Ravi Kumar Punia

Ravi Kumar Punia (born 7 February 1993) also known as Ravi Punia, is an Indian professional footballer and India professional coach. He plays as a centre-back in the I-League and Santosh Trophy. He last played for Rajasthan United in the I-League and Haryana in the Santosh Trophy.

Early and personal life Born in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, Punia went to Army Public School in Hisar, where he began playing football by representing the school team.

After his performances with Army Public School, he was selected to play for the district team of Hisar, and later represented the Haryana state team. While gaining experience playing in numerous states across India such as Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa, West Bengal, and Maharashtra.

Punia is married to Sweta and the couple has a daughter named Myra.

Mewar FC In the 2020–21 season, Punia made a single appearance for Mewar FC in the R-League A Division, representing the Rajasthan-based side.

Rajasthan United Punia was one of the founding players of Rajasthan United FC, a club based in Jaipur. He represented the team in the R-League A Division, where they finished as runners-up in the 2021 edition held at Poornima University under a bio-secure format. The club later won the I-League Qualifiers in 2021 and secured promotion to the I-League for the 2021–22 season.

Jaipur United FC In the 2022–23 season, Punia joined the newly formed Jaipur United FC. He was part of the club’s inaugural squad and helped the team achieve a runner-up finish in the R-League A Division.

ASL FC In 2023, Punia signed with ASL FC, a Jaipur-based club. While continuing his coaching duties, he remained an active player during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons, regularly featuring in the R-League A Division.

Honours Player

University of Rajasthan AIU All India Inter University Football Championship: 2016 Rajasthan United I-League Qualifiers: 2021

Manager Dadra and Nagar Haveli Junior Girl's National Football Championship: 2022

Haryana Rajmata Jijabai Trophy runner-up: 2023–24 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy third place (bronze medal): 2024–25

Uttar Pradesh Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship Tier 2: 2025 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy third place (bronze medal): 2025–26 Dr. Talimeren Ao Trophy runners-up (Tier 2): 2025–26

HOPS Indian Women's League 2: 2026 AIFF U-17 Women’s Youth League:2026