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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = R. Vishal Kumar
| image = File:DSCN5568 - Copy.JPG
| image_size =
| fullname = R. Vishal Kumar<ref name=TheHinduU16>{{cite web|title=Under-16 team for exposure trip to the US|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070152632000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705150112/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070152632000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-07-01|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|7|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref name=GoalProfile>{{cite web|title=R.Vishal Kumar|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/36705/rvishal-kumar|work=Goal.com|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
| height = 
| currentclub = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
| years1 = 2010
| clubs1 = [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2010–2013
| clubs2 = [[Pailan Arrows]]
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2016
| clubs3 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2016
| clubs4 = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-16 football team|India U16]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2011–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 10:40, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 15 August 2013
}}

'''R. Vishal Kumar''' (born 30 July 1992) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]] for [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]] in the [[I-League]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], it was in 2005 that football captured Vishal's imagination. The 8th standard student's enthusiasm caught the attention of [[Sports Authority of India]] coach Mary Victoria, who asked him to attend the beginners' camp at Nandan ground in Austin Town.

Later, she introduced him to veteran coach Dada Peer, who was in charge of the Department of Youth Services and Sports-run Sports School at Vidyanagar. "I failed in the selection trials. But Dada Peer Sir believed in my skills and ability and admitted me to the school," said Vishal.

During his term in Department of Youth Services and Sports-run Sports School, he failed to impress State coaches during the trials for Under-16 team. "I could not get a look in when I was in ninth standard. But I was not ready to give up. I attended the trials next year and won my place," he said.

The 29th edition of the sub-junior national championship for [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]] transformed his life forever. Karnataka's campaign ended in the semifinals, but the left wing back's career graph began to rise and he landed at the National camp in Gujarat.<ref name=TOIVishal>{{cite web|last=Ameerudheen|first=TA|title=Achiever Vishal rides crest of his dreams|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-10/top-stories/29642090_1_national-camp-national-level-trials|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815072418/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-10/top-stories/29642090_1_national-camp-national-level-trials|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>

A couple of days before the camp concluded, Vishal was forced to return to Bangalore with a broken left forearm, which he sustained during the late stages of a match while attempting a [[bicycle kick]]. "I was shattered as I could not complete the camp. I had almost put my national aspirations to rest. But I was surprised when the team's technical director Colm Toal took me into the national squad, even as I was recovering from the injury. It was a dream come true for me," said Vishal.

Now he carries Karnataka's football legacy at the national level, as he was the State's lone representative in the Indian probable list for the Olympic qualifiers against Qatar. He was also part of the [[Indian Arrows]] team that was formed with the main goal of nurturing young Indian football talents in the hope of qualifying for the [[2018 World Cup]] in [[Russia]]<ref name=TOIVishal/>

From then on, he was a regular in the [[India national under-16 football team]] and [[India national under-19 football team]] national squads and he figured in the [[2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification]] preliminary round matches in Saudi Arabia and the final round in Uzbekistan. He also traveled to Germany, England, USA and Bhutan on various exposure-cum-competition trips.<ref name=TOIVishal/>

===Indian Arrows===
After playing a few matches for [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL Bangalore]] in the [[I-League 2nd Division]], Vishal was selected to join the newly created [[Pailan Arrows]] (then ''AIFF XI'') of the [[I-League]], a team made up of entirely U21 players.<ref name=TOIVishal/> On 3 December 2010, he made his I-League debut against [[Prayag United S.C.|United SC]], which was also the AIFF XI's first ever I-League match as well, at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in [[Kolkata]] in which he started as the AIFF XI went down 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Rahul|title=I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/53255/prayag-united-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref> He appeared in 17 league matches in the first season.<ref name=TOIVishal/>

===Bengaluru FC===
After spending three seasons with the [[Pailan Arrows]], Vishal signed with new direct-entry side [[Bengaluru FC]] for the [[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]] season.<ref name=JSWLaunch>{{cite web|title=JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5072|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=30 July 2013}}</ref> He made his debut for the side in the club's [[I-League]] opener against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] on 22 September 2013 in which he started and played the full match as Bengaluru drew the match 1–1. The first goal scored by [[Bengaluru FC]] was by an assist from Vishal.<ref>{{cite web|title=BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/22/india/i-league/bengaluru/mohun-bagan-ac/1585279/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 October 2013}}</ref> He was released by the club in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3008192/spanish-midfielder-alvaro-rubio-leaves-bengaluru-fc|title=Midfielder Alvaro Rubio leaves Bengaluru FC|date=30 November 2016|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>

==International==
Vishal has represented India at the [[India national under-16 football team|U16]], [[India national under-19 football team|U19]], and [[India national under-23 football team|U23]] levels.<ref name=TheHinduU16/><ref name=TOIVishal/>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|14 May 2015}}<ref>{{soccerway|vishal-kumar-ravindra-kumar/267286}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]]
|17||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||17||-
|-
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|15||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||16||-
|-
!Total
!32!!-!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!33!!-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bengaluru FC]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|11||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||12||-
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|2||-||-||-||-||-||1||-||3||-
|-
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
| -||-||-||-||-||-||2||-||2||-
|-
!Total
!13!!-!!1!!-!!-!!-!!3!!-!!17!!-
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!45!!-!!2!!-!!-!!-!!1!!-!!48!!-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award-giving body
! Award
! Result
|-
|| 2014
| [[Government of Karnataka]]
| [[Ekalavya Award]]
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]

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