Bijoy Varghese
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File:Bijoy Varghese.jpg Bijoy with Kerala Blasters in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bijoy Varghese | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Pulluvila, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Kovalam FC | ||
| 2018–2020 | SAI Thiruvananthapuram | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Kerala Blasters B | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kerala Blasters | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 20 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bijoy Varghese (born 14 March 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Club career
Early life and youth career
Bijoy was born in Pulluvila, a coastal village located in the Thirivananthapuram district, Kerala. Bijoy started playing football during his school days and was a member of his school football team.[1] He initially played as a striker and later switched into central defensive position. At his 15, Bijoy joined Kovalam Football Club and played for their youth team. In 2018, he became part of the Kerala team who reached in the finals of the International School Championship, where he won the best defender of the tournament award. After his performance for the Kerala team, Bijoy was selected into the Indian team for Asian school Championship. He was later selected into the SAI football team that participated in the youth league held at Shillong. Bijoy was included in the final squad of Kerala team for the 2019–20 Santosh Trophy. However the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.[2]
Kerala Blasters
In 2021, he was signed by the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters to his first ever professional contract and were put into their reserve side. After an impressive performance in the 2020–21 season of Kerala Premier League, Bijoy was promoted to the club's senior side in that year itself to participate in the 2021–22 ISL season.[3] He made his debut for the Blasters against Delhi FC in the 2021 Durand Cup match on 21 September 2021.[4] which they lost 1–0 at full-time.[5] Bijoy made his Indian Super League debut on 19 November 2021 against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2.[6]
On 21 April 2022, the Blasters announced that they have extended the contract of Bijoy until 2025.[7] He was given a new jersey number 21, which the club had retired after Sandesh Jhingan's departure in 2020.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of matches played till 30 March 2022[10]
Club
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Honours
Kerala Blasters
- Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22.[11]
References
- ^ "First Talk with Bijoy Varghese | Kerala Blasters". YouTube (in Malayalam). Kerala Blasters FC. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Final round of Santosh Trophy postponed over coronavirus concerns". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ KeralaBlastersFC [@KeralaBlasters] (3 November 2021). "ഉയരങ്ങൾ തേടി മുന്നോട്ട് 💪🔝" [Climbing up the ranks 💪🔝] (Tweet). Retrieved 19 November 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2021 Live Commentary: Delhi FC vs Kerala Blasters". Khel Now. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Delhi FC reach Durand Cup quarterfinals with 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters". The Indian Express. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2021-22 Highlights ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters: ATKMB opens campaign with 4-2 win; Boumous scores brace on debut". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Bijoy Varghese extends contract with Kerala Blasters". Khel Now. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Bijoy Varghese extends contract with Kerala Blasters till 2025". Kerala Blasters FC. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Bijoy Varghese inherits Sandesh Jhingan's retired No. 21 shirt at Kerala Blasters". The Times of India. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "India - B. Varghese - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL final: Hyderabad give Kerala the blues". The Indian Express. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Bijoy Varghese at Soccerway
- Bijoy Varghese at WorldFootball
- Bijoy Varghese at Indian Super League
- CS1 maint: url-status
- CS1 Malayalam-language sources (ml)
- Articles with short description
- Use dmy dates from November 2021
- Use Indian English from November 2021
- All Justapedia articles written in Indian English
- Soccerway template using numeric ID
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Indian footballers
- Footballers from Kerala
- I-League 2nd Division players
- Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players
- Indian Super League players
- Kerala Blasters FC players