Nallappan_Mohanraj
Nallappan Mohanraj
Indian footballer
Nallappan Mohanraj (born 23 February 1989[citation needed] in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian footballer. He is currently playing for Churchill Brothers in the l-League as a left back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nallappan Mohanraj | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 3 | Sports Authority of India | ||
| 2006–2007 | HAL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Mohun Bagan | 126 | (??) |
| 2012–2013 | Pune | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Mumbai Tigers | ?? | (??) |
| 2014 | → Sporting Goa | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Atletico de Kolkata | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | →Bharat FC (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Chennaiyin | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | ATK | 0 | (0) |
| Churchill Brothers | 14 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | India U19 | 12 | |
| 2011–2012 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | India | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2014 | |||
Born in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, Mohanraj started Playing for Sports Authority of India in Chennai. He went for the under-16 and under-19 state selections, and didn't get selected for either. After that, he went for a trial at the Tata Football Academy, and didn't get through. But Carlton Chapman, the assistant coach there, told me he had a good left foot, and sent him for a trial at (I-League 2nd Division side) HAL, Bangalore. Finally, the HAL coach Krishnaji Rao gave him chance.[1]
After his stint at HAL, Mohanraj signed for Mohun Bagan at the beginning of the 2007-08 season. He enjoyed a very successful stint with Mohun Bagan where he won the Indian Federation Cup in 2008, followed up with the ONGC Super Cup and runner-up in the I-League in 2009. In 2012-13 with Pune F.C. he picked up yet another I-League runner up medal.
Sporting Goa
On 5 February 2014 Mohanraj signed for Sporting Clube de Goa on loan from Mumbai Tigers as their club was disbanded.[2] He made his debut for Sporting Goa on 16 February 2014 in the I-League match against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he started and played the whole match and also earned a yellow card in the 66th minute as Sporting Goa drew the match 1-1.[3]
Mohanraj won the 2009 Nehru Cup with the India national team. He was also the captain of the India U-18 team that toured Germany and played against the Academy teams of VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg and Munich 1860, before participating in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship tournament in Iran. On 23 February 2011 Mohanraj played his first game for the Indian U23 team against Myanmar.
India
- SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013
Atlético de Kolkata
- "A happy homecoming for stars". The Hindu. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- Km, Shekkeer. "India International Mohan Raj joins Sporting Clube de Goa". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- "Pune FC vs. Sporting Goa 1-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- Nallappan Mohanraj at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Goal.com
- Nallappan Mohanraj at Soccerway