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Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (born 15 September 2000), commonly known by the nickname Rinzuala, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Aizawl in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Serchhip, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aizawl | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Bengaluru B | ||
| 2019–2022 | Gokulam Kerala B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Chhinga Veng | ||
| 2023 | → Delhi (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Aizawl | 28 | (22) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 5 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of India | |||
Rinzuala played in the Subroto Cup, before being scouted by Bengaluru FC, which he represented at the U-16 and U-18 levels. He suffered an ACL injury in 2018, that kept him away of the game for 11 months.[citation needed]
Subsequently, he played three seasons for Gokulam Kerala reserves before returning home in 2022 to play for Chhinga Veng, that competed in the Mizoram Premier League. He recalled that it "was a decision that I felt I had to take" and that he "needed to come back home and start afresh".[1]
On 13 June 2023, I-League club Aizawl secured the services of Rinzuala, on a two-year deal.[2] On 29 October, he made his debut for the club in the 2023–24 I-League campaign against Mohammedan SC, in a 2-1 away loss.[3][4] On 14 November, Rinzuala scored three goals in a 1–3 win over NEROCA, which was his first professional hat-trick.[5][6] On 28 March, Rinzuala netted twice in a 4–0 win over Churchill Brothers. In this process, he broke the record for most goals scored by an Indian footballer in a single season of the I-League, with 14 goals, overtaking Sunil Chhetri and Mohammed Rafi.[7][8]
Rinzuala was born in the streets of Serchhip, a town in his home state of Mizoram. His father, who was a driver, passed away in 2016, before his elder brother died in an accident the following year. His mother started a chicken farm after that, which sustained his family since.[9]
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