Lijo Francis

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

Lijo Francis
Personal information
Full name Lijo Francis
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999
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

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City F.C. 2019–20 I-League100010
Career total 10000010

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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