Vishal Kumar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vishal Kumar Ravindra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangalore, Karnataka, India[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bengaluru FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Karnataka | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | HAL Bangalore | ||
| 2010–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 32 | (0) |
| 2013– | Bengaluru FC | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| India U16 | |||
| India U19 | |||
| 2011– | India U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vishal Kumar Ravindra (born 30 July 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.
Career
Youth
Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, Kumar started to focus on football in 2005.[3] He was soon spotted by Sports Authority of India coach Mary Victoria who invited Kumar to a beginners camp in Austin Town.[3] Victoria then introduced Kumar to Dada Peer, the main manager of the Sports School at Vidyanagar, who offered Kumar a trial in which he failed.[3] However, due to Peer's influence, Kumar was admitted into the school.[3]
Kumar then attended a trial for the Karnataka U16 side where he did not make the team, however, he did make it the next year.[3]
Pailan Arrows
After playing a few matches for HAL Bangalore in the I-League 2nd Division, Kumar was selected to join the newly created Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) of the I-League, a team made up of entirely U21 players.[3] On 3 December 2010, Kumar made his I-League debut against Chirag United, which was also the AIFF XI's first ever I-League match as well, at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in which he started as the AIFF XI went down 2–1.[4]
After his first season, Kumar had played in 17 league matches.[3]
Bengaluru FC
After spending three seasons with the Pailan Arrows, Kumar signed with new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 season.[5] He made his debut for the side in the clubs I-League opener against Mohun Bagan A.C. on 22 September 2013 in which he started and played the full match as Bengaluru drew the match 1–1.[6]
International
Kumar had represented India at the under-16, under-19, and under-23 levels.[1][3]
Career statistics
- As of 22 December 2013[7]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pailan Arrows | 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru FC | 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Under-16 team for exposure trip to the US". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Vishal Kumar". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Ameerudheen, TA. "Achiever Vishal rides crest of his dreams". Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ Vishal Kumar profile at Soccerway
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