Vinit Rai

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Vinit Rai
Personal information
Full name Vinit Rai Chamling
Date of birth (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Duliajan, Assam, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Mumbai City
(on loan from Odisha)
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2014 Tata Football Academy
2014 Dempo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Dempo 2 (0)
2016–2017 Kerala Blasters 2 (0)
2017 → Minerva Punjab (loan) 5 (0)
2017– Odisha 68 (1)
2022– → Mumbai City (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2015– India U23 7 (0)
2018– India 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 10 January 2022 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:10, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Vinit Rai Chamling (born on 10 October 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City, on loan from Odisha, and the India national team.

Club career[]

Born in Duliajan, Assam, Rai was scouted by the Duliajan Football Academy and later by the Tata Football Academy at the age of 13 and trained there for four years.[1] After graduating from Tata, Rai signed with I-League side Dempo. On signing Rai, Dempo head coach at the time, Arthur Papas said "Vinit is a very cultured midfielder with a great range of passing. He has a willingness to always want the ball and link the play between the defensive and forward lines."[2] Rai would enter the 2014–15 season with Dempo as the youngest first-team player.[2] After spending a majority of the season playing for the club's youth team, Rai made his professional debut for Dempo in the league on 1 March 2015 against East Bengal. He came on as an 81st-minute substitute for Jewel Raja as Dempo lost 5–1.[3]

Kerala Blasters[]

After helping Dempo regain promotion to the I-League, Rai signed with Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters on 6 September 2016.[1] He made his debut for the team on 1 October 2016 against NorthEast United. He started the match and played 76 minutes as Kerala Blasters fell 1–0.[4]

Minerva Punjab[]

After the ISL 2016 season, Vinit Rai signed with Minerva FC and will make its debut in I-league this season.[5]

Odisha FC[]

Rai joined Odisha FC for the 2019–20 ISL season as a midfielder.[6]

International[]

Rai made his debut for the India under-23 side on 27 March 2015 against Uzbekistan U23 in the 2016 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers. He played 80 minutes as India U23 fell 2–0.[7] Almost a year later, Rai made his debut on the bench for the India senior side in their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Iran. He did not come off the bench though.[8] Rai, however, did make his unofficial debut for India in the team's unofficial friendly against Bhutan. He came on as a 64th minute for Rowllin Borges as India won 3–0.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of 28 December 2021[10]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dempo 2014–15 I-League 2 0 — — — — — — 2 0
Kerala Blasters 2016 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 — — — — 2 0
Minerva Punjab (loan) 2016–17 I-League 5 0 0 0 — — — — 5 0
Odisha 2017–18 Indian Super League 13 0 1 0 — — 0 0 14 0
2018–19 16 0 0 0 — — 0 0 16 0
2019–20 15 0 0 0 — — 0 0 15 0
2020–21 16 0 0 0 — — 0 0 16 0
2021–22 8 0 0 0 — — 0 0 8 0
Odisha total 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 69 0
Career total 77 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 78 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Kerala Blasters sign Vinit Rai". Arunfoot. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Young Players to watch out for in Dempo". The All India Football Federation. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Dempo 1-5 East Bengal". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "NorthEast United 1-0 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Vinit Rai to play is trade for Minerva FC". Goalie365.
  6. ^ "Vinit Rai-profile". indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Uzbekistan U23 2-0 India U23". The Asian Football Confederation.
  8. ^ "Iran 4-0 India". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Bhutan 0-3 India". Soccerway.
  10. ^ Vinit Rai at Soccerway

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