream". Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
    3. ↑ "Aizawl 1-1 Chennai City". Soccerway.
    4. ↑ Lijo Francis at Soccerway


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