Nallappan Mohanraj

Nallappan Mohanraj (நல்லப்பன் மோகன்ராஜ், Nallappan Mohanraj; born 23 February 1992 in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian footballer. He is currently playing for Churchill Brothers in the l-League as a left back

Nallappan Mohanraj
Personal information
Full name Nallappan Mohanraj
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2014

Early career

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]

Career

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]

International

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.

Honours

India

Atlético de Kolkata

References
  1. "A happy homecoming for stars". The Hindu. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. Km, Shekkeer. "India International Mohan Raj joins Sporting Clube de Goa". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. "Pune FC vs. Sporting Goa 1-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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