Lalruatthara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Kashi | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Chandigarh Football Academy | ||
| 2012–2013 | Luangmual | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Chanmari | ||
| 2015–2017 | Aizawl | 34 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Odisha (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Kerala Blasters | 37 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Odisha | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Inter Kashi | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | India | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 10 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2018 | |||
Lalruatthara (born 7 January 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for I-League club Inter Kashi.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Mizoram, Lalruatthara attended trials for the Chandigarh Football Academy in 2009 and managed to make it.[1] He was soon though rejected from the academy for unknown reasons, with even Lalruatthara being confused over his exclusion.[1] He soon joined the youth team of Luangmual before signing a senior contract with Chanmari of the Mizoram Premier League.[1] He was part of the Chanmari side that won the 2013–14 edition of the Premier League and then the Mizoram team that won the 2014 Santosh Trophy.[1]
Aizawl
[edit]Lalruatthara signed for newly promoted I-League side, Aizawl, from Chanmari before the 2015–16 season.[2] He made his professional debut for the side on 9 January 2016 against Mohun Bagan. He played the full match and earned a yellow card as Aizawl lost 3–1.[3]
He scored his first goal for the club on 17 January 2017 against Shillong Lajong. His 32nd-minute goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[4] He was soon part of the Aizawl side that won the 2016–17 I-League.[5]
Odisha (loan)
[edit]On 18 September 2016 it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with Indian Super League side Odisha on loan.[6]
Kerala Blasters
[edit]On 23 July 2017, Lalruatthara was selected in the fourth round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[7] He made his debut for the club on 17 November 2017 against ATK. He started the match and helped the Kerala Blasters to keep a 0–0 draw. Lalurathara won the Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League award in 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[8] After the season he extended the contract with the Blasters till 2021.[9] During the 2018-19 Indian Super League season he made a total of 12 appearances for the Blasters. In the following season, he was suffered by an injury. He was only able to make 3 appearances for the Blasters in total during the season.[10]
Odisha
[edit]On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with Indian Super League side Odisha on a two years deal.[11]
International
[edit]He made his debut for India on 27 March 2018 against Kyrgyzstan in 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. In July 2017, he was selected in final India U23 squad which travelled to Qatar to play 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 2 September 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2015–16 | I-League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Aizawl Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Odisha (loan) | 2016 | ISL | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Honours
[edit]India
Aizawl[12]
Individual
- Indian Super League Emerging Player Of The Season: 2017–18:
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hariprasad, A (29 December 2017). "Blasters' young gun Lalruatthara dreams of donning India colors". Manorama Online. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Daniel and Lalruatthara Sign". Aizawl Football Club (Facebook). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan 3–1 Aizawl". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Aizawl 2–1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Bharali, Abhijit (23 May 2017). "I-League champions Aizawl set to lose 4 players as big clubs circle". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Indian Super League 2016: Delhi Dynamos Make Late Additions To Squad, Rope In Lalruatthara And Badara Badji". Goal.com. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "ISL Emerging Player of the Year winners: How have they fared? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2017-18: Lalruatthara set to extend for three years with Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2019-20: Injury-hit Kerala Blasters need Indian players to step up | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "ISL - Lalruatthara Puts His Pen On Papers For Odisha FC". IFTWC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b Lalruatthara at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Indian Super League Profile
- Lalruatthara at Soccerway