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M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

957

Legacy
Number

300

Youth
Promotion #

268

Youth
Debut #

Villa Career

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

1

Villa Appearances

0

Villa
Goals

0

Villa
Assists

0.00

Game
Per

Competition Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Premier League.jpg

0

League Appearances
FA Cup.jpg

1

FA Cup
Appearances
EFL Cup.jpg

0

League Cup
Appearances
UEFA.png

0

European
Appearances

Division Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Premier League.jpg

0

Premier League Appearances
FL.jpg

0

Division One
Appearances
EFL.jpg

0

Championship
Appearances
FL.jpg

0

Division Two
Appearances
FL.jpg

0

Division Three
Appearances

League Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

0

League Appearances

0

League
Goals

0

League
Assists

0.00

League
per Game

FA Cup Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

1

FA Cup Appearances

0

FA Cup
Goals

0

FA Cup
Assists

0.00

FA Cup
per Game

League Cup Record

0

League Cup Appearances

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

0

League Cup
Goals

0

League Cup
Assists

0.00

League Cup
per Game

European Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

0

European Appearances

0

European
Goals

0

European
Assists

0.00

European
per Game

Other Appearance Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

0

Other Appearances

0

Other
Goals

0

Other
Assists

0.00

Other
per Game

Villa Career

Aston Villa.jpg

🟥 8 Jan 2021, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Villa Park

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Louie Barry | 41' |

Assist(s) | Callum Rowe | 41' |

Aston Villa player image

Personal Profile

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Full Name:

Role:

Arjan Singh Raikhy

Midfielder

Position:

Born:

Midfield

20 October 2002

Birthplace:

Country:

Citizenship:

Wolverhampton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
India 🇮🇳

Height:

(6 ft 0 in) 1.83 m

Foot:

Right

Career Progression

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2019-21 Aston Villa u18s
2021-22 Aston Villa u23s
2021 Aston Villa First Team
2022-23 Aston Villa u21s

July 2015: Aged 12, Signed under Tim Sherwood to join Villa's Youth set up from West Bromwich Albion.

July 2019: Aged 16, Promoted from Villa Youth to the u18s.

July 2021: Aged 18, Promoted to Villa u23s.

August 2021: Aged 18, Loaned to Stockport County for the 2021-22 season.

January 2022: Aged 19, Recalled from loan at Stockport County.

January 2022: Aged 19, Loaned to Grimsby Town for the remainder of the 2021-22 season

August 2023: Aged 20, Released from the Villa Youth set up under Unai Emery.

Youth Career

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

27

Youth Appearances

2

Youth
Goals

2020-21 FAYC 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 4 | 🇺0 |
2019-20 FAYC 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 |

2020-21 u18PL 🕒 13 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
2019-20 u18PL 🕒 7 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺6 |

2019-20 u18PLC 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |

Reserve Career

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

39

Reserve Appearances

3

Reserve
Goals

2022-23 PL2 🕒 20 | ✅ 19 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 2 | 🇺0 |
2021-22 PL2 🕒 3 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
2020-21 PL2 🕒 7 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺0 |

2022-23 PL Cup 🕒 4 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |

2022-23 EFL Trophy 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
2020-21 EFL Trophy 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |

2022-23 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |

First Team Career

1

Villa Appearances

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

0

Villa
Goals

0

Villa
Assists

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 2021 | Youth |
🕒 1 | 1 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #957 |
🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Played Under

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Mark Delaney 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 2021 🕒 1 | 1 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 |

Honours

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

🏆 2020-21 FA Youth Cup Winner

Previous Clubs

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

-2015 West Bromwich Albion Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Premier League, Championship

2015-19 Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Premier League

Transfer In

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

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Season:

2019-20

From:

Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fee:

Youth

Date:

1 July 2019

Age:

16

Under:

Dean Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Loans Out

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2021-22 Stockport County 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
20 Aug 2021 to 3 Jan 2022
National League, 🕒 8 | 5 (3) | ⚽ 0 |

2022 Grimsby Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
25 Jan 2022 to 31 May 2022
National League, 🕒 9 | 5 (4) | ⚽ 0 |

Transfer Out

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Season:

2023-24

From:

Leicester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fee:

Free

Date:

17 August 2023

Age:

20

Under:

Unai Emery 🇪🇸

Subsequent Clubs

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2023- Leicester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Championship, 🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 (2) | ⚽ 1 |

2024-25 Tamworth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (L)
National League, 🕒 7 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (6) | ⚽ 0 |

2025- Boston United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
National League

2025-26 Morecambe FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (L)

Career Notes

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

July 2015: Aged 12, Signed under Tim Sherwood to join Villa's Youth set up from West Bromwich Albion.

July 2019: Aged 16, Promoted from Villa Youth to the u18s.

July 2021: Aged 18, Promoted to Villa u23s.

