Krishnan Nair Ajayan
# Krishnan Nair Ajayan

Krishnan Ajayan Nair (born 30 May 1979) is an Indian football player. He last played for Chirag United Club Kerala in the I-League, as a midfielder.

## Career

Young Ajayan would play for S.V.H. School in his hometown where he won several trophies.

At the age of 11, Ajayan represented Mahatma Club in the popular Seven's tournament. He played for N.S.S. College and even the famous Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum.

Ajayan was part of the Kerala University team where thrice they were state winners and twice winners of the South Zone.

Ajayan successfully completed his graduation and was awarded the Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree with a first class.

Ajayan then joined SBT in 2000 where he played for the 4 years. Then in 2004–05 he played for Vasco S.C. In 2005, he signed for Mahindra United and was the captain of the Mahindra United football team until the club was closed down in 2010. Later, he transferred to Pune F.C. In 2011, he switched to Chirag United Club Kerala.

## Statistics

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| India | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| India | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| India | 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| India | 2007 | 5 | 1 |
| India | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| India | Total | 12 | 1 |

### International Goals

| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 23 August 2007 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India | Syria | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2007 Nehru Cup |

## Honours

India

* AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
* SAFF Championship: 2005
* Nehru Cup: 2007
* Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003

India U23

* LG Cup: 2002
