Lijo Francis

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Lijo Francis
Personal information
Full name Lijo Francis
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Eraviputhenthurai, Tamil Nadu
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Madan Maharaj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chennai City F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lijo Francis (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Madan Maharaj.

Career[]

Lijo hails from a little fishing village in Kanyakumari called Eraviputhenthurai, had travelled to Madrid. He was selected from hundreds taking part in a trial organized by Spanish second division club AD Alcorcon at the Nehru Park and trained under coaches at the Spanish club for a month.[1][2] He made his professional debut for the Chennai City F.C. against Aizawl F.C. on 17 December 2019, He was brought in the 75th minute as Chennai City drew 1–1.[3]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 December 2019[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chennai City F.C. 2019–20 I-League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Two Kanyakumari boys selected to train at Spain's AD Alcorcon". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ Dasgupta, Damayanti (16 January 2019). "Kanyakumari duo Lijo & Shyjin set to live Spanish dream". Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Aizawl 1-1 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. ^ Lijo Francis at Soccerway
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