R Aaravin

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. He has also stated he received an offer of only $1200 dollars to play professional football.

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 ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore League CupAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHome United20151300020—1502016000000—002017100000—0020181100000—0020191400000—00

Honours

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Dollah Kassim Award recipients : 2012 Peter Lim Scholarship: 2012