Jishnu Balakrishnan (born 26 May 1997) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Kerala United.

Career

Jishnu piled his trade with NSS College,

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and is a product of Malabar Special Police (MSP) Football Academy. The right-back, who can also be deployed in an attacking position, has represented Kerala football team in

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in the All-India Inter-University Football Championship. In 2017, he was signed by

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for three years contract. He was part of Kerala Blasters FC Reserves team. In 2018–19 season, he was sent on loan at Gokulam Kerala, He made his professional debut for the

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against Indian Arrows on 21 December 2018, He started and played full match as Gokulam lost 0–1. At 2021, he sign's for

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new face

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Career statistics

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References

1997 births Living people People from Malappuram Indian men's footballers Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players Chennai City FC players I-League players Men's association football defenders Gokulam Kerala FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Footballers from Kerala Kerala Blasters FC players {{India-footy-defender-stub