1. Roy Christopher Krishna was born on 30 August 1987 and is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Odisha and captains the Fiji national team.
25 Facts About Roy Krishna
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Roy Krishna is the most-capped and highest-scoring Fijian footballer of all time.
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Roy Krishna's great-grandparents come from Kolkata, India and were part of the labour force controlled by the British, which eventually led them to Fiji in the late 19th century.
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Roy Krishna practised football since primary school at St Mary's and earned his first football shoes at the age of 5, gifted by his father at the expense of the family's weekly budget for rice.
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Roy Krishna played rugby with his friends before his parents asked him to change sports.
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Roy Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship side Waitakere United from Fijian local outfit Labasa FC in January 2008.
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Later, in June 2013, Roy Krishna was offered a one-month trial by EFL Championship club Derby County; however, he was unable to attend due to restrictions imposed upon him due to his recent acquisition of New Zealand permanent residency.
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Four days later, Roy Krishna came to terms on a new 2-year contract with the Phoenix.
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Roy Krishna subsequently signed a 1-year extension on 15 February 2018.
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On 2 December 2018, Roy Krishna became the outright leading goal scorer for the Wellington Phoenix, overtaking previous leader Paul Ifill's 33 goals for the club.
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Roy Krishna made A-League history on 19 January 2019, becoming the first player to score 3 consecutive braces.
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On 27 May 2019, Roy Krishna announced his departure from Wellington Phoenix after a long-term deal was not reached.
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On 18 June 2019, Roy Krishna announced he had signed a one-year deal with ATK, which played in the Indian Super League.
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Roy Krishna got off the mark with a goal against Hyderabad in what was only his second match for ATK, and thereafter, it became a familiar sight.
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Roy Krishna was influential in ATK reaching the final in his first season with the club, scoring a goal in the second leg of their semi-final victory against Bengaluru on 8 March 2020.
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Roy Krishna went on to help his team finish second in the league stage and grab up the runners up spot in the playoffs, winning the golden ball award for contributing 22 goals in 23 games.
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Roy Krishna scored only 7 goals in what had been an underwhelming league season for him so far.
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In July 2022, Roy Krishna penned a two-year deal, the second of which is an optional extension with Bengaluru.
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Roy Krishna made his debut for Fiji at the South Pacific Games 2007 and he has played for them in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.
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In 2010, Roy Krishna was called up to the national futsal team for the 2010 OFC Futsal Championship.
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On 16 July 2016, Roy Krishna was named as one of the three over-aged players of the Fiji U23 team in the 2016 Summer Olympics, alongside Simione Tamanisau and Alvin Singh.
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Roy Krishna's goal was Fiji's first ever goal in the Olympic Games.
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On 18 November 2023, Roy Krishna became the all-time leading goal-scorer for the OFC, after surpassing the record of 34 goals by both Commins Menapi of Solomon Islands, who held the record for more than fifteen years, and Chris Wood of New Zealand.
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Roy Krishna is trilingual: he can speak fluent English, Fijian and Hindi.
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In July 2018, Roy Krishna married Indo-Fijian model and media business owner Naziah Ali.