R. Aaravin

R. Aaravin
Personal information
Full name Aaravin s/o Rajandran
Date of birth (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
2009–2012 Singapore Sports School
2012–2015 Home United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Home United 17 (0)
2017–2019 Young Lions 12 (1)
2019–2020 Warriors FC 15 (0)
2020–2021 Balestier Khalsa 8 (1)
International career
2011 Singapore U16
2015 Singapore U22
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2016

Aaravin s/o Rajandran (born 24 February 1996) is a Singaporean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Aaravin played for Home United (who later became Warriors FC), Young Lions and Balestier Khalsa, retiring at age 25.

Controversy

Aaravin has spoken out against the current under-23 regulations in the Singapore Premier League which makes it mandatory for clubs to sign and field players who are under the age of 23. He has claimed the under-23 rule has actually shortchanged a lot of players. [1] He has also stated he received an offer of only $1200 dollars to play professional football.[2]

Personal life

From 2013 to 2016, Aaravin studied at Nanyang Polytechnic in Sports and Wellness after graduating from the Singapore Sports School in 2012. After his diploma, he served his two years compulsory National Service with the Singapore Police Force from 2016 to 2018. Aaravin holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Singapore Institute of Management.

Career statistics

Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Home United 2015 13 0 0 0 2 0 — 15 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "The U-23 rulings have shortchanged a lot of players, says former national youth defender R Aaravin, who retires at 24". TMSGOAL. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Fans react to former national youth player R Aaravin's $1200 offer to play professional football in the Singapore Premier League". TMSGOAL. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2026.


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