Hormipam Ruivah

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Hormipam Ruivah
Personal information
Full name Hormipam Ruivah
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Shongran, Manipur, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 4
Youth career
2017–2018 SAI
2018–2019 Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Punjab 14 (0)
2019–2020 →Indian Arrows (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Kerala Blasters 21 (0)
National team‡
2019 India U20 1 (0)
2021– India U23 1 (0)
2022– India 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Hormipam Ruivah (born 25 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters and the India national team.

Club career[]

Youth and early career[]

Ruivah hails from Somdal Village in the Ukhrul District of Manipur and has been playing football since his early childhood. He joined Minerva Punjab FC in 2018 and went on to establish himself as a regular for their youth team.

He was central to the dominant Minerva Punjab side that won their maiden Hero Elite League (U-18) title in the 2018–19 season.

Ruivah joined Indian Arrows on loan from Punjab FC in November 2019 and made his professional debut for the side in their first match of the season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played the entire match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[1] Ruivah played 14 matches for the Arrows during the 2019–20 I-League.[2]

He returned to RoundGlass Punjab FC for the 2020–21 I-League after the end of his loan spell at Arrows.[3]

Kerala Blasters[]

On 8 April 2021, Ruivah joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal which keep him upto 2024.[4][5] He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2021 against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, by coming in as a substitute for Abdul Hakku, who suffered an injury during the match.[6] He played his next Durand Cup match against Bengaluru on 15 September, where he received a red card and the Blasters lost match 2–0 against the arch-rivals.[7] Hormipam made his ISL debut with the club on 19 December 2021 against the defending champions Mumbai City FC in a 3–0 victory.[8] He made seven clearances, five interceptions, five tackles and won every ground duel he participated in the match against Mumbai City and was appreciated by the media for his performance in his ISL debut.[9] In the match against Jamshedpur FC on 10 February 2022, Hormipam was met with a head-clash with the goalkeeper, and was stretched-out of the game.[10][11] Two days later, the Blasters gave a statement on his injury, where it was confirmed that he has sustained a nasal bone fracture and has undergone a surgery.[12] On 26 February, he came back to the pitch in the derby match against Chennaiyin FC,[13] which they won 3–0.[14] Hormipam eventually formed a formidable and successful partnership with Marko Lešković and emerged as one of the best centre back pairs in the league.[15] His performance for the Blasters' 0–1 victory against Jamshedpur on 11 March in the first leg of the semi-final earned him the man of the match award.[16] He was then awarded with ISL's 'Emerging Player of the Month' award for his performance in the month of March,[17] and was also voted as the 'Hero of the Month' by the fans and experts for the same month.[18]

International career[]

After a fine season with Minerva Punjab, Hormipam was called up by the Indian U-18 side. He was part of the Indian team that won the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship held at Nepal.[19]

In 2021, Ruivah was included in the final squad of the India U-23 team that participated in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[20]

In March 2022, Ruivah was called up for the national squad by coach Igor Štimac ahead of India's two friendly matches against Bahrain and Belarus.[21] He made his debut against Belarus on 26 March.[22]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of matches played till 30 March 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals! Apps Goals
Punjab 2019–20 I-League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21 I-League 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 14 0 — — — 14 0
Indian Arrows (loan) 2019–20 I-League 14 0 — — — 14 0
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 14 0 — — 2[a] 0 16 0
Career total 42 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 44 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours[]

Minerva Punjab

Kerala Blasters

India U18

Individual

  • Indian Super League Hero of the Month: March 2022[26]

References[]

  1. ^ "Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "RoundGlass Punjab FC Aims I-League 2020-21 Title – Hormipam Ruivah". footballexpress.in. 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Ruviah Hormipam playing for Roundglass punjab FC". footballexpress.in. 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Young Indian Defender Hormipam Ruivah joins Kerala Blasters FC". Indian Super League. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Kerala Blasters sign defender Hormipam Ruivah on three-year deal". Khelnow. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Kerala Blasters begin Durand Cup with comfortable win over Indian Navy". Khel Now. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. ^ Y.B.Sarangi. "Durand Cup 2021: Bengaluru FC defeats Kerala Blasters 2-0". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ Guha, Sayantan. "Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC - Who won yesterday's ISL 2021-22 match?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Hormipam Ruivah steals headlines in ISL 2021-22 Team of Gameweek 7". Khel Now. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ivan Vukomanovic believes poor decisions cost his side three points". Khel Now. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  11. ^ "കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് പ്രതിരോധതാരത്തിനു സീസൺ മുഴുവൻ നഷ്‌ടമായേക്കാമെന്ന് പരിശീലകൻ വുകോമനോവിച്ച്". 90min.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Injury Update : Hormipam Ruivah". Kerala Blasters FC. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Ratings: Diaz, Luna excel as Kerala Blasters win against Chennaiyin FC". Khel Now. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  14. ^ "ISL: Diaz hits brace as Kerala Blasters crush Chennaiyin". OnManorama. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  15. ^ Banerjee, Soumik (25 March 2022). "Kerala Blasters: 'I just want to keep learning,' says Ruivah Hormipam". thebridge.in. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard". Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Kerala Blasters FC's Ruivah Hormipam wins the Emerging Player of the Month award for March 2022". Indian Super League. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Hero of the Month". Indian Super League. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  19. ^ Huileng, Reisang Madridista. "Destine For Greatness: The Rise Of Hormipam Ruivah. | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Indian colts up for the long haul". The Indian Express. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  21. ^ "7 new faces as Stimac names final list of 25 for friendlies in Bahrain". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  22. ^ Sportstar, Team. "India vs Belarus: India loses 0-3 to Belarus in second consecutive friendly defeat". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  23. ^ Hormipam Ruivah at Soccerway
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kerala Blasters sign defender Hormipam Ruivah on three-year deal". Khel Now. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  25. ^ "ISL Final 2021-22 Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Highlights: Hyderabad defeats Kerala 3-1 on penalties to lift maiden ISL title". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Ruivah Hormipam wins the March Hero of the Month award!". Indian Super League. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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