Rajesh S is an Indian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Early life

Rajesh S was born in Pozhiyoor, a fishing hamlet at the southernmost tip of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. His father and three brothers are fishermen. As a child, he was spotted by a local football coach who asked him to join the SMRC Pozhiyoor academy.

Career

Early career

Rajesh started his career at SMRC and played for SMRC and United Kerala in the Thiruvananthapuram Super Division. He later joined BEML, a club in Bangalore. He has represented Karnataka and Railways in the

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and has scored 28 goals in total in the tournament. He scored 8 goals in 2018 Santosh Trophy for Karnataka and was adjudged as the best footballer in the tournament.

Gokulam Kerala

Rajesh made his professional debut on 27 October 2018 against Mohun Bagan after coming on as a substitute in the second half. He played a part in his team's equalising goal and later forced a fingertip save from the keeper. He scored his first

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goal against Shillong Lajong on 11 November, registering a 3-1 win for his club. In the next game he scored the solitary goal in a 1-0 win over defending champions Minerva Punjab.

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* {{Soccerway, s-rajesh/578957, name=S Rajesh Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Kerala Men's association football forwards 1992 births Gokulam Kerala FC players