Rajesh S is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a

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Early life

Rajesh S was born in

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, a fishing hamlet at the southernmost tip of Kerala. 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 I-League goal against

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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 footballers Footballers from Kerala Association football forwards 1992 births Gokulam Kerala FC players