Gunashekar Vignesh

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Gunashekar Vignesh
Personal information
Full name Gunashekar Vignesh
Date of birth (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bengaluru United
Number 30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Pune
2011–2012 Chirag United Kerala
2012–2014 South United
2014–2015 Bharat 11 (0)
2015 Delhi Dynamos 0 (0)
2016–2018 Ozone
2019 Bangalore Eagles
2020– Bengaluru United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Gunashekar Vignesh (born 30 September 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru United in the I-League 2nd Division.

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Career

Born in Karnataka, Bangalore, Vignesh began his career with I-League club Pune before moving to Chirag United Kerala in 2011. After spending a season in Kerala, Vignesh signed with South United. [1] After spending time with South United, Vignesh returned to the I-League, signing with Bharat. After spending a season with Bharat, Vignesh signed for Ozone of the Bangalore Super Division. [2]

On 22 March 2018, Vignesh was captain of the Karnataka squad for the Santosh Trophy as they defeated Goa in their first match. He also scored the first goal for his state in the 54th minute as Karnataka won 4–1. [3]

In 2019, Vignesh played for Bangalore Eagles in the Bangalore Super Division. [4] A few months later, Vignesh began playing for Bengaluru United in the I-League 2nd Division. [5] For the 2019–20 season, Vignesh was the captain of Bengaluru United. [5]

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References

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  2. "Ozone releases just one player for Santosh Trophy". Deccan Herald. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. Sarangi, Y.B. (22 March 2018). "Santosh Trophy: Karnataka bounces back to best Goa". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. Ashwath, Deepak (18 December 2019). "Minor scare for Eagles' Vignesh after an awkward fall during the match". Times of Media. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 "FC Bengaluru United dent FC Goa reserves in opener". Navhind Times. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.