Vishnu Puthiya Valappill
Personal information
Full name Vishnu Puthiya Valappill
Date of birth (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001
Place of birth Kerala, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 82
Youth career
2022–2023 Muthoot Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– East Bengal 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

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.

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 2–1 victory.[2] Vishnu again scored against George Telegraph on 7 September in a 4–0 win and then Vishnu scored four goals in a single match against Kidderpore as East Bengal won 10–1 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 2–1 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup Others AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League 70107[lower-alpha 1]6–156
Career total 70107600156
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Calcutta Football League.

References

  1. ↑ "East Bengal back to winning ways in CFL". The Times of India. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "East Bengal vs Police Highlights, CFL 2023: EBFC 2-1 PAC at FT; Red & Gold go top of Group B!". My Khel. 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "EB thump Kidderpore 10-1 as MSC sniff title". The Times of India. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ↑ ISL Media (4 October 2023). "REPORT: JAVI HERNANDEZ'S WONDER GOAL INSPIRES BENGALURU FC TO VICTORY OVER EAST BENGAL FC". Indian Super League. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Vishnu Puthiya Valappill at Soccerway
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