Vinoth Kumar

Vinoth Kumar V (born 14 June 1994) is a retired Indian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Vinoth Kumar
Personal information
Full name Vinoth Kumar V
Date of birth (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994
Place of birth Karnataka, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Rail Wheel Factory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 HAL
2013 South United
Reserve Bank of India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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.[4]

In February 2013, it was announced that Kumar had signed with South United for the I-League 2nd Division campaign.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2013 against Hindustan in a 2–0 victory.[6] 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.[7]

After the season, Kumar eventually joined Reserve Bank of India while also playing for Karnataka in the Santosh Trophy.[8]

Honours

HAL

References
  1. "HAL signs 8 new players". GCS Stars. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. Dubey, Sarthak (22 October 2011). "I-League: HAL Bangalore 0-1 Chirag United Kerala - Goalkeeping Howler Gifts Keralites A Shaky Win At Bangalore". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "BDFA Super Division Fixtures and Results - 2012-13". GCS Stars. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Daily News Events 29th January 2013". Pics4News. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "HAL winger Vinoth Kumar signs new contract with South United". Times of India. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "South United beats Hindustan, gets off the mark". The Hindu. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "South United cruises to victory". The Hindu. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. "Xavier to lead Karnataka in Santosh Trophy qualifiers". GCS Stars. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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