August 2021: Aged 18, Loaned to Stockport County for the 2021-22 season.

January 2022: Aged 19, Recalled from loan at Stockport County.

January 2022: Aged 19, Loaned to Grimsby Town for the remainder of the 2021-22 season

August 2023: Aged 20, Released from the Villa Youth set up under Unai Emery.

Villa Career Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Villa Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
1
1
0
0

Villa Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Villa Career Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Career Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
0%
100%
0.00

Career Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0

Season Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2020-21

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Games

🕒 Games:
1
✅ Starter:
1
🔁 Substitute:
0
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

Results

🟩 Won:
0%
🇺 Unbeaten:
0%
🟥 Lost:
100%
Points per Game:
0.00

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
0
🟥 Sendings
Off:
0
Games per
Card:
0.00

League Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

League Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

League Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Seasons

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2020-21

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Premier League

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0
0
0
000.00

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

FA Cup Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

FA Cup Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0

FA Cup Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup Seasons

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2020-21

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
1
✅ Starter:
1
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0
Games per Involvement:
0

League Cup Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

League Cup Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

League Cup Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Cup Seasons

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2020-21

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

European Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

European Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

European Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

European Seasons

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

2020-21

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

Unused Substitute Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

1

Villa Appearances

0

Unused
Sub

Cautions & Sending Off Record

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

0

Bookings /
Cautions

0

Sendings
Off
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International Career

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Full International Record

Villa International Record

League Breakdown

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Premier League.jpg
EFL.jpg
FL.jpg

Premier League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

First Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Second Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Third Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
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FL.jpg

Career Notes

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

July 2015: Aged 12, becomes the seventeenth player to be signed by Villa from West Bromwich Albion after Brad Young 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (2015), Curtis Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (2007), Paul Crichton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1997), Ugo Ehiogu 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1991), Jim Cumbes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1971), Jimmy Dugdale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1956), Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (1952), Davy Walsh 🇮🇪 (1951), Harry Hadley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1905), Tom Perry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1901), Chris Mann 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1899), Willie Groves 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (1893), Jack Reynolds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1893), Bob Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1892), Tommy Green 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1887) and Arthur Loach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1886).
July 2015: Aged 12, becomes the fourth player acquired by Villa from West Bromwich Albion’s youth team set up after Brad Young 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (2015), Ugo Ehiogu 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (1991) and Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (1952).
January 2021: Aged 18, becomes the 300th Villa Youth player to graduate to the first-team squad.
January 2021: Aged 18, becomes the 960th player to play for Villa in first-team League or Cup football since the club’s first entry into the FA Cup in 1879.
January 2021: Aged 18, becomes the 268th Villa Youth player to play a first-team game for the club.
May 2021: Aged 18, won the 2020-21 Youth Cup Final with Villa.

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Biography

M Arjan Raikhy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #957 |

Player #957 for Aston Villa, Arjan Raikhy played as a midfielder for the club in the 2020-21 season making his sole appearance in that season’s FA Cup.

Arjan was born on 20 October 2002 in Telford, Shropshire.

Raikhy was promoted to Sean Verity’s Under 18 Premier League squad and proved himself to be a burgeoning goalscoring midfielder having already in the 2020-21 league season hit an audacious goal against Chelsea, taking the ball 40 yards from goal before sending a looping half volley past the ‘keeper.

His impressive performances saw Mark Delaney promote Raikhy to the first team squad before giving him his first team debut in the 2020-21 season aged 18 in the 1-4 FA Cup defeat to Liverpool on Friday, 8 January 2021.

Raikhy was part of the youngest ever team to ever take the field for Villa in a professional game - aged 18.8 years on average - after the first team squad was forced into isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic which had seen a raft of players and staff testing positive for the virus in the week preceding the game.

Raikhy was also one of 16 debutants in the game - the most in a single game in Villa’s history and was also part of the starting XI made up of 11 debutants, the first time this had happened since Villa’s first professional fixture - also in the FA Cup - on Saturday, 13 December 1879 against Stafford Road. Raikhy made his debut appearance under caretaker manager Mark Delaney following Dean Smith having to join the first team in isolation.

The Birmingham Mail described Raikhy’s debut thus:

“Raikhy was excellent. Pinched possession off Liverpool on numerous occasions to start attacks and worked tirelessly for the team. A proper No8 this kid is who’s still playing for Villa’s under-18s. A proud night for him and his family, that’s for sure. The teenager’s got a great future in the game.”

Raikhy joins Villa left back Neil Taylor as one of the few British Asians in professional football. Raikhy, a Punjabi who excels at the pressing game, is passionately supported by the characterful Punjabi Villains who have brought so much to the atmosphere of the club in recent years and continues a proud tradition for Villa in breaking cultural boundaries.

Arjan would be released from the Villa Youth set up under Unai Emery in August 2023, aged 20,

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
🏆
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆
Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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