Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan

Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan (born 31 December 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.[1]

Vineeth Velmurugan
Personal information
Full name Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan
Date of birth (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000
Place of birth Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sreenidi Deccan
Number 16
Youth career
Chennai City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chennai City 10 (3)
2021– Sreenidi Deccan 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Chennai City

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Velmurugan represented his state's youth team before joining the youth side at Chennai City.[2] After performing well for the under-18 side, Kumar was promoted to the first-team for the Durand Cup where he made two appearances.[2]

Velmurugan made his professional debut for Chennai City in the I-League against Sudeva Delhi on 3 February 2021. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for the club in their 4–0 defeat.[3] The next game, he scored his first professional goal against NEROCA. His 6th-minute goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[4] Kumar then scored a brace for Chennai City on 11 March 2021 against Indian Arrows. The two goals were part of a 5–0 victory.[5]

Sreenidi Deccan

On 15 September 2021, Velmurugan signed for Sreenidi Deccan.[1]

On 27 December 2021, he made his debut for the club against NEROCA, in a 3–2 loss, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Lalchungnunga.[6][7] On 28 March 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, against Churchill Brothers, in a 1–1 stalemate.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 May 2022[9]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2019–18 I-League 002[lower-alpha 1]0—20
2020–21 10300—103
Sreenidi Deccan 2021–22 9100—91
Career total 1942000214
  1. Appearances in the Durand Cup

References
  1. "Sreenidi Deccan FC sign striker Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan". ArunFoot. 19 September 2021.
  2. "Vineeth Kumar". Chennai City FC (Facebook).
  3. "Chennai City 0–4 Sudeva Delhi". Soccerway.
  4. "NEROCA 1–2 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  5. "Indian Arrows 0–5 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  6. "I-League: Sergio Mendi hat-trick leads NEROCA 3-2 win over Sreenidi Deccan". Times of India. 27 December 2021.
  7. "NEROCA 3-2 Sreenidi Deccan". Soccerway. 27 December 2021.
  8. "Sreenidi Deccan 1–1 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway. 28 March 2022.
  9. Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan at Soccerway
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