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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arjun Jayaraj
| image =
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Arjun Jayaraj
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|03|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manjeri]], [[Kerala]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}
| currentclub = [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]
| clubnumber = 30
| position = [[Attacking Midfielder]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 2
| clubs2 = [[Kerala Blasters]]
| years2 = 2019–2020
| youthyears2 =
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = [[Kerala United FC]]
| years3 = 2021–
| caps3 =1
| goals3 = 0
}}
'''Arjun Jayaraj''' (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] and captains for [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]] in the [[I-League 2nd Division]] and [[Kerala Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/268317/arjun-jayaraj|title=Arjun Jayaraj Player Profile – ESPN FC|website=espnfc.com}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Malappuram]], [[Kerala]], Arjun is a product of the MSP sports hostel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-i-league-india-gokulam-kerala-arjun-jayaraj/vz4xdo3zwdhn1hoyb9tzh787v|title=Gokulam Kerala's Arjun Jayaraj - Kerala players aren't getting enough chances {{!}} Goal.com|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en}}</ref> He played for Calicut University and won the All-India Championship.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-i-league-gokulam-kerala-arjun-jayaraj/mzyqpjbp5onc1nmy3oxit3yat|title=Arjun Jayaraj, Gokulam Kerala's breakout youngster who took his chance {{!}} Goal.com|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en}}</ref> While playing for his university team against [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]] in a friendly, he scored a goal and impressed Gokulam head coach [[Bino George]] who signed him.<ref name=":0" />

===Gokulam Kerala FC===

==== 2017–18 ====
Arjun played for the club in the Kerala Premier League and scored a goal in the final to help Gokulam win the title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/gokulam-fc-takes-the-honours/article24075223.ece|title=Gokulam Kerala win Kerala Premier League 2017|date=2018-06-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-11-21|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was included in the I-League squad and made his professional debut for [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]] on 22 December 2017 against [[Indian Arrows]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/22/india/i-league/aiff-xi/gokulam/2683983/|title=Indian Arrows vs. Gokulam - 22 December 2017 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> On 27 January 2017 he scored his debut goal, a last minute winner, as Gokulam Kerala won 3–2 over [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/i-league-gokulam-kerala-ride-on-arjun-jayaraj-s-heroics-to-pip-shillong-lajong/story-kZ0zi8Yqu2CsLIykNy1VWI.html|title=I-League: Gokulam Kerala ride on Arjun Jayaraj’s heroics to pip Shillong Lajong|date=2018-01-28|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en}}</ref>

==== 2018–19 ====
He started in the first game of the season against Mohun Bagan and he was awarded the Hero of the match. But then only started once in the following three games. On 30 November 2018, he scored his first goal of the season against Churchill Brothers which finished as a 1-1 draw and he was awarded the Hero of the match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-churchill-continue-unbeaten-run-with-a-1-1-draw-against-gokulam/articleshow/66886622.cms|title=I-League: Churchill continue unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw against Gokulam - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>

===Kerala Blasters FC===
====2019-2020====

On 29 July 2019, it was announced that Arjun would join [[Kerala Blasters FC]] from [[Gokulam Kerala FC]] which involves transfer fee of 21 lakhs rupees.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Blasters sign Arjun Jayaraj from Gokulam Kerala |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/kerala-blasters-sign-arjun-jayaraj-from-gokulam-kerala/articleshow/70470921.cms |date=31 July 2019|access-date=11 October 2020|work=The Times Of India}}</ref> However he broke his ligament during the pre-season training and missed the entire 2019-20 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Blasters: Arjun Jayaraj hopes to come back with a bang after lengthy layoff {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/kerala-blasters-arjun-jayaraj-injury-return-isl/15vh23hexcx0x1g7a5jfte3kcc|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> On 4 December 2020, Kerala Blasters announced that inorder to get sufficient playing time, the club and Arjun Jayaraj have parted ways on mutual consents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arjun Jayaraj's Kerala Blasters journey ends with a whimper {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/kerala-blasters-arjun-jayaraj-contract-terminated/1h7s7nzspzbc1mfubq8itbjch|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 11 December 2020}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|arjun-jayaraj/524730}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Gokulam Kerala FC]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|[[I-League]]||15||1||0||0||—||—||15||1
|-
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|[[I-League]]||15||1||0||0||—||—||30||1
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!30||2||0||0||0||0||30||2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{soccerway|arjun-jayaraj/524730}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayaraj, Arjun}}
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]

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