Jesin TK
{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jesin TK
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| fullname = Jesin Thonikkara
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| birth_place = Kerala, India
| height = 185 cm
| position = Striker
| currentclub = East Bengal FC/East Bengal Reserves
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| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Kerala United
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| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = East Bengal FC
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 3
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| club-update = 22 January 2023
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Jesin Thonikkara is an Indian professional footballer from Malappuram, Kerala who plays for East Bengal FC and its reserve team.{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Swapnomoy |title=Jesin TK and Jijo Joseph all set to sign for East Bengal FC |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-ebfc-jesin-tk-jijo-joseph-join-east-bengal |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}} He has represented Kerala State Football Team in Santosh Trophy.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2022 |first=Adwaidh |last=Rajan |title=Kerala's Jesin TK resurrects his football career with five-star display |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/keralas-jesin-tk-resurrects-his-football-career-with-five-star-display/articleshow/91200915.cms |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Rayan |first=Stan |date=2022-05-04 |title=Jesin living out a dream |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/jesin-living-out-a-dream/article65381905.ece |access-date=2022-07-27 |issn=0971-751X}} He scored five goals in Semi-final of Santosh Trophy 2021–22 against Karnataka to gain acclaim and attention.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/meet-t-k-jesin-kerala-s-new-soccer-sensation-1944605-2022-05-02|title=Meet T.K. Jesin, Kerala’s new soccer sensation - India Today Insight News|website=India Today|date=2022-05-02|first=Jeemon|last=Jacob|access-date=2022-07-27}}{{Cite web |date=28 April 2022|title=Substitute Jesin TK strikes five times as Kerala enter Santosh Trophy final |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/substitute-jesin-tk-strikes-five-times-as-kerala-enter-santosh-trophy-final/articleshow/91159890.cms |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} He played for Kerala United in Kerala Premier League before joining East Bengal.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |title='My aim is to play in ISL or I-League,' claims Kerala's Santosh Trophy hero Jesin TK |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/my-aim-is-to-play-in-isl-or-i-league-claims-kerala-s-santosh-trophy-hero-jesin-tk |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=90min.com |language=en-GB}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|11 January 2025}}{{soccerway|jesin-thonikkara/951556}}
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rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup ! colspan="2" |Others ! colspan="2" |AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan=1 |East Bengal II
|rowspan=1 |I-League 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan=6 | – | 4 | 1 | ||||||
rowspan=4 |East Bengal
|rowspan=3 |Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=CFL|Appearances in the Calcutta Football League.}} | 1 | colspan=2 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
2023–24
| 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Super Cup|Appearances in the Super Cup.}} | 0 | 10{{efn|name=CFL}} | 6 | colspan=2 | – | 13 | 6 | ||
2024–25
| 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=Durand Cup|Appearances in the Durand Cup.}} | 1 | 14{{efn|name=CFL}} | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | |
colspan=2 |East Bengal total
! 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 21 | |
colspan=3 |Career total
! 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 |
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References
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{{East Bengal FC squad}}
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Kerala
Category:East Bengal Club players
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Men's association football forwards
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