Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan

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

Vineeth Kumar
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 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sreenidi Deccan
Number 16
Youth career
Chennai City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Chennai City 8 (3)
2021– Sreenidi Deccan 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:21, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kumar represented his state's youth team before joining the youth side at Chennai City.[1] After performing well for the under-18 side, Kumar was promoted to the first-team for the Durand Cup where he made two appearances.[1]

Kumar made his professional debut for Chennai City in the I-League against Sudeva Delhi on 3 February 2021. He came on as a 83rd substitute for the club in their 4–0 defeat.[2] The next game, Kumar scored his first professional goal against NEROCA. His 6th-minute goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[3] 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.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 March 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2020–21 I-League8300——83
Career total 83000083

References
  1. "Vineeth Kumar". Chennai City FC (Facebook).
  2. "Chennai City 0–4 Sudeva Delhi". Soccerway.
  3. "NEROCA 1–2 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. "Indian Arrows 0–5 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  5. Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan at Soccerway
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