Lalruatthara

Lalruatthara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Aizawl FC
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)
2023–24	Inter Kashi	1	(0)
2024-	Aizawl FC	31	(1)
International career‡
2017	India U23	2	(0)
2018	India	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024 @ 16:06(AEST) ‡ 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 Aizawl FC.

Club career

Early career

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

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)

On 18 September 2016 it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with Indian Super League side Odisha on loan. ^[6]

Kerala Blasters

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

On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with Indian Super League side Odisha on a two years deal. ^[11]

International

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

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

India

• Intercontinental Cup: 2018

Aizawl ^[12]

• I-League: 2016–17

Individual

• Indian Super League Emerging Player Of The Season: 2017–18:

References

1. 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.
2. "Daniel and Lalruatthara Sign". Aizawl Football Club (Facebook). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
3. "Mohun Bagan 3–1 Aizawl". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
4. "Aizawl 2–1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
5. 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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "ISL - Lalruatthara Puts His Pen On Papers For Odisha FC". IFTWC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
12. Lalruatthara at Soccerway

External links

• Indian Super League Profile
• Lalruatthara at Soccerway