Adhavan Rajamohan

Adhavan Rajamohan
Personal information
Full name Adhavan Rajamohan Govindarajah[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993
Place of birth Spånga, Sweden[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
IFK Haninge
Number 21
Youth career
–2012 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Akropolis IF 160 (46)
2021–2022 Degerfors IF 27 (0)
2023 Paradiso 3 (0)
2023–2024 Nordic United 10 (0)
2024– IFK Haninge 22 (4)
International career
2023– Sri Lanka 18 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Adhavan Rajamohan Govindarajah (Sinhala: අධවන් රාජමෝහාන් ගෝවින්දරාජා, Tamil: அதவன் ராஜமோகன் கோவிந்தராஜா; born 21 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ettan club IFK Haninge. Born in Sweden, he represents the Sri Lanka national team.[1][2]

Early life

Adhavan was born in Spånga, Sweden, to Sri Lankan Tamil parents.

Club career

He started at AIK's youth academy, before moving to Akropolis IF in 2013. There, playing primarily as a winger, he made 160 appearances and scored 46 goals. In 2021 he moved to Degerfors IF, marking his entry into Sweden's top-tier league, Allsvenskan.

Adhavan's next move took him beyond Sweden for the first time when he joined FC Paradiso in Switzerland, competing in the 1. Liga Classic. After his time in Switzerland, he returned to Sweden, joining Nordic United FC in Ettan Fotboll and later moved to IFK Haninge in Division 2 of Sweden.

International career

Being born in Sweden to Sri Lankan parents, Rajamohan was eligible to play for either Sweden or Sri Lanka.

Rajamohan first received a call-up from the Football Federation of Sri Lanka to join the national team camp in Qatar in 2022. He made his official debut for Sri Lanka on 12 October 2023 during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, playing as a defensive midfielder against Yemen in Saudi Arabia under coach Andy Morrison.

Rajanmohan scored his first international goal on 20 March 2025 in a friendly against Laos at the New Laos National Stadium.

Career statistics

International

As of 14 October 2025.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sri Lanka 2023 2 0
2024 10 0
2025 6 2
Total 18 2

International goals

Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 March 2025 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 10 June 2025 Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Chinese Taipei 1–0 3–1 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q

References

  1. ^ a b c Adhavan Rajamohan at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Han ska försöka lyfta ett av världens sämsta landslag". expressen.se (in Swedish). 8 October 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.