Ajin Tom

Ajin Tom (born 29 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender forGokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.[1]

Ajin Tom
Personal information
Full name Ajin Tom
Date of birth (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000
Place of birth Wayanad, Kerala, India
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala FC
Number 2
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Chennayin B 13 (0)
2019–2020 Indian Arrows 10 (0)
2020– Gokulam Kerala FC 0 (0)
National team
2015–2017 India U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Earlier career

Ajin represented Kerala State once in 2013, where they finished Runners-Up. From there he was selected immediately for the national side. He was part of the India U-16 team which finished runners-up in the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, losing to Bangladesh U16 in the final on penalties.[2] Ajin was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[3]

Indian Arrows

Ajin Tom made his professional debut for the I-League side Indian Arrows. He play first match of the 2019-20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C.. He started match and was replaced by Hendry Antonay in 75th minute as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[4]

Gokulam Kerala

On 23 October 2020 , Ajin joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC on a season long contract.[5]

Career statistics
As of 9 January 2020[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2019–20 I-League10000——100
Career total 1000000100

References
  1. "Gokulam Kerala sign Indian Arrows' Ajin Tom". bizbehindsports.com. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. "Ajin Tom Profile". 11 December 2019.
  3. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  5. "I-League 2020/21: Ajin Tom signs for Gokulam Kerala FC". sportskeed.com. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. Ajin Tom at Soccerway

AIFF profile

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