Shaiju Mon (born 16 May 1991) is an Indian professional

football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, ...

in the

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

Early career

Mon was born in

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

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 ...

. Being the first footballer in his family, he got selected in his school team (MEC, Hosur) when he was studying in Class 8. Later, when he was in the 12th Standard, he played for the coastal team of his home town. After seeing his performance in his college team, he got chance to play for a 2nd Division team of

, SKVC in the year 2008. While playing for Chandni FC in the 2009–10 season, he represented that club in the

2010 I-League 2nd Division The 2010 I-League 2nd division was the third season of the second tier of the I-League, the highest football league in India. It commenced on 26 March 2010 with the first matches of the first round and ended in early May 2010 with the last matc ...

. He scored a goal against

Eagles F.C. Eagles Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that last competed in the Kerala Premier League. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the state of Kerala. Currently the club runs only its youth academ ...

, with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. He was also adjudged Man of the Match in that game.

Chirag United Kerala

In 2010 summer Shaiju signed for

Chirag United Club Kerala Viva Kerala Football Club (also known as Chirag United Club Kerala) was an Indian professional association football, football club based in the city of Kochi, Kerala. The club was originally formed in 2004 as ''Viva Kerala''. They participated ...

2011–12 I-League The 2011–12 I-League was the fifth season of the I-League. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season. The current edition has a tota ...

Pailan Arrows

Shaiju signed for pailan arrows in June 2012 for

2012–13 I-League The 2012–13 I-League was the sixth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 6 October 2012 and finished on 12 May 2013 with Churchill Brothers ...

. He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2012 during the

2012 Durand Cup The 2012 Durand Cup was the 125th season of the Durand Cup, the third oldest football tournament in the world, which is a knock-out competition held in India. Churchill Brothers were the current holders, having beaten Prayag United in the 201 ...

against Delhi United in which Pailan drew 2–2. On 24 March 2013, he scored against

Mohun Bagan A.C. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in Asia. The club has various sports departments like football, cricket, hockey ...

Mohun Bagan

On 29 October 2013 it was confirmed that Shaiju Mon has signed for

. He made his debut in the

on 6 November 2013 against Shillong Lajong F.C. at the

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, locally known as Polo Ground, is a association football, football stadium in Shillong, in the India, Indian state of Meghalaya. It has most notably hosted the home matches of Shillong Lajong FC in the I-League. The s ...

in which he came on as a substitute for Zakeer Mundampara in the 86th minute as Mohun Bagan drew the match 1-1.

International

Mon made his debut for the India U23 team on 23 June 2012 against

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during the qualifying round for the

2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship (also known as the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup) was the first edition of the AFC U-22 Championship. The hosting rights for the tournament was awarded to Oman. It was set to take place between 23 June and 7 July 2013 but ...

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mon, Shaiju Indian men's footballers 1991 births Living people I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Footballers from Kerala Chirag United Club Kerala players Indian Arrows players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Sportspeople from Thiruvananthapuram Men's association football midfielders