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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jesin TK
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Jesin Thonikkara
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
| height = 185 cm
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[East Bengal FC]]/[[East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy|East Bengal Reserves]]
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 =
| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = [[East Bengal FC]]
| caps2 = 41
| goals2 = 24
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 22 January 2023
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Jesin Thonikkara''' is an Indian professional [[Football player|footballer]] from [[Malappuram]], [[Kerala]] who plays for [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal FC]] and its [[East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy|reserve]] team.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He has represented [[Kerala football team|Kerala State Football Team]] in [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He scored five goals in Semi-final of [[2021–22 Santosh Trophy|Santosh Trophy 2021–22]] against Karnataka to gain acclaim and attention.<ref name="indiatoday">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He played for [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]] in [[Kerala Premier League]] before joining East Bengal.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|22 September 2025}}<ref name=soccerway>{{soccerway|jesin-thonikkara/951556}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
! colspan="2" |Others
! colspan="2" |[[AFC Cup|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1 |[[East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy|East Bengal II]]
|[[2022–23 East Bengal FC season|2022–23]]
|rowspan=1 |[[I-League 2]]
| 4 || 1 || colspan=6 | – || 4 || 1
|-
|rowspan=5 |[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|[[2022–23 East Bengal FC season|2022–23]]
|rowspan=4 |[[Indian Super League]]
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4{{efn|name=CFL|Appearances in the [[Calcutta Football League]].}} || 1 || colspan=2 | – || 4 || 1
|-
|[[2023–24 East Bengal FC season|2023–24]]
| 2 || 0 || 1{{efn|name=Super Cup|Appearances in the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]].}} || 0 || 10{{efn|name=CFL}} || 6 || colspan=2 | – || 13 || 6
|-
|[[2024–25 East Bengal FC season|2024–25]]
| 4 || 0 || 2{{efn|name=Durand Cup|Appearances in the [[Durand Cup]].}}|| 1 || 14{{efn|name=CFL}} || 13 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 14
|-
|[[2025–26 East Bengal FC season|2025–26]]
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7{{efn|name=CFL}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 5
|-
!colspan=2 |'''East Bengal total'''
! 6 !! 0 !! 3 !! 1 !! 35 !! 25 !! 0 !! 0 !! 44 !! 26
|-
!colspan=3 |'''Career total'''
! 10 !! 1 !! 3 !! 1 !! 35 !! 25 !! 0 !! 0 !! 44 !! 26
|}
{{notelist}}

== Honours ==
''' East Bengal'''
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]: [[2024 Indian Super Cup|2024]]
* [[Calcutta Football League]]: [[2024 CFL Premier Division|2024]], [[2025 CFL Premier Division|2025]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Calcutta Football League]] Golden boot: [[2024 CFL Premier Division|2024]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{East Bengal FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:TK, Jesin}}
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]

{{Kerala-stub}}

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