Sinivasan Pandiyan Explained

Sinivasan Pandiyan
Fullname:Sinivasan Pandiyan
Birth Date:6 December 1995
Birth Place:Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Currentclub:Gokulam Kerala
Position:Central midfielder
Youthclubs1:Noble Football Academy
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:Indian Bank RC
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Viva Chennai
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Chennai City
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Chennaiyin
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Chennaiyin
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Club-Update:12:08, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
Years6:2021–
Clubs6:Gokulam Kerala
Caps6:0
Goals6:0

Sinivasan Pandiyan (born 6 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in I-League.

Career

Born in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, Pandiyan began his career with the Noble Football Academy in Karaikudi.[1] While with the academy, he was coached by former India international Raman Vijayan.[2] Pandiyan stayed at the academy until after high school. He moved back to Chennai to play for Indian Bank in the CFA Senior Division before also playing for Viva Chennai.[1]

Chennai City

In June 2017, it was announced that Pandiyan was signed by Chennai City for the I-League.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 4 December 2017 in Chennai City's second match of the 2017–18 season against Gokulam Kerala. Pandiyan started and played the whole match as Chennai City drew 1–1.[4] By the end of the season, Pandiyan had played in 17 matches for Chennai City, starting 16, while playing a pivotal role for the club from midfield and forming a partnership with Michael Soosairaj.[1]

According to Pandiyan, he initially struggled to adapt to playing in the I-League before becoming comfortable. "It was difficult at first because it was a new level altogether. I couldn’t play that well but I started to improve my game as the season went by. I adjusted to the I-League level soon and I’m very happy that I could play at such a level," he said at the end of the season.[1]

Chennaiyin

After his breakout season with Chennai City, Pandiyan signed a three-year contract with local Indian Super League side Chennaiyin on 13 April 2018.[5] [6]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City2017–18I-League17010180
2018–1960000060
Career total2301000240

Honours

Chennai City[7]

2018–19

Notes and References

  1. News: Muralidharan . Ashwin . Chennai City FC's midfield dynamo Sinivasan Pandiyan looking to make it big in Indian football . 6 April 2018 . Goal.com . 23 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180408011551/http://www.goal.com/en/news/chennai-city-fc-sinivasan-pandiyan-isl-indian-football/pvvu487rprc716cqj1ly7pkel . 8 April 2018 . live .
  2. News: Ragav . S. Dipak . Ramakrishnan . Amrit . A proud moment for Vijayan . 6 April 2018 . The Hindu . 11 October 2017.
  3. News: Chennai City FC signs three players for ISL 2017-'18 . 6 April 2018 . Business Standard . 24 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010239/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chennai-city-fc-signs-three-players-for-isl-2017-18-117072400782_1.html . 8 April 2018 . live .
  4. Web site: Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Chennai City . Soccerway . 7 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619064858/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/04/india/i-league/gokulam/chennai-city/2683970/ . 19 June 2018 . live .
  5. Web site: Sinivasan Pandiyan signs for Chennaiyin . Chennaiyin FC (Twitter).
  6. News: Chennaiyin FC sign 22-year-old Tamil Nadu midfielder Sinivasan Pandiyan . 17 April 2018 . Chennaiyin FC . 13 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031928/http://www.chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-sign-22-year-old-tamil-nadu-midfielder-sinivasan-pandiyan . 18 April 2018 . live .
  7. News: Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second . 9 March 2019 . Indiatoday.in . 9 March 2019.