Vimal Pariyar

Vimal Pariyar (born 7 March 1986) is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, he was trained at the Tata Football Academy before becoming professional at East Bengal. He also played for Mohammedan and Churchill Brothers. Pariyar also represented India internationally, earning 2 caps in 2005.

Club career Born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, Pariyar began his career at the Tata Football Academy in Jharkhand. While playing for Tata, Pariyar also represented both Jharkhand and West Bengal in the Santosh Trophy. During the 2006–07 tournament, Pariyar scored 4 goals in West Bengal's opening match against Rajasthan on 14 September and then 3 goals against Madhya Pradesh on 18 September.

After graduating from the Tata Football Academy, Pariyar signed with National Football League side East Bengal. 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 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 Churchill Brothers. Pariyar's only goal with Churchill Brothers came on 11 March 2010 against Viva Kerala. 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 Tata Football Academy, Pariyar was selected to the India under-20 side which participated in the 2004 South Asian Games. He started 3 matches as India managed to reach the final. 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. Pariyar scored a brace for India in their first match against Afghanistan as India won 2–0. He then scored another goal in India's next match against the Philippines as the match ended 1–1. India were soon knocked out in the quarter-finals by Nepal.

Honours

India U20 South Asian Games Silver medal: 2004