Vinoth Kumar

Vinoth Kumar V
Born	(1994-06-14) June 14, 1994 Karnataka, India
Occupation	Professional footballer (former)
Years active	2010–?
Known for	Midfielder for Rail Wheel Factory, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, South United, and Reserve Bank of India

Vinoth Kumar V (born 14 June 1994) is a former Indian professional football player who operated primarily as a midfielder.

Club career

Hailing from Karnataka, Vinoth initiated his football journey with Rail Wheel Factory and represented his home state in the under-19 competition known as the B.C. Roy Trophy. During the 2010–11 campaign, he featured for Rail Wheel Factory in the Bangalore Super Division. On 22 August 2011, he secured a professional contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to compete in the I-League.

Kumar's professional debut came on 22 October 2011 when he started for HAL in their I-League season opener against Chirag United Kerala, partnering upfront with forward Jagaba Hamza in a match that ended in a 1–0 loss.

Following HAL's drop to a lower division, Kumar stayed loyal to the club, competing in the Bangalore Super Division. He netted his first goal of that season on 13 December 2012 against South United, helping secure a 2–1 triumph. Subsequently, he achieved a hat-trick versus Students Union on 19 December and replicated this feat on 11 January 2013 against DYSS Football Academy. Concluding the season with 10 goals, Kumar played a key role as HAL clinched the local league championship.

In February 2013, Kumar transitioned to South United to participate in the I-League Second Division. He opened his scoring account for South United on 20 March with a goal against Hindustan in a 2–0 victory and followed up with another goal three days later during a 4–0 win over Eagles.

After completing that season, Kumar signed with Reserve Bank of India and also represented the Karnataka squad in the prestigious Santosh Trophy tournament.

Honours

HAL

• Bangalore Super Division: 2012–13