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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Nikhil Raj<br />
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| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|12|df=y}}<br />
| fullname = Nikhil Raj Murugesh Kumar<br />
| currentclub = [[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]<br />
| clubnumber = 21<br />
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]<br />
| youthyears1 = 2016–2017<br />
| youthclubs1 = Roots FC<br />
| years1 = 2017–<br />
| clubs1 = [[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]<br />
| caps1 =<br />
| goals1 =<br />
| years2 = 2020<br />
| clubs2 = → [[Indian Arrows]] (loan)<br />
| caps2 = 9<br />
| goals2 = 0<br />
| years3 = 2021–2022<br />
| clubs3 = → [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] (loan)<br />
| caps3 = 6<br />
| goals3 = 1<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 0<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 1<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U-23]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2021<br />
| club-update = 12:00, 31 December 2022 (UTC)<br />
| ntupdate = 12:00, 31 December 2022 (UTC)<br />
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'''Nikhil Raj Murugesh Kumar''' (born 12 January 2001) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]] in the [[Bangalore Super Division]] and [[I-League 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/77339?type=club|access-date=6 December 2022|title=<br />
Nikhil Raj Murugesh Kumar|website=the-aiff.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Siddharth|date=5 August 2021|title=ISL: Bangalore based Kickstart FC's young midfielder Nikhil Raj signs for Odisha FC|url=https://thebridge.in/isl/odisha-fc-sign-nikhil-from-kickstart-fc-24170|access-date=6 December 2021|website=thebridge.in|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Club career ==<br />
Born in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], Nikhil Raj made his senior debut with [[Indian Super League]] side Odisha.<br />
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=== Indian Arrows ===<br />
In 2020, Nikhil Raj was loaned from Kickstart FC to [[Indian Arrows]]. On 26 January 2020, Nikhil made his debut for I- League side Indian Arrows against [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]. He played entire 90 minutes of the game, as they lost by 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 July 2021|title=Odisha FC set to sign former Indian Arrows starlet Nikhil Raj on loan|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-odisha-fc-set-to-sign-nikhil-raj/|access-date=6 December 2021|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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=== Odisha ===<br />
On 22 May 2020, Nikhil Raj joined [[Indian Super League]] club [[Odisha FC]]. On 5 December 2021, Nikhil made his debut for against [[Kerala Blasters]] and scored a goal in injury time. The match ended in a 1–2 victory for Kerala Blasters.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 December 2021|title=ISL 2021–22 Highlights, Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC: Kerala Get 1st Win of Season|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-kerala-blasters-vs-odisha-fc-isl-8-indian-super-league-football-news-livenews-4522118.html|access-date=6 December 2021|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2001 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]<br />
[[Category:Odisha FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]<br />
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