Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan (born 31 December 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chennai City | 2019–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2021–22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||