Vimal Pariyar (born 7 March 1986) is a former Indian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a forward. During his career, he was trained at the

Tata Football Academy Tata Football Academy (Tata FA or TFA) is an association football academy situated in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, sponsored by Tata Steel, which owns ISL outfit Jamshedpur FC. It is one of the renowned football academies in India. History ...

before becoming professional at

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

. He also played for Mohammedan and

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

. Pariyar also represented

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

internationally, earning 2 caps in 2005.

Club career

Born in

Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

, Pariyar began his career at the

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

. While playing for Tata, Pariyar also represented both

and

in the Santosh Trophy. During the 2006–07 tournament, Pariyar scored 4 goals in West Bengal's opening match against

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

on 14 September and then 3 goals against

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

on 18 September. He would end the tournament with 8 goals total as West Bengal finished as tournament runners-up. While with Tata FA, Pariyar also represented the club in the National Football League 2nd Division. After graduating from the Tata Football Academy, Pariyar signed with

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

side

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

. He stayed at the club for two seasons before joining local Kolkata rivals Mohammedan. He scored his only goal for the club in

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

on 14 November 2008 against Vasco. He scored the game's only goal in the 86th minute to give Mohammedan a 1–0 victory. Pariyar stayed with Mohammedan for one season before signing with

. Pariyar's only goal with Churchill Brothers came on 11 March 2010 against

Viva Kerala Viva Kerala Football Club (also known as Chirag United Club Kerala) was an Indian professional association football club based in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. The club was originally formed in 2004, as ''Viva Kerala''. They participated in ...

. He scored a 90th-minute equalizer to end the match 1–1. On 13 September 2011, it was revealed that Pariyar had left Churchill Brothers prior to the 2011–12 season.

International career

While at the

, Pariyar was selected to the India under-20 side which participated in the

2004 South Asian Games The 2004 South Asian Games, officially known as the IX South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 29 March to 7 April 2004. Originally scheduled for 2001, the games were postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the Un ...

. He started 3 matches as India managed to reach the final. Pariyar was then given his senior international debut for

on 12 August 2005 against Fiji. He started and played the whole match as India were defeated 1–0. He then earned his second cap two days later again against Fiji. The time he started but was substituted off as India lost 2–1. In March 2006 it was announced that Pariyar had been selected to the under-20 side for the

2006 AFC Challenge Cup The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qual ...

. Pariyar scored a brace for India in their first match against

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

as India won 2–0. He then scored another goal in India's next match against the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

as the match ended 1–1. India were soon knocked out in the quarter-finals by

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

International statistics

Honours

India U20 *

South Asian Games The South Asian Games (SAG or SA Games), formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games (SAFG or SAF Games), is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic ...

Silver medal: 2004

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pariyar, Vimal 1986 births Living people Indian footballers People from Darjeeling Association football forwards Tata Football Academy players East Bengal Club players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players National Football League (India) players I-League players Calcutta Football League players Goa Professional League players Santosh Trophy players Footballers from West Bengal India international footballers India youth international footballers Khas people South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football