| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Serchhip, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Bengaluru | ||
| 2019–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Chhinga Veng | ||
| 2023 | → Delhi (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Aizawl | 40 | (27) |
| 2025– | NorthEast United | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:36, 5 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (born 15 September 2000), known as Rinzuala, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
Rinzuala played in the Subroto Cup, before being scouted by Bengaluru FC, which he represented at the U-16 and U-18 levels. He suffered an ACL injury in 2018, that kept him away of the game for 11 months.[ citation needed ]
Subsequently, he played three seasons for Gokulam Kerala reserves before returning home in 2022 to play for Chhinga Veng, that competed in the Mizoram Premier League. He recalled that it "was a decision that I felt I had to take" and that he "needed to come back home and start afresh". [1]
On 13 June 2023, I-League club Aizawl secured the services of Rinzuala, on a two-year deal. [2] On 29 October, he made his debut for the club in the 2023–24 I-League campaign against Mohammedan SC, in a 2-1 away loss. [3] [4] On 14 November, Rinzuala scored three goals in a 1–3 win over NEROCA, which was his first professional hat-trick. [5] [6] On 28 March, Rinzuala netted twice in a 4–0 win over Churchill Brothers. In this process, he broke the record for most goals scored by an Indian footballer in a single season of the I-League, with 14 goals, overtaking Sunil Chhetri and Mohammed Rafi. [7] [8]
On 15 April 2025, it was reported that Rinzuala will move to the top-tier Indian Super League next season, after agreeing terms with NorthEast United. [9]
On 1 June 2025, Indian Super League club NorthEast United confirmed the signing of Rinzuala. [10]
Rinzuala was born in the streets of Serchhip, a town in his home state of Mizoram. His father, who was a driver, passed away in 2016, before his elder brother died in an accident the following year. His mother started a chicken farm after that, which sustained his family since. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chhinga Veng | 2022–23 | Mizoram Premier League | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Delhi (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Aizawl | 2023–24 | I-League | 20 | 15 | – | – | – | 20 | 15 | |||
| 2024–25 | I-League | 20 | 12 | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 27 | ||
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