Krishnan Nair Ajayan

Krishnan Ajayan Nair (born 30 May 1979) is an Indian football player. He last played for Chirag United Club Kerala in the I-League, as a midfielder.

Krishnan Ajayan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-05-30) 30 May 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Chadayamangalam, Kerala, India
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	SBT
2004–2005	Vasco
2005–2010	Mahindra United
2010–2011	Pune
2011–2012	Chirag United Kerala
International career‡
2002	India U23
2002–2008	India	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2011

Career

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

K Ajayan Indian football player giving instructions to student players, GLPS Prakkulam

At the age of 11, Ajayan represented Mahatma Club in the popular 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.^[1]

K Ajayan Indian football player giving instructions to student players, GLPS Prakkulam

Statistics

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2002	1	0
	2005	3	0
	2006	2	0
	2007	5	1
	2008	1	0
	Total	12	1

International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Syria	2–3	2–3	2007 Nehru Cup

Honours

India

• AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
• SAFF Championship: 2005
• Nehru Cup: 2007
• Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003^[2]

India U23

• LG Cup: 2002^[3]