Vigneshwaran Baskaran
Personal information
Full name Vigneshwaran Baskaran
Date of birth (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990
Place of birth Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Delhi FC
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fateh Hyderabad
Sudeva Delhi
Punjab FC
2017–2018 Chennai City 1 (0)
2018–2019 Churchill Brothers 6 (0)
2019 Southern Samity
2019–2023 Gokulam Kerala
2023– Delhi FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vigneshwaran Baskaran (born 11 April 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Delhi FC. He is the only player in India to win three consecutive national championships

Club career

Born in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, Baskaran began his career playing with lower league clubs such as Fateh Hyderabad and Sudeva Delhi before joining Punjab FC.[1] He then joined I-League club Chennai City for the 2017–18 season. Baskaran made his professional debut for the club on 20 January 2018 against Gokulam Kerala, starting in a 0–1 defeat.[2]

After a season with Chennai City, Baskaran moved to Churchill Brothers. He made his debut for the club on 15 November 2018 against Shillong Lajong, starting in a 4–2 victory.[3] In 2019, Baskaran joined Calcutta Football League club Southern Samity for the season.[4]

On 2 August 2019, Baskaran joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala.[1] He made his debut for the club on 4 January 2020 against Aizawl, starting in a 1–1 draw.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 March 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2017–18 I-League1010
Churchill Brothers 2018–19 I-League6060
Gokulam Kerala 2019–20 I-League2020
2020–21 1010
2021–22 0000
Total 30000030
Delhi FC 2022–23 I-League 21010
Career total 1100000110

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

References

  1. 1 2 "Gokulam Kerala signs two new goalkeepers". The Hindu. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Chennai City 0–1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  3. "Churchill Brothers 4–2 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  4. "Southern Samity". Picuki.
  5. "Gokulam Kerala 1–1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
  6. Vigneshwaran Baskaran at Soccerway
  7. "Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala beats Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win title". Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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