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Anujan Rajendram
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hammerfest, Norway[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Strindheim
Number 5
Youth career
Grei
Grorud
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Grorud 2 46 (2)
2021–2023 Oppsal 32 (5)
2021–2022 Oppsal 2 13 (1)
2023 Nordstrand 8 (1)
2023 Nordstrand 2 8 (0)
2023–2024 Oppsal 27 (3)
2024– Strindheim 2 (0)
2024– Strindheim 2 2 (0)
International career‡
2024– Sri Lanka 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November, 2024

Anujan Rajendram (Sinhala: අනුජන් රාජේන්ද්‍රම්, Tamil: அனுஜன் ராஜேந்திரம்; born 11 May 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Strindheim. Born in Norway, he plays for Sri Lanka at international level.

Club career

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Born in Norway to a Sri Lankan Tamil father and an Indian mother and raised in Ammerud, Rajendram began his footballing career with nearby Grei.[2] He went on to join semi-professional side Grorud, and made his senior debut for their reserve team in the 3. divisjon in 2016.[3] He spent six seasons with Grorud's reserve team, with the last two being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, before joining Oppsal in 2021.[3]

After two full seasons with Oppsal in the 3. divisjon, Rajendram moved to league rivals Nordstrand in 2023.[3] However, the move did not last long, and by the end of the season he had returned to Oppsal.[4] After two seasons with Oppsal, Rajendram moved to PostNord-ligaen side Strindheim in September 2024, shortly after making his international debut.[5]

International career

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Rajendram was first called up to the Sri Lanka national football team in early 2024 ahead of the 2024 FIFA Series in March of the same year.[6][7][8] He would have to wait until September 2024 to make his debut, which came in a 0–0 draw with Cambodia in the play-off round of AFC Asian Cup qualification.[9]

Personal life

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As well as football, Rajendram also played handball as a child, and balanced his footballing career with one in futsal, where he represented Grorud and Stovner.[10][11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 September 2024[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grorud 2 2016 3. divisjon 9 0 – 0 0 9 0
2017 4. divisjon 14 1 – 0 0 14 1
2018 7 1 – 0 0 7 1
2019 16 0 – 2[a] 1 18 1
2020 3. divisjon –[b]
2021 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Total 46 2 0 0 2 1 48 3
Oppsal 2021 3. divisjon 11 3 1[c] 0 0 0 12 3
2022 21 2 3[c] 0 0 0 24 2
2023 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 1 0
Total 32 5 5 0 0 0 37 5
Oppsal 2 2021 4. divisjon 6 1 – 0 0 6 1
2022 7 0 – 0 0 7 0
Total 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
Nordstrand 2023 3. divisjon 8 1 1[c] 0 0 0 9 1
Nordstrand 2 2023 5. divisjon 8 0 – 0 0 8 0
Oppsal 2023 3. divisjon 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
2024 16 1 2[c] 0 0 0 18 1
Total 27 3 2 0 0 0 29 3
Strindheim 2024 PostNord-ligaen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Strindheim 2 2024 4. divisjon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 138 12 8 0 2 1 152 13
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the 4. divisjon promotion playoffs
  2. ^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Norwegian Cup

References

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  1. ^ Anujan Rajendram at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Bredesen, Carina Alice (17 October 2008). "Morgendagens midtstopper" [Tomorrow's centre-back]. nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Sri Lanka rekrutterer i norsk fotball: - Det er noe med å dra tilbake til moderlandet der mine foreldre vokste opp" [Sri Lanka recruits in Norwegian football: - There is something about going back to the motherland where my parents grew up]. norskfotball.com (in Norwegian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ble matchvinner mot gamleklubben: – Smakte ekstra godt" [Became a match winner against the old club: - Tasted extra good]. dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Landslagsspiller har signert" [National team player has signed]. strindheimtoppfotball.no (in Norwegian). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Anujan (23) kan bli Oppsals første A-landslagsspiller" [Anujan (23) can become Oppsal's first A national team player]. noblad.no (in Norwegian). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Razick, Muaard (23 February 2024). "FIFA Series in March: SL-origin players called up to strengthen National Pool". themorning.lk. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Oppsal-spiller ble historisk: Ble hentet til Sri Lanka" [Oppsal player became historic: Was brought to Sri Lanka]. dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "ශ්‍රී ලංකා – කාම්බෝජය අතර සටන 10 දා" [The battle between Sri Lanka and Cambodia on the 10th]. divaina.lk (in Sinhala). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ^ Bredesen, Carina Alice (13 November 2008). "«Nybegynnerhåndball»" ["Beginner handball"]. nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b Anujan Rajendram at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  12. ^ Anujan Rajendram at Soccerway
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