Vishnu Puthiya Valappill

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Vishnu Puthiya Valappill
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Vishnu PV Playing CFL For East Bengal FC
Personal information
Full name Vishnu Puthiya Valappill
Date of birth (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 82
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Muthoot FA
2023– East Bengal 19 (1)
International career
2024– India U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Vishnu Puthiya Valappill (born 24 December 2001), commonly known as PV Vishnu, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

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Club career

East Bengal

Vishnu signed for East Bengal in 2023 on a three-year contract and debuted in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division against Railway FC on 9 August 2023. [1] He scored his first goal for East Bengal against Police AC on 14 August in a 21 victory. [2] Vishnu again scored against George Telegraph on 7 September in a 40 win and then Vishnu scored four goals in a single match against Kidderpore as East Bengal won 101 equalling the most goals ever scored in a Calcutta League match by the club. [3] Vishnu was thus promoted and registered for the Indian Super League squad and on 4 October 2023, Vishnu made his senior league debut for East Bengal against Bengaluru in a 21 defeat at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium when he came on as a substitute for Naorem Mahesh Singh in the 88th minute of the match. [4] Vishnu was also part of the 2024 Indian Super Cup winning squad, having played all five matches in the tournament as East Bengal became champions defeating Odisha in the final at the Kalinga Stadium. [5] On 29 February, Vishnu scored his first ever goal in the Indian Super League when he scored the fifth fastest goal ever in the tournament within 32 seconds against Odisha in a 21 defeat at the Kalinga Stadium. [6]

International career

Vishnu was selected in the India U23 squad for the friendlies against Malaysia U23 in March 2024. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2024 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOthers AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League 1915 [lower-alpha 1] 07 [lower-alpha 2] 6317
Career total191507600317
  1. Appearances in the Super Cup.
  2. Appearances in the Calcutta Football League.

Honours

East Bengal

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  9. "কলকাতা লিগের বাতিল ডার্বিতে জয়ী ঘোষিত ইস্টবেঙ্গল, পয়েন্ট কাটল মোহনবাগানের" [East Bengal, declared the winner of the canceled Kolkata League derby, Mohun Bagan deducted points]. Xtra Time Bangla (in Bengali). 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.