Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (born 5 March 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Born in

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, Dakshinamurthy started his career with

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academy before being promoted to their first-team and playing for them in the

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Mumbai City

On 8 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy signed with

side

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. On 20 December 2020, Vignesh scored his first goal in Indian Super League as well as for Mumbai City against

in which he found the net in the 38th minute as Mumbai City won for 2–0. In April 2022, he was included in the club's

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squad.

Hyderabad FC

On 10 July 2023, Dakshinamurthy joined

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as part of a swap deal with

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Odisha FC (loan)

On 9 January 2024, he joined

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on a short-term loan till the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Dakshinamurthy previously represented India at the

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and under-17 levels. On 15 July 2018, Dakshinamurthy was called up by

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to the India senior side as they prepared for the

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. On 4 September 2018, it was announced that Dakshinamurthy was selected into the final 20-man squad for the tournament. He then made his international debut for India on 9 September in their last group game against

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. He came on as a halftime substitute for

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as India won 2–0.

Personal life

Daksinamurthy is the nephew of former India international,

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Mumbai City *

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League Winners Shield:

India *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dakshinamurthy, Vignesh 1998 births Living people People from Karnataka Indian men's footballers Ozone FC players Mumbai City FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Karnataka I-League 2 players India men's international footballers India men's youth international footballers Indian Super League players