Roy Krishna

Roy Krishna

Roy Krishna is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a striker for both ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League and the Fiji national team. Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship side Waitakere United in January 2008. In March 2009, it was reported that PSV Eindhoven was interested in signing him.

About Roy Krishna in brief

Summary Roy KrishnaRoy Krishna is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a striker for both ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League and the Fiji national team. Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship side Waitakere United in January 2008. In May 2008, he spent two weeks training with the Wellington Phoenix, but was not offered a contract. In March 2009, it was reported that PSV Eindhoven was interested in signing him. In September 2013, he joined Auckland City FC for the upcoming ASB Premiership season. On 7 January 2014, Krishna signed with the A-League’s Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2013–14 season as an injury replacement for Paul Ifill.

On 29 February 2016, Krishna extended his contract with the club, agreeing to a 2-year deal. He subsequently signed a 1-year extension on 15 February 2018. On 18 April 2018, Krishna was named Wellington Phoenix Player of the Year. On 27 May 2019, Krishna announced his departure from Wellington Phoenix after a long-term deal was not reached. Krishna is also called up to the Fiji Futsal team for the 2010 OFCutsal Championship. In July 2016, he was named as one of the three over-23 players of the 2016 Summer Olympics.