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Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Srirampura, Karnataka, India
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Chennaiyin
Number 23
Youth career
Ozone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ozone 18 (0)
2018–2023 Mumbai City 53 (2)
2023–2024 Hyderabad 6 (0)
2024Odisha (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Chennaiyin 0 (0)
International career
2018 India 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 28 April 2024 (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 left-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.

Club career

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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

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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]

Hyderabad FC

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On 10 July 2023, Dakshinamurthy joined Hyderabad FC as part of a swap deal with Akash Mishra.[7]

Odisha FC (loan)

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On 9 January 2024, he joined Odisha FC on a short-term loan till the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

International career

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Dakshinamurthy previously represented India at the under-20 and under-17 levels.[9]

On 15 July 2018, Dakshinamurthy was called up by Stephen Constantine to the India senior side as they prepared for the 2018 SAFF Championship.[10] On 4 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy was selected into the final 20-man squad for the tournament.[11] 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.[12]

Personal life

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Daksinamurthy is the nephew of former India international, Shanmugam Venkatesh.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 28 April 2024[13]
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
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 10 0 0 0 4[b] 0 14 0
2022–23 16 1 7[c][a] 0 1[d] 0 24 1
Total 53 2 8 0 5 0 66 2
Hyderabad 2023–24 Indian Super League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Odisha (loan) 2023–24 Indian Super League 11 0 5[a] 0 1[e] 0 17 0
Chennaiyin 2024–25 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 88 2 13 0 6 0 107 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in play–offs for AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International

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As of 22 September 2018.[14]
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

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Mumbai City

India

References

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  1. ^ "Vignesh Dakshinamurthy profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Midfielder Vignesh reaches for the stars". Bangalore Mirror. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Vignesh Dakshinamurthy signs for Mumbai City". Mumbai City FC (Twitter). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ^ "ISL: Vignesh Dakshinamurthy scores wondergoal as Mumbai City FC end Hyderabad FC's unbeaten run". Scroll.in. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on 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. ^ "Hyderabad FC sign Vignesh Dakshinamurthy". KhelNow. 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ "ODISHA FC SIGN VIGNESH DAKSHINAMURTHY ON LOAN". Indian Super League. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b Parasar, Swapnaneel (31 August 2018). "Mumbai City FC sign India U23 midfielder Vignesh Dakshinamurthy". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Four Arrows players called up for India national team camp ahead of SAFF Championship". Goal.com. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ^ "SAFF Cup 2018: India announce 20-member squad". Goal.com. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. ^ "India 2-0 Maldives". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  13. ^ Vignesh Dakshinamurthy at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Vignesh Dikshina Murthy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Bipin steals late winner as Mumbai City FC win maiden Hero ISL trophy after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Mumbai City FC clinch League Winners Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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