Vinoth Kumar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinoth Kumar V | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Karnataka, India | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rail Wheel Factory | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | HAL | ||
| 2013 | South United | ||
| Reserve Bank of India | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vinoth Kumar V (born 14 June 1994) is a retired Indian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Karnataka, Vinoth began his career with Rail Wheel Factory and representing his state in the B.C. Roy Trophy, an under-19 state tournament.[1] During the 2010–11 season, Kumar played for Rail Wheel Factory in the Bangalore Super Division. He was then signed to a professional contract by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the I-League on 22 August 2011.[1]
On 22 October 2011, Kumar made his professional debut for HAL in their I-League opening round match against Chirag United Kerala.[2] He started the match alongside forward Jagaba Hamza as HAL were defeated 1–0.[2]
HAL were eventually relegated at the end of the season but Kumar stayed with the club in the Bangalore Super Division.[3] Kumar scored his first goal of the season on 13 December 2012 against South United. His goal was the second in a 2–1 victory.[3] He then scored a hat-trick in his next match against Students Union on 19 December 2012 in a 5–1 victory.[3] Kumar then scored his second hat-trick of the season on 11 January 2013 against DYSS Football Academy as part of another 5–1 victory.[3] Kumar would go on to end the season with 10 goals as HAL secured the local league title by defeating South United in the final.[citation needed]
In February 2013, it was announced that Kumar had signed with South United for the I-League 2nd Division campaign.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2013 against Hindustan in a 2–0 victory.[5] He then scored his third goal of the campaign three days later on 23 March against Eagles. South United would go on to win 4–0.[6]
After the season, Kumar eventually joined Reserve Bank of India while also playing for Karnataka in the Santosh Trophy.[7]
Honours
[edit | edit source]HAL
References
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Karnataka
- Indian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC players
- South United FC players
- Bangalore Football League players
- I-League players
- I-League 2 players
- 21st-century Indian sportsmen
- Santosh Trophy players
- Footballers from Karnataka