| Vineeth Velmurugan | |
| Fullname: | Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Sreenidi Deccan |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chennai City |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Chennai City |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Sreenidi Deccan |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:21, 2 May 2022 (UTC) |
Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan (born 31 December 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.[1]
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Velmurugan represented his state's youth team before joining the youth side at Chennai City.[2] After performing well for the under-18 side, Kumar was promoted to the first-team for the Durand Cup where he made two appearances.[2]
Velmurugan made his professional debut for Chennai City in the I-League against Sudeva Delhi on 3 February 2021. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for the club in their 4–0 defeat.[3] The next game, he scored his first professional goal against NEROCA. His 6th-minute goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[4] Kumar then scored a brace for Chennai City on 11 March 2021 against Indian Arrows. The two goals were part of a 5–0 victory.[5]
On 15 September 2021, Velmurugan signed for Sreenidi Deccan.[1]
On 27 December 2021, he made his debut for the club against NEROCA, in a 3–2 loss, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Lalchungnunga.[6] [7] On 28 March 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, against Churchill Brothers, in a 1–1 stalemate.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chennai City | 2019–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2021–22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |||