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{{short description|Indian football player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{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]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]
| height         = {{height|m=1.74}}
| position       = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| years1         = 2000–2004
| clubs1         = SBT
| years2         = 2004–2005
| clubs2         = [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
| years3         = 2005–2010
| clubs3         = [[Mahindra United]]
| years4         = 2010–2011
| clubs4         = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| years5         = 2011–2012
| clubs5         = [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United Kerala]]
| pcupdate       = 
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2008
| nationalteam1  = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1  = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| ntupdate       = 17 April 2011
| medaltemplates = 
}}

'''Krishnan Ajayan Nair''' (born 30 May 1979) is an [[India]]n [[soccer|football]] player. He last played for [[Chirag United Club Kerala]] in the [[I-League]] in India as a Midfielder.

==Career==
Young Ajayan would play for S.V.H. School in his hometown where he won several trophies.

At the age of 11, Ajayan represented Mahatma Club in the popular [[Sevens football in Kerala|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballkerala.com/players/current-players/krishnan-nair-ajayan/#|title=Krishnan Nair Ajayan|publisher=footballkerala.com|accessdate=2009-10-09}}</ref>

=== International Statistics ===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=7|'''[[India national football team|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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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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&ndash;3 || [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007|2007 Nehru Cup]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIFA player|211795|Krishnan Ajayan Nair}}
* {{NFT player|pid=3130}}

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[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Kollam district]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Mahindra United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Pune F.C. players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Vasco S.C. players]]
[[Category:Chirag United Club Kerala players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]