Krishnan Nair Ajayan
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Krishnan Ajayan
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|5|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chadayamangalam, Kerala, India
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2000–2004
| clubs1 = SBT
| years2 = 2004–2005
| clubs2 = Vasco
| years3 = 2005–2010
| clubs3 = Mahindra United
| years4 = 2010–2011
| clubs4 = Pune
| years5 = 2011–2012
| clubs5 = Chirag United Kerala
| pcupdate =
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = India U23
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2008
| nationalteam2 = India
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| ntupdate = 17 April 2011
| medaltemplates =
}}
Krishnan Ajayan Nair (born 30 May 1979) is an Indian football player. He last played for Chirag United Club Kerala in the I-League, as a midfielder.
Career
Young Ajayan would play for S.V.H. School in his hometown where he won several trophies.
File:K Ajayan Indian football player giving instructions to student players, GLPS Prakkulam2.jpg
At the age of 11, Ajayan represented Mahatma Club in the popular Seven's tournament. He played for N.S.S. College and even the famous Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum.
Ajayan was part of the Kerala University team where thrice they were state winners and twice winners of the South Zone.
Ajayan successfully completed his graduation and was awarded the Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree with a first class.
Ajayan then joined SBT in 2000 where he played for the 4 years. Then in 2004–05 he played for Vasco S.C. In 2005, he signed for Mahindra United and was the captain of the Mahindra United football team until the club was closed down in 2010. Later, he transferred to Pune F.C. In 2011, he switched to Chirag United Club Kerala.{{cite web|url=http://footballkerala.com/players/current-players/krishnan-nair-ajayan/|title=Krishnan Nair Ajayan|publisher=footballkerala.com|access-date=2009-10-09|archive-date=9 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009175638/http://footballkerala.com/players/current-players/krishnan-nair-ajayan/|url-status=dead}}
File:K Ajayan Indian football player giving instructions to student players, GLPS Prakkulam1.jpg
Statistics
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=7|India
|2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 |
=International Goals=
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| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 August 2007 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India | {{fb|SYR}} | align=center | 2–3 | align=center | 2–3 | 2007 Nehru Cup |
Honours
India
- AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
- SAFF Championship: 2005
- Nehru Cup: 2007
- Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|title=Afro-Asian Games 2003|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928130141/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|archive-date=28 September 2022|website=RSSSF|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|date=2001}}
India U23
- LG Cup: 2002{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |title=Ho Chi Minh City Cups |website=RSSSF |accessdate=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171224/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|211795|Krishnan Ajayan Nair}}
- {{NFT player|pid=3130}}
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{{succession box|title=Chirag United Club Kerala captain|before=None |years=2011– |after=Incumbent}}
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Category:India men's international footballers
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:Mahindra United FC players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Chirag United Club Kerala players
Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games