Lalruatthara (born 7 January 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Aizawl FC Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season, a ...

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Lalruatthara attended trials for the Chandigarh Football Academy in 2009 and managed to make it. He was soon though rejected from the academy for unknown reasons, with even Lalruatthara being confused over his exclusion. He soon joined the youth team of Luangmual before signing a senior contract with Chanmari of the

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. He was part of the Chanmari side that won the 2013–14 edition of the Premier League and then the

team that won the 2014 Santosh Trophy.

Aizawl

Lalruatthara signed for newly promoted

side,

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, from Chanmari before the 2015–16 season. He made his professional debut for the side on 9 January 2016 against

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. He played the full match and earned a yellow card as Aizawl lost 3–1. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 January 2017 against

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. His 32nd-minute goal was the first in a 2–1 victory. He was soon part of the Aizawl side that won the

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Odisha (loan)

On 18 September 2016 it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with

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side

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on loan.

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Lalruatthara was selected in the fourth round of the

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by the

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for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He made his debut for the club on 17 November 2017 against ATK. He started the match and helped the Kerala Blasters to keep a 0–0 draw. Lalurathara won the

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award in 2017–18 Indian Super League season. After the season he extended the contract with the Blasters till 2021. During the 2018-19 Indian Super League season he made a total of 12 appearances for the Blasters. In the following season, he was suffered by an injury. He was only able to make 3 appearances for the Blasters in total during the season.

Odisha

On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Lalruatthara had signed with

side

on a two years deal.

International

He made his debut for '' India'' on 27 March 2018 against '' Kyrgyzstan'' in 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. In July 2017, he was selected in final India U23 squad which travelled to Qatar to play

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Career statistics

Honours

India * Intercontinental Cup:

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Aizawl *

: 2016–17 Individual *

Emerging Player Of The Season: 2017–18:

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalruatthara 1995 births Living people Footballers from Mizoram Indian men's footballers Luangmual FC players Chanmari FC players Aizawl FC players Odisha FC players Lalruatthara Men's association football defenders Mizoram Premier League players I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen India men's youth international footballers Inter Kashi FC players