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Norwegian footballer (born 2000)

Anujan Rajendram
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hammerfest, Norway
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 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 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

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. He went on to join semi-professional side Grorud, and made his senior debut for their reserve team in the 3. divisjon in 2016. 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.

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

International career

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. 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.

Personal life

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 September 2024
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 1 18 1
2020 3. divisjon –
2021 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Total 46 2 0 0 2 1 48 3
Oppsal 2021 3. divisjon 11 3 1 0 0 0 12 3
2022 21 2 3 0 0 0 24 2
2023 0 0 1 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 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 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. ^ Appearances in the Norwegian Cup

References

  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. ^ "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. ^ Anujan Rajendram at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  12. Anujan Rajendram at Soccerway
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