# Anujan Rajendram

Anujan Rajendram (Sinhala: අනුජන් රාජේන්ද්‍රම්, Tamil: அனுஜன் ராஜேந்திரம்; born 11 May 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. divisjon club Strindheim. Born in Norway, he plays for Sri Lanka at international level.

## Club career

Born in Norway to a Sri Lankan Tamil parents and raised in Ammerud, Rajendram began his footballing career with nearby Grei. He went on to join semi-professional side Grorud, and made his senior debut for their reserve team in the 3. divisjon in 2016. He spent six seasons with Grorud's reserve team, with the last two being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, before joining Oppsal in 2021.
After two full seasons with Oppsal in the 3. divisjon, Rajendram moved to league rivals Nordstrand in 2023. However, the move did not last long, and by the end of the season he had returned to Oppsal. After two seasons with Oppsal, Rajendram moved to PostNord-ligaen side Strindheim in September 2024, shortly after making his international debut.

## International career

Rajendram was first called up to the Sri Lanka national football team in early 2024 ahead of the 2024 FIFA Series in March of the same year. He would have to wait until September 2024 to make his debut, which came in a 0–0 draw with Cambodia in the play-off round of AFC Asian Cup qualification.

## Personal life

As well as football, Rajendram also played handball as a child, and balanced his footballing career with one in futsal, where he represented Grorud and Stovner.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 30 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grorud 2 | 2016 | 3. divisjon | 9 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Grorud 2 | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 14 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Grorud 2 | 2018 | 4. divisjon | 7 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Grorud 2 | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 16 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Grorud 2 | 2020 | 3. divisjon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grorud 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grorud 2 | Total | Total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 3 |
| Oppsal | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Oppsal | 2022 | 3. divisjon | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Oppsal | 2023 | 3. divisjon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oppsal | Total | Total | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Oppsal 2 | 2021 | 4. divisjon | 6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Oppsal 2 | 2022 | 4. divisjon | 7 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Oppsal 2 | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Nordstrand | 2023 | 3. divisjon | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Nordstrand 2 | 2023 | 5. divisjon | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Oppsal | 2023 | 3. divisjon | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Oppsal | 2024 | 3. divisjon | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Oppsal | Total | Total | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Strindheim | 2024 | PostNord-ligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Strindheim 2 | 2024 | 4. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 138 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 13 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Appearances in the 4. divisjon promotion playoffs
* ↑ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Norwegian Cup