Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vignesh Dakshinamurthy | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Srirampura, Karnataka, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ozone | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Ozone | ||
| 2018– | Mumbai City | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | India | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:10, 22 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:10, 22 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (born 5 March 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the club Mumbai City FC. He also played for the Indian national team.
Career
Born in Srirampura, Karnataka, Dakshinamurthy started his career with Ozone academy before being promoted to their first-team and playing for them in the I-League 2nd Division.[1] On 8 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy signed with Indian Super League side Mumbai City.[2]
International
Dakshinamurthy previously represented India at the under-20 and under-17 levels.[3]
On 15 July 2018, Dakshinamurthy was called-up by Stephen Constantine to the India senior side as they prepared for the 2018 SAFF Championship.[4] On 4 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy was selected into the final 20-man squad for the tournament.[5] He then made his international debut for India on 9 September in their last group game against Maldives. He came on as a halftime substitute for Lallianzuala Chhangte as India won 2–0.[6]
Personal life
Daksinamurthy is the nephew of former India international, Shanmugam Venkatesh.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 22 September 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mumbai City | 2018–19 | ISL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 22 September 2018.[8]
| National Team | Year | Friendlies | Qualifiers | Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| India | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Midfielder Vignesh reaches for the stars". Bangalore Mirror. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Vignesh Dakshinamurthy signs for Mumbai City". Mumbai City FC (Twitter).
- ^ a b Parasar, Swapnaneel (8 September 2018). "Mumbai City FC sign India U23 midfielder Vignesh Dakshinamurthy". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Four Arrows players called up for Indian national team camp ahead of SAFF Championship". Goal.com. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "SAFF Cup 2018: India announce 20-member squad". Goal.com. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "India 2-0 Maldives". Soccerway.
- ^ Vignesh Dakshinamurthy at Soccerway
- ^ "Vignesh Dikshina Murthy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 September 2018.