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Vinit Rai

Vinit Rai

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

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. 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." Rai would enter the 2014–15 season with Dempo as the youngest first-team player. 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.

Kerala Blasters

After helping Dempo regain promotion to the I-League, Rai signed with Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters on 6 September 2016. 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.

Minerva Punjab

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

Odisha FC

Rai joined Odisha FC for the 2019–20 ISL season as a midfielder. He also captained the team.

Loan to Mumbai City

In 2022, Rai was loaned out to Indian Super League defending champions Mumbai City from Odisha. He was later included in…

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2024

International

As of matches played till 19 November 2019

Club
Dempo S.C. (2014–)
Club
India national under-20 football team (2015–)
Club
India national under-23 football team (2015–)
Club
India men's national football team

Legacy

Honours

Mumbai City

Indian Super League (Premiership): 2022–23 Durand Cup runner-up: 2022 India

SAFF Championship runner-up: 2018 King's Cup third place: 2019 India U23

South Asian Games Silver medal: 2016

Clubs

  • Dempo S.C.2014current
  • India national under-20 football team2015current
  • India national under-23 football team2015current
  • India men's national football teamcurrent

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Indian association football player

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Vinit Rai Chamling is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab and the India national team.

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