Vinoth Kumar
Vinoth Kumar (born 14 June 1994 in Karnataka) is an Indian footballer who plays for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. in the Bangalore Super Division.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vinothkumar Natarajan | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Tamil nadu, India | ||
Playing position(s) | System admin |
Career
Early career
Vinoth Kumar was born on 14 June 1994 in the Indian state of Karnataka. He began his early football career in the 2009-10 BC Roy Trophy which is the national under-19 tournament in India.[1] For the 2010-11 season Kumar played for local Bangalore Super Division team Railway Wheel Factory.
HAL
During the summer of 2011 Kumar signed with HAL SC in the I-League and made his debut in HAL's first match of the 2011–12 I-League season against Chirag United Club Kerala.[2]
2012–13 season
After HAL were relegated from the I-League Kumar stayed with HAL and played for them during the 2012-13 Bangalore Super Division. Kumar scored his first goal for the club on 13 December 2012 against South United in the 63rd minute to give HAL a 2–1 victory over United.[3] Kumar then scored a hat-trick for HAL SC on 19 December 2012 against Students Unions when he scored in the 25th, 45th, and 56th minutes of the game to give HAL a 5–1 victory.[3] Kumar continued his good form then on 23 December 2012 against KGF Academy when he scored a brace to help HAL to a 4–0 victory when he scored in the 29th and 64th minute.[3] He then ended the year of 2012 for himself with a goal against ADE on 27 December 2012 in which he scored in the 64th minute as HAL won 3–1.[3]
He then scored his first goal of 2013 on 8 January 2013 against Postal in when he scored the second goal for his club in the 76th minute as HAL won 2–0.[3] Kumar then scored his first brace of the year three-days later on 11 January 2013 against DYSS in which he scored in the 16th and 32nd minute as HAL would eventually go on to win the match 5–1.[3]
Career statistics
References
- "HAL signs 8 new players". goal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- "HAL Bangalore vs Chirag United Club Kerala Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- "BDFA Super Division Fixtures and Results - 2012-13". Garden City Stars. Retrieved 25 December 2012.