Vignesh Dakshinamurthy

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Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
Personal information
Full name Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
Date of birth (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Srirampura, Karnataka
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 23
Youth career
Ozone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ozone 18 (0)
2018– Mumbai City 36 (1)
National team‡
2018– India 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:29, 26 February 2022 (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 defender for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the Indian national team.

Club 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.[2]

Mumbai City

On 8 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy signed with Indian Super League side Mumbai City.[3] On 20 December 2020, Vignesh scored his first goal in Indian Super League as well as for Mumbai City against Hyderabad in which he found the net in the 38th minute as Mumbai City won for 2–0.[4][5] In April 2022, he was included in the club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[6]

International career

Dakshinamurthy previously represented India at the under-20 and under-17 levels.[7]

On 15 July 2018, Dakshinamurthy was called-up by Stephen Constantine to the India senior side as they prepared for the 2018 SAFF Championship.[8] On 4 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy was selected into the final 20-man squad for the tournament.[9] 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.[10]

Personal life

Daksinamurthy is the nephew of former India international, Shanmugam Venkatesh.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 February 2022[11]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ozone 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2017–18 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
Mumbai City 2018–19 Indian Super League 4 0 1[a] 0 — 5 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
2021–22 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 54 1 1 0 0 0 55 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the Super Cup

International

As of 22 September 2018.[12]
National Team Year Friendlies Qualifiers Competition Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
India 2018 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0

Honours

Mumbai City

India

References

  1. ^ "Vignesh Dakshinamurthy profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League.
  2. ^ "Midfielder Vignesh reaches for the stars". Bangalore Mirror. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Vignesh Dakshinamurthy signs for Mumbai City". Mumbai City FC (Twitter).
  4. ^ "ISL: Vignesh Dakshinamurthy scores wondergoal as Mumbai City FC end Hyderabad FC's unbeaten run". Scroll.in. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. ^ "ISL 2020-21: Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Adam le Fondre score as Mumbai City FC beat Hyderabad FC". Firstpost. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ Guha, Sayantan (6 April 2022). "All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b Parasar, Swapnaneel (31 August 2018). "Mumbai City FC sign India U23 midfielder Vignesh Dakshinamurthy". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Four Arrows players called up for Indian national team camp ahead of SAFF Championship". Goal.com. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  9. ^ "SAFF Cup 2018: India announce 20-member squad". Goal.com. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ "India 2-0 Maldives". Soccerway.
  11. ^ Vignesh Dakshinamurthy at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Vignesh Dikshina Murthy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Bipin steals late winner as Mumbai City FC win maiden Hero ISL trophy after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Mumbai City FC clinch League Winners Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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