Lalruatthara
Lalruatthara (born 7 January 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. He won the ISL Emerging Player Of The Season Award in the 2017-18 Indian Super League season with Kerala Blasters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lalruatthara | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters FC | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Chandigarh Football Academy | ||
| 2012–2013 | Luangmual | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Chanmari | ||
| 2015–2017 | Aizawl | 27 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Kerala Blasters FC | 32 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | India | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:25, 26 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2018 | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Mizoram, Lalruatthara attended trials for the Chandigarh Football Academy in 2009 and managed to make it.[1] He was soon though rejected from the academy for unknown reasons, with even Lalruatthara being confused over his exclusion.[1] He soon joined the youth team of Luangmual before signing a senior contract with Chanmari of the Mizoram Premier League.[1] He was part of the Chanmari side that won the 2013–14 edition of the Premier League and then the Mizoram team that won the 2014 Santosh Trophy.[1]
Aizawl
Lalruatthara signed for newly promoted I-League side, Aizawl, from Chanmari before the 2015–16 season.[2] He made his professional debut for the side on 9 January 2016 against Mohun Bagan. He played the full match and earned a yellow card as Aizawl lost 3–1.[3]
He scored his first goal for the club on 17 January 2017 against Shillong Lajong. His 32nd-minute goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[4] He was soon part of the Aizawl side that won the 2016–17 I-League.[5]
Delhi Dynamos (loan)
On 18 September 2016 it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos on loan.[6]
Kerala Blasters
On 23 July 2017, Lalruatthara was selected in the fourth round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[7] He made his debut for the club on 17 November 2017 against ATK. He started the match and helped the Kerala Blasters keep a 0–0 draw. He is retained by blasters till 2021.[8]
International
He made his debut for India on 27 March 2018 against Kyrgyzstan in 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. In July 2017, he was selected in final India U23 squad which travelled to Qatar to play 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.
Career statistics
- As of 05 June 2019[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2015–16 | I-League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | I-League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Aizawl Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 2016 | ISL | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2017–18 | ISL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | ISL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Blasters Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
Honours
References
- Hariprasad, A (29 December 2017). "Blasters' young gun Lalruatthara dreams of donning India colors". Manorama Online. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Daniel and Lalruatthara Sign". Aizawl Football Club (Facebook).
- "Mohun Bagan 3-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
- "Aizawl 2-1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
- "I-League champions Aizawl set to lose 4 players as big clubs circle". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Indian Super League 2016: Delhi Dynamos Make Late Additions To Squad, Rope In Lalruatthara And Badara Badji". Goal.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Kerala Blasters 0-0 ATK". Soccerway.
- Lalruatthara at Soccerway