Nallappan Mohanraj

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Nallappan Mohanraj
Personal information
Full name Nallappan Mohanraj
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Churchill Brothers
Number 48
Youth career
3 Sports Authority of India
2006–2007 HAL
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012 Mohun Bagan 126 (??)
2012–2013 Pune 3 (0)
2013–2014 Mumbai Tigers ?? (??)
2014 → Sporting Goa 10 (0)
2015 Atletico de Kolkata 5 (1)
2015 →Bharat FC (loan) 11 (1)
2016 Chennaiyin 2 (0)
2017 ATK 0 (0)
Churchill Brothers 14 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 India U19 12
2011–2012 India U23 2 (0)
2011– India 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2014

Nallappan Mohanraj (born 23 February 1989[ citation needed ] in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian footballer. He is currently playing for Churchill Brothers in the l-League as a left back

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Early career

Born in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, Mohanraj started Playing for Sports Authority of India in Chennai. He went for the under-16 and under-19 state selections, and didn't get selected for either. After that, he went for a trial at the Tata Football Academy, and didn't get through. But Carlton Chapman, the assistant coach there, told me he had a good left foot, and sent him for a trial at (I-League 2nd Division side) HAL, Bangalore. Finally, the HAL coach Krishnaji Rao gave him chance. [1]

Career

After his stint at HAL, Mohanraj signed for Mohun Bagan at the beginning of the 2007-08 season. He enjoyed a very successful stint with Mohun Bagan where he won the Indian Federation Cup in 2008, followed up with the ONGC Super Cup and runner-up in the I-League in 2009. In 2012-13 with Pune F.C. he picked up yet another I-League runner up medal.

Sporting Goa

On 5 February 2014 Mohanraj signed for Sporting Clube de Goa on loan from Mumbai Tigers as their club was disbanded. [2] He made his debut for Sporting Goa on 16 February 2014 in the I-League match against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he started and played the whole match and also earned a yellow card in the 66th minute as Sporting Goa drew the match 1-1. [3]

International

Mohanraj won the 2009 Nehru Cup with the India national team. He was also the captain of the India U-18 team that toured Germany and played against the Academy teams of VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg and Munich 1860, before participating in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship tournament in Iran. On 23 February 2011 Mohanraj played his first game for the Indian U23 team against Myanmar.

Honours

India

Atlético de Kolkata

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References

  1. ↑ "A happy homecoming for stars". The Hindu . 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Km, Shekkeer. "India International Mohan Raj joins Sporting Clube de Goa". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pune FC vs. Sporting Goa 1-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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