Gunashekar Vignesh (born 30 September 1988) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Bengaluru United in the

I-League 2nd Division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...

Career

Born in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

, Vignesh began his career with

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club

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

before moving to Chirag United Kerala in 2011. After spending a season in Kerala, Vignesh signed with South United. After spending time with South United, Vignesh returned to the I-League, signing with Bharat. After spending a season with Bharat, Vignesh signed for

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of the

Bangalore Super Division The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA), which is affiliated to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) as a ladder-based State football leagues in India, state football competitio ...

. On 22 March 2018, Vignesh was captain of the

squad for the Santosh Trophy as they defeated

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in their first match. He also scored the first goal for his state in the 54th minute as Karnataka won 4–1. In 2019, Vignesh played for Bangalore Eagles in the Bangalore Super Division. A few months later, Vignesh began playing for Bengaluru United in the

. For the 2019–20 season, Vignesh was the captain of Bengaluru United.

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vignesh, Gunashekar 1988 births Living people Indian footballers Pune FC players Chirag United Club Kerala players South United FC players Odisha FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Bangalore I-League players I-League 2nd Division players Bangalore Super Division players Karnataka footballers Santosh Trophy players FC Bengaluru United players Bharat FC players Indian Super League players Ozone FC players