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{{Short description|Indian football player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shaji Antony
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Shaji Antony
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2018
| clubs1 = [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–
| clubs2 = [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 18:28, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Shaji Antony''' (born 19 April 1991) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[I-League]] club [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Kerala]], Antony was part of the first-team squad for [[I-League]] club [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]] for the [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]] season.<ref>{{cite web |title=I-League 2017–18 Squads |url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_ileague_2017-18/team_details3.html |website=kolkatafootball.com}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on 9 January 2018 against [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]], coming on as a late second half stoppage-time substitute for [[Murilo de Almeida|Murilo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chennai City 0–0 NEROCA |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/01/09/india/i-league/chennai-city/neroca/2684002/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

After not appearing in the Chennai City squad for two seasons, Antony was named as part of the club's first-team squad for the [[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]] season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandab |first1=Manas Ranjan |title=I- League 2020-21: Chennai City FC First Kit Unveiled |url=https://footballexpress.in/i-league-2021-chennai-city-first-kit-unveiled/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=footballexpress.in |date=8 January 2021}}</ref> His first appearance that season was against 9 February 2021 against NEROCA. He started but only played 22 minutes before being substituted in a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEROCA 1–2 Chennai City |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/09/india/i-league/neroca/chennai-city/3429958/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 23 February 2021}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|shaji-antony/526722}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|[[I-League]]||3||0||0||0||—||—||3||0
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|[[I-League]]||2||0||0||0||—||—||2||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/94503?type=club Profile] at the [[All India Football Federation]]

{{Chennai City FC squad}}

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Chennai City FC players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]

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