Vibin Mohanan (born 6 February 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.He has pursuing BA Double main degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur.
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Vibin Mohanan | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 19) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Thrissur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||||||||||||
Number | 33 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Kerala Police Academy | ||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Kerala Blasters | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2020– | Kerala Blasters B | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2020–2022 | → Indian Arrows (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||
2022– | Kerala Blasters | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||
2022– | India U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 4 May 2022 (UTC) |
When he was nine, Vibin joined the Kerala Police Football Academy in 2012 where he was trained under I.M. Vijayan. In 2017, Vibin was selected into the Kerala Blasters U-15 team where he played for the side in the Hero Junior League. In November 2020, he was loaned to Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. Vibin made his first professional appearance for Indian Arrows on 10 January 2021 against Churchill Brothers as Substitute on second half.[1] He scored his first goal for the Arrows on 2 April 2022 against Real Kashmir.
After spending two seasons on loan with Indian Arrows, Vibin returned to the Blasters. He was included in Kerala Blasters Reserves squad for the 2022 Durand Cup. Vibin made his debut for the side on 19 August 2022 against Sudeva Delhi FC which ended in a draw.[2]
In June 2022, Vibin was included in the final 23-member squad of the Indian under-20 national team to participate in the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship.[3] He made his debut for the side on 27 July in a 2–0 loss against Bangladesh.[4] He made four appearances in the tournamnet and helped his side to win the title for the fourth time in its history.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Indian Arrows (loan) | 2020–21 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
Indian Arrows | 2021–22 | 17 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
Career total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
India U20