Bijoy Varghese
 Bijoy with Kerala Blasters in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bijoy Varghese | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kovalam | |||
| SAI | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Kerala Blasters B | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kerala Blasters | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2022 | |||
Bijoy Varghese (born 14 March 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1]
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.[2] He initially played as a striker and later switched into central defensive position. At his 15, Bijoy joined Kovalam FC 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.[3]
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.[4] He made his debut for the Blasters against Delhi FC in the 2021 Durand Cup match on 21 September 2021.[5] which they lost 1–0 at full-time.[6] Bijoy made his Indian Super League debut on 19 November 2021 against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2.[7]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played till 2 January 2022[8]
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 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Honours[]
Club[]
Kerala Blasters[]
- Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22.[9]
References[]
- ^ "First Team - Kerala Blasters FC". Kerala Blasters FC. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "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) - ^ Sportstar, Team. "Final round of Santosh Trophy postponed over coronavirus concerns". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ K e r a l a B l a s t e r s F C [@KeralaBlasters] (3 November 2021). "ഉയരങ്ങൾ തേടി മുന്നോട്ട്