Ruivah Hormipam

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Ruivah Hormipam
Personal information
Full name Ruivah Hormipam
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Somdal, Manipur, India
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 4
Youth career
SAI
Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Indian Arrows (on loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021 Punjab 14 (0)
2021– Kerala Blasters 3 (0)
National team‡
2019 India U20 1 (0)
2021– India U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Ruivah Hormipam (born 25 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.

Club career[]

Youth and early career[]

Ruivah hails from Somdal, 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, Hormipam joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal.[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]

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.[10]

In 2021, Hormipam was included in the final squad of the India U-23 team that participated in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of matches played till 23 December 2021[12]
Club Season League Cup Others Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals! Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2019–20 I-League 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Punjab 2020–21 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 0

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 2021-04-08.
  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. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  7. ^ Y.B.Sarangi. "Durand Cup 2021: Bengaluru FC defeats Kerala Blasters 2-0". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  8. ^ Guha, Sayantan. "Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC - Who won yesterday's ISL 2021-22 match?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. ^ "Hormipam Ruivah steals headlines in ISL 2021-22 Team of Gameweek 7". Khel Now. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ^ Huileng, Reisang Madridista. "Destine For Greatness: The Rise Of Hormipam Ruivah. | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  11. ^ "Indian colts up for the long haul". The Indian Express. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  12. ^ Ruivah Hormipam at Soccerway
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