Isak Vanlalruatfela

Isak Vanlalruatfela

Personal information
Full name	Isak Vanlalruatfela
Date of birth	(2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Mizoram, India
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Odisha
Number	19
Youth career
	Redstar Football Academy
2017–2018	Bengaluru
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Aizawl	19	(3)
2020–	Odisha	39	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Isak Vanlalruatfela (born 19 May 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Club career

Isak played in the NECS Cup for Bawngkawn LC, and was later moved up to Bengaluru FC, in 2018/19 season he was signed by Aizawl F.C. from Electric Veng FC. ^[1] He made his professional debut for the Aizawl against Chennai City F.C. on 16 November 2018, He was brought in as substitute in the 69th minute as Aizawl lost 1–2. ^[2]

On 24 June 2020, isak joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC. ^[3] He scored his first league goal on 30 November 2021 in a thrilling 6–4 win over SC East Bengal. ^[4]

International career

On 7 March 2024, Vanlalruatfela received first call-up to the national squad of India as one of the 35 probables by head coach Igor Štimac, for the both home and away games against Afghanistan in round 2 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 19 April 2024 ^{[6] [7]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		AFC		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aizawl	2018–19	I-League	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
	2019–20	I-League	7	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
	Total		19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
Odisha	2020–21	Indian Super League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2021–22	Indian Super League	5	1	0	0	—		—		5	1
	2022–23	Indian Super League	10	2	5	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	20	3
	2023–24	Indian Super League	22	4	5	1	7 [lower-alpha 3]	2	0	0	32	6
	Total		39	7	10	1	7	2	5	1	61	11
Career total			58	10	10	1	7	2	5	1	80	14

1. Includes Super Cup
2. Appearances in Durand Cup
3. Appearances in AFC Cup

Honours

Odisha

• Super Cup: 2023; ^[8] runner-up: 2024 ^[9]

Individual

• Super Cup Player of the Tournament: 2024 ^[9]
• Indian Super League Emerging Player of the Month: February 2023, ^[10] December 2023 ^[11]

References

1. "Aizawl FC sign Isak Vanlalruatfela from Bengaluru FC U-18s!". Arunava Chaudhari. 2 June 2018.
2. "Aizawl 1-2 Chennai City". Soccerway.
3. "Odisha FC rope in young Indian duo of Isak Vanlalruatfela and Paul Ramfangzauva". The Times of India. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
4. "ISL: Odisha FC come from behind to beat SC East Bengal in 10-goal thriller". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
5. "Igor Stimac names 35 probables for India's FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Afghanistan". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 7 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
6. Isak Vanlalruatfela at Soccerway
7. Isak Vanlalruatfela at BeSoccer
8. Rawat, Akhil; AIFF Media Team (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.
9. Rawat, Akhil (28 January 2024). "12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup". AIFF Media Team. Bhubaneswar: AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
10. "Odisha FC's Isak Ralte wins the Emerging Player of the Month award for February 2023". Indian Super League. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
11. "Odisha FC's Isak Ralte wins the Emerging Player of the Month award for December 2023". Indian Super League. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024.