Vishnu Puthiya Valappill

Vishnu Puthiya Valappill (born 24 December 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Club career East Bengal Vishnu signed for East Bengal in 2023 on a three-year contract and debuted in the 2023 CFL Premier Division against Railway FC on 9 August 2023. He scored his first goal for East Bengal against Police AC on 14 August in a 2–1 victory. Vishnu again scored against George Telegraph on 7 September in a 4–0 win and then Vishnu scored four goals in a single match against Kidderpore as East Bengal won 10–1 equalling the most goals ever scored in a Calcutta League match by the club. Vishnu was thus promoted and registered for the Indian Super League squad and on 4 October 2023, Vishnu made his senior league debut for East Bengal against Bengaluru in a 2–1 defeat at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium when he came on as a substitute for Naorem Mahesh Singh in the 88th minute of the match. Vishnu was also part of the 2024 Indian Super Cup winning squad, having played all five matches in the tournament as East Bengal became champions defeating Odisha in the final at the Kalinga Stadium. On 29 February, Vishnu scored his first ever goal in the Indian Super League when he scored the fifth fastest goal ever in the tournament within 32 seconds against Odisha in a 2–1 defeat at the Kalinga Stadium.

International career Vishnu was selected in the India U23 squad for the friendlies against Malaysia U23 in March 2024.

Career statistics Club

Honours East Bengal Indian Super League: 2025-26 Super Cup: 2024; runner-up: 2025–26 Calcutta Football League: 2024, 2025 IFA Shield runner-up: 2025