Roy Krishna

Roy Christopher Krishna (born 30 August 1987) is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Odisha and captains the Fiji national team.

[4][5] His 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.

Due to the country's limited resources and lack of experienced footballers, he idolised Fijian striker Simon Peters, who played for Labasa FC.

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

[14] In September 2013, it was announced that he had joined Waitakere's local rivals Auckland City for the upcoming ASB Premiership season.

[16] 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,[17] scoring his debut goal on 16 March 2014 against the Melbourne Heart, beating Andrew Redmayne with a powerful drive into the bottom right corner.

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.

[31][32] Krishna went on to help his team finish second in the league stage and grab up the runners up spot in the playoffs, also winning the golden ball award for contributing 22 goals in 23 games.

[39] On 4 December 2024, Odisha announced that Krishna will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2024–25 season due to an ACL injury sustained during the game against Hyderabad.

[40] 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.

[42] On 16 July 2016, 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.