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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
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| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
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| fullname = Vijay Nagappan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]]
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'''Vijay Nagappan''' (born 13 July 1995) is an Indian professional football player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[I-League]] side [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai City FC Players|url=https://chennaicityfc.com/player/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Chennai City FC Official Website}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Vijay was born on 13 July 1995 in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Nagappan Stats, Info and Next Game|url=https://www.footballcritic.com/vijay-nagappan/profile/376301|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=www.footballcritic.com}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Chennai City FC ===

==== 2019–20 ====
Vijay signed his first senior contract with [[Chennai City FC]] that competes in [[I-League]]. He was signed for [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20 I-League season]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai City FC Players {{!}} 2019-20 I-League season|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/chennai-city-fc/ind-i-league-2019-2020/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref> Vijay played his debut match on 31 January 2020 against the Kolkata giants [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Vijay came in as a substitute for [[Jan Muzangu]] in the 61st minute. He scored his debut goal in his debut match in 65th minute while Chennai City was trailing 3–0. The match was finished with the scoreline 2–3, where Mohun Bagan took the win.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 January 2020|title=Match Report of Chennai City FC vs Mohun Bagan AC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-01-31/chennai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan-fc/1793898/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> Vijay started for the first time in line-up in the next matchday against [[Indian Arrows]] on 5 February 2020. The match finished 1–0 in favour of Chennai City.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 February 2020|title=Match Report of Chennai City FC vs Indian Arrows|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-02-05/chennai-city-fc-vs-indian-arrows/1793889/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> Vijay started again in the next match against Churchill Brothers on 9 February 2020 where he found his first assist in his career for the goal set by [[Jan Muzangu]]. The match ended 1–2 in favour of Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2020|title=Match Report of Churchill Brothers vs Chennai City FC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-02-09/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-chennai-city-fc/1793907/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> Vijay started in the next match against South Indian rivals [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] on 12 February 2020 which they lost 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 February 2020|title=Match Report of Chennai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-02-12/chennai-city-fc-vs-gokulam-kerala-fc/1793910/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> Vijay consecutively started for the team for a streak of 7 games and started as a substitute in his debut which make up all his 8 appearance for the club in the 2019–20 I-League season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Nagappan Player Profile|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/vijay-n/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Nagappan (Chennai City) Player Matches|url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/nagappan-vijay/lnH9c0ik/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=www.flashscore.com}}</ref> Vijay also appeared for the club in their AFC Cup 2020 group stage match against [[Maldives|Maldivian]] football club [[Maziya S&RC]] on 11 March 2020. The match resulted in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 March 2020|title=Match Report of Chennai City FC Vs Maziya SRC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-03-11/chennai-city-fc-vs-maziya-src/1827755/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 March 2020|title=2020 AFC Cup: Chennai City FC 2-2 Maziya S&RC - The Lions salvage a point in AFC Cup opener|url=https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/2020-afc-cup-chennai-city-fc-2-2-maziya-src-match-report/1s050l8sf29wn1s76yu5qru36h|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==== 2020–21 ====
Vijay stayed at the club for the 2020-21 I-League season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Chennai City FC » Squad 2020/2021|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/chennai-city-fc/2021/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2021|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref> He played his first match of the season in the club's first match of the season against [[Gokulam Kerala FC]] on 9 January 2021. He was started in the lineup for the match. Vijay scored a goal in the 50th minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gokulam v Chennai City Starting XIs & Result|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/gokulam-v-chennai-city/lineups/4uo6m71n7mwg19c0q7z1b0e1g|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2021|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> The match ended 1–2 in favour of [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gokulam Kerala FC vs Chennai City FC {{!}} Match Details|url=https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=7964|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 January 2021|website=I-League Official Website}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{updated|matches played till 19 February 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=V. Nagappan Player Profile|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/vijay-nagappan/644528/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 December 2020|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |Federation Cup/Super Cup
! colspan="2" |Durand Cup
! colspan="2" |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City F.C.]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
|8
|1
| -
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|1
|0
|9
|1
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
| 4
| 1
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 4
| 1
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!12
!2
!-
!-
!-
!-
!1
!0
!13
!2
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Soccerway|644528}}
*[https://www.goal.com/en-qa/player/vijay-nagappan/career/f4mmkwe4nsxelh4dtngy4om7e Vijay Nagappan] at Goal

{{Chennai City F.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagappan, Vijay}}
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Chennai City FC players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]

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