R Aaravin

R Aaravin
Personal information
Full name	Rajandran Aaravin
Date of birth	24 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2009–2012	Singapore Sports School
2015	Home United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Home United
2017–2019	Young Lions
2019–2020	Warriors FC
2020–2021	Balestier Khalsa
International career
2015	Singapore U22
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2016

Last updated April 20, 2024

Rajandran Aaravin (born 24 February 1996), known as R Aaravin, is a Singaporean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Home United

Aaravin was promoted by Philippe Aw to the Home United first team squad in 2016. He started playing in the first team when he is playing in the prime league team.^{[ citation needed ]}

He was released by the NFA U18 team after enlisting in NS. There, he signed for Home United prime league squad and was trusted by the coach then, Philippe Aw. His first game was against the Young Lions (Home won 2–0).

Young Lions

In 2017, Aaravin joined Young Lions.

Warriors FC

In 2019, Aaravin joined ninth times Singapore Premier League champions, Warriors FC.

Balestier Khalsa

In 2020, Aaravin joined Balestier Khalsa however on 26 February 2021, he decided to retired from football at the age of 25.

Controversy

Aaravin has spoken out against the current under-23 regulations in the Singapore Premier League which makes it mandatory for clubs to sign and field players who are under the age of 23 as the under-23 rule has actually shortchanged a lot of players. He decided to call it quits when he was offered just $1200 a month to play.

Personal life

From 2013 to 2016, Aaravin studied at Nanyang Polytechnic in Sports and Wellness after graduating from the Singapore Sports School in 2012. After his diploma, he served his two years compulsory National Service with the Singapore Police Force from 2016 to 2018. Aaravin holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Singapore Institute of Management.

Career statistics

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Home United	2015	13	0	0	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018	11	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019	14	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0

Honours

Individual

Dollah Kassim Award recipients : 2012
Peter Lim Scholarship: 2012

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References

↑ "Six of the best for Dollah Kassim Award 2016, Latest Singapore Football News - The New Paper". tnp.sg. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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[tnp-1] "Six of the best for Dollah Kassim Award 2016, Latest Singapore Football News - The New Paper". tnp.sg. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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