Roy Krishna

Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) side Waitakere United from Fijian local outfit Labasa FC in January 2008.

In May 2008, he spent two weeks training with the Wellington Phoenix,[3] but was not offered a contract.

In March 2009, it was reported that PSV Eindhoven was interested in signing h him.[4] However he said professional football in New Zealand with the Phoenix was his preferred option because he was not ready to move to Europe as he was still learning English and was not ready for another language.

In his 6 seasons with Waitakere United, Krishna managed 55 goals in 75 appearances and has won the NZFC Golden Boot in the 2012–13 season.[5]

In September 2013, it was announced that he had joined Waitakere's local rivals Auckland City FC for the upcoming ASB Premiership season.[6] On 12 December 2013, he scored Auckland City's goal in a 2–1 defeat to Raja Casablanca in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup and also became the first Fijian player to score at the finals of a FIFA tournament.[7]

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,[8] scoring his debut goal on 16 March 2014 against the Melbourne Heart, beating Andrew Redmayne with a powerful drive into the bottom right corner. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[9] His performance in the match earned him the A-League's player of the week honors.[10] Four days later, Krishna came to terms on a new 2-year contract with the Phoenix.[11]

On 29 February 2016, Krishna extended his contract with the club, agreeing to a 2-year deal that would keep him at Wellington until the end of the 2017–18 season.[12] He subsequently signed a 1-year extension on 15 February 2018.[13]

On 18 April 2018, Krishna was named Wellington Phoenix Player of the Year and his fourth-round goal against Brisbane Roar was deemed the team's Goal of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[14]

On 2 December 2018, Krishna became the outright leading goal scorer for the Wellington Phoenix, overtaking previous leader Paul Ifill's 33 goals for the club.[15] Krishna made A-League history on 19 January 2019, becoming the first player to score 3 consecutive braces.[16]

On 13 May 2019, Krishna was awarded the Johnny Warren Medal for his performances in the 2018–19 A-League season. On 27 May 2019, Krishna announced his departure from Wellington Phoenix after a long-term deal was not reached.[17]

On 18 June 2019, Krishna announced he had signed a one-year deal with ATK, who play in the Indian Super League.[18] 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. Despite a minor injury problem, he finished with 15 goals, the highest in the league alongside Nerijus Valskis and Bartholomew Ogbeche, and six assists from 21 games. 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.[19] He also played a pivotal role in ATK winning their record-breaking third league title with an assist in their 3–1 win over Chennaiyin in the final.[20]

Following the 2019–20 season, ATK merged with Mohun Bagan of the competing I-League to form ATK Mohun Bagan. Krishna extended his contract with the club for a further season and was confirmed as the club's captain.[21] In ATK Mohun Bagan's first Indian Super League match on 20 November 2020, Krishna scored the club's first goal in the competition and was awarded the man of the match in their 1–0 victory over Kerala Blasters.[22] He scored in the club's next match on 27 November, the inaugural Indian Super League Kolkata Derby against East Bengal; ATK Mohun Bagan won the match 2–0.[23] Krishna went on to help his team finish second in the league stage and grab up the runners up spot in the play offs also winning the golden ball award for contributing 22 goals in 23 games.[24]

On 29 July, it was announced that Roy had extended his contract for another year at the club. He was also awarded Best Footballer of the Year by Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. On 18 August, Roy scored the first goal for ATK Mohun Bagan FC in the 2021 AFC Cup against Bengaluru FC as well as first goal in the 2021-22 season.

As of match played 17 December 2021

As of match played 20 July 2019

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[31][32][33]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2007	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Vanuatu	3–0	3–0	2007 South Pacific Games
2.	19 November 2008	Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji	New Zealand	1–0	2–0	2008 OFC Nations Cup
3.				2–0
4.	17 August 2011	Thomson Park, Tavua, Fiji	Samoa	1–0	3–0	Friendly
5.	18 August 2011	National Stadium, Suva, Fiji		1–0	5–1
6.				2–0
7.				3–0
8.	3 September 2011	Stade Boewa, Boulari, New Caledonia	Cook Islands	1–0	4–1	2011 Pacific Games
9.	10 November 2015	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Vanuatu	1–2	1–2	Friendly
10.	28 May 2016	Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	New Zealand	1–2	1–3	2016 OFC Nations Cup
11.	31 May 2016		Solomon Islands	1–0	1–0
12.	4 June 2016		Vanuatu	2–2	2–3
13.	26 June 2016	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji	Malaysia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
14.	7 June 2017	Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji	New Caledonia	2–2	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	22 March 2018	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Philippines	2–3	2–3	Friendly
16.	5 September 2018	National Stadium, Suva, Fiji	Solomon Islands	1–1	1–1
17.	24 March 2019	Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji	Mauritius	1–0	1–0
18.	8 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Tahiti	2–0	2–1	2019 Pacific Games
19.	18 July 2019		Solomon Islands	3–0	4–4
20.				4–2
21.	20 July 2019		Papua New Guinea	1–1	1–1