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The Chennaiyin FC Under-15 team will commence its 2018-19 Hero Junior League (U-15 Youth League) campaign with an away game against new entrants Great Goals at the Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College Ground on Monday, April 8 with kick-off at 4pm.
The Chennaiyin FC U-15s’ will face three other teams home and away apart from Great Goals; namely Chennai City FC, Raman Vijayan Soccer School (RVSS) and FC Madras. In their debut season last year, the Chennaiyin FC U-15s’ won the Chennai zone with an unbeaten record comprising five wins and three draws. Following that, it was a learning experience in the final round against national opponents, as they bowed out at the group stage.
Under the tutelage of Head Coach Aldroy Atkinson a second consecutive season, majority of the Chennaiyin FC U-15 squad, akin to the U-13s and U-18s, is comprised of players from around Tamil Nadu. All but one of the 29-man U-15 squad hail from seven districts across the state – Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Karaikudi, Neyveli, Thanjavur and Tuticorin. Of these, ten boys have been promoted from last season’s Chennaiyin FC U-13 squad while five have been retained.
Two of the promoted boys from last season’s U-13 squad are the versatile Rahul Manjula and striker K. Suriya. Rahul was the U-13s’ captain in a memorable debut season last time out, winning the Chennai zone with a 100% record. K. Suriya also starred for them with a whopping 21 goals en route the final round. Both boys were called up to national camps, following impressive performances for the Chennaiyin FC U-13s. They will be aiming to replicate their form with the U-15s along with the other promoted talent.
“The U-15 boys are a fantastic mix of talent that comprises promoted (from the U-13s), retained and new players from around Tamil Nadu. It is a crucial stage of their development in which they need to keep their heads down and work hard. The U-18s had an impressive season reaching the quarter-finals of the Elite League final round while the U-13s have begun well in the Sub-Junior League Chennai zone. I expect our U-15 boys to do the same as we focus on holistic development across all our age-group teams,” said Syed Sabir Pasha, Chennaiyin FC’s Technical Director of Youth Development and First Team Assistant Coach.
CHENNAIYIN FC U-15
Goalkeepers
Aron R. (Tuticorin), C.H.N. Amarishwar (Chennai), Muhammed Arshath (Coimbatore)
Defenders
Taufiq Ahamed (Coimbatore), Aravind Karthickeyan (Chennai), Manish Kumar (Chennai), N. Sivamani (Dindigul), S. Abilash (Coimbatore), P. Kuganeshwaran (Chennai), Syed Ashik (Neyveli), Manoj J. (Chennai), Caron Kennedy (Thanjavur), Harish Kumar (Chennai)
Midfielders
Rahul Manjula (Chennai), Sathish Kumar (Karaikudi), Deepak Thapamogar (Chennai), N. Suriya (Karaikudi), Harsha Vardhan R.S. (Coimbatore), Allen Rajkumar (Chennai), Naveen Kumar (Chennai), J. Vamsi Krishna (Chennai), Vignesh Kumar (Chennai)
Forwards
Kishore R.A. (Chennai), Yugan S. (Neyveli), V. Siddharth (Chennai), K. Suriya (Chennai), Mohamed Tharik (Chennai), Muhammed Adhnan (Kerala), Roshan R. (Coimbatore)
Head Coach: Aldroy Atkinson
Chennaiyin FC U-15s Hero Junior League 2018-19 Fixtures – Chennai Zone:
08-Apr-19: Great Goals vs Chennaiyin FC – SSN College Ground
12-Apr-19: Chennaiyin FC vs Raman Vijayan Soccer School – SSN College Ground
15-Apr-19: Chennaiyin FC vs FC Madras – SSN College Ground
19-Apr-19: Chennaiyin FC vs Chennai City FC – SSN College Ground
22-Apr-19: Chennaiyin FC vs Great Goals – SSN College Ground
28-Apr-19: FC Madras vs Chennaiyin FC – FC Madras Arena, Thoraipakkam
01-May-19: Raman Vijayan Soccer School vs Chennaiyin FC – TAFDC Ground
05-May-19: Chennai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC – Chettinad School Ground, Kelambakkam
