Anujan Rajendram

Anujan Rajendram (Sinhala: අනුජන් රාජේන්ද්‍රම්, Tamil: அனுஜன் ராஜேந்திரம்; born 11 May 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oppsal Fotball in the 3. divisjon. Born in Norway, he represents the Sri Lanka at international level.

Anujan Rajendram

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hammerfest, Norway[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Oppsal Fotball
Number	5
Youth career
	Grei
	Grorud
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Grorud 2	46	(2)
2021–2023	Oppsal	32	(5)
2021–2022	Oppsal 2	13	(1)
2023	Nordstrand	8	(1)
2023	Nordstrand 2	8	(0)
2023–2024	Oppsal	27	(3)
2024–2025	Strindheim	5	(0)
2024	Strindheim 2	2	(0)
2025–	Oppsal Fotball	0	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Sri Lanka	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Club career

Born in Norway to a Sri Lankan Tamil parents and raised in Ammerud, Rajendram began his footballing career with nearby Grei.^[2] He went on to join semi-professional side Grorud, and made his senior debut for their reserve team in the 3. divisjon in 2016.^[3] He spent six seasons with Grorud's reserve team, with the last two being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, before joining Oppsal in 2021.^[3]

After two full seasons with Oppsal in the 3. divisjon, Rajendram moved to league rivals Nordstrand in 2023.^[3] However, the move did not last long, and by the end of the season he had returned to Oppsal.^[4] After two seasons with Oppsal, Rajendram moved to PostNord-ligaen side Strindheim in September 2024, shortly after making his international debut.^[5]

International career

Rajendram was first called up to the Sri Lanka national football team in early 2024 ahead of the 2024 FIFA Series in March of the same year.^[6][7][8] He would have to wait until September 2024 to make his debut, which came in a 0–0 draw with Cambodia in the play-off round of AFC Asian Cup qualification.^[9]

Personal life

As well as football, Rajendram also played handball as a child, and balanced his footballing career with one in futsal, where he represented Grorud and Stovner.^[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 September 2024^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grorud 2	2016	3. divisjon	9	0	–		0	0	9	0
	2017	4. divisjon	14	1	–		0	0	14	1
	2018		7	1	–		0	0	7	1
	2019		16	0	–		2[a]	1	18	1
	2020	3. divisjon	–[b]
	2021		0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	Total		46	2	0	0	2	1	48	3
Oppsal	2021	3. divisjon	11	3	1[c]	0	0	0	12	3
	2022		21	2	3[c]	0	0	0	24	2
	2023		0	0	1[c]	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		32	5	5	0	0	0	37	5
Oppsal 2	2021	4. divisjon	6	1	–		0	0	6	1
	2022		7	0	–		0	0	7	0
	Total		13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
Nordstrand	2023	3. divisjon	8	1	1[c]	0	0	0	9	1
Nordstrand 2	2023	5. divisjon	8	0	–		0	0	8	0
Oppsal	2023	3. divisjon	11	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
	2024		16	1	2[c]	0	0	0	18	1
	Total		27	3	2	0	0	0	29	3
Strindheim	2024	PostNord-ligaen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Strindheim 2	2024	4. divisjon	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			138	12	8	0	2	1	152	13

Notes

1. Appearances in the 4. divisjon promotion playoffs
2. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
3. Appearances in the Norwegian Cup