Ruivah Hormipam

Ruivah Hormipam (born 25 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters and the Indian national team.

Ruivah Hormipam
Personal information
Full name Ruivah Hormipam
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001
Place of birth Shongran, Manipur, India
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 4
Youth career
2017–2018 SAI
2018–2019 Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Punjab 14 (0)
2019–2020 → Indian Arrows (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Kerala Blasters 14 (0)
National team‡
2019 India U20 1 (0)
2021– India U23 1 (0)
2022– India 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Youth and early career

Ruivah hails from Somdal,Village, Ukhrul District, Manipur and has been playing football since his early childhood. He joined Minerva Punjab FC in 2018 and went on to establish himself as a regular for their youth team.

He was central to the dominant Minerva Punjab side that won their maiden Hero Elite League (U-18) title in the 2018–19 season.

Ruivah joined Indian Arrows on loan from Punjab FC in November 2019 and made his professional debut for the side in their first match of the season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played the entire match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[1] Ruivah played 14 matches for the Arrows during the 2019–20 I-League.[2]

He returned to RoundGlass Punjab FC for the 2020–21 I-League after the end of his loan spell at Arrows.[3]

Kerala Blasters

On 8 April 2021, Hormipam joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal.[4][5] He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2021 against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, by coming in as a substitute for Abdul Hakku, who suffered an injury during the match.[6] He played his next Durand Cup match against Bengaluru on 15 September, where he received a red card and the Blasters lost match 2–0 against the arch-rivals.[7] Hormipam made his ISL debut with the club on 19 December 2021 against the defending champions Mumbai City FC in a 3–0 victory.[8] He made seven clearances, five interceptions, five tackles and won every ground duel he participated in the match against Mumbai City and was appreciated by the media for his performance in his ISL debut.[9] In the match against Jamshedpur FC on 10 February 2022, Hormipam was met with a head-clash with the goalkeeper, and was stretched-out of the game.[10][11] Two days later, the Blasters gave a statement on his injury, where it was confirmed that he has sustained a nasal bone fracture and has undergone a surgery.[12] On 26 February, he came back to the pitch in the derby match against Chennaiyin FC,[13] which they won 3–0.[14] His performance in the Blasters' 0–1 victory against Jamshedpur on 11 March in their first leg of the semi-final match earned him the man of the match award.[15] He was then awarded with ISL's 'Emerging Player of the Month' award for his performance in the month of March,[16] and was also voted as the 'Hero of the Month' by the fans and experts for the same month.[17]

International career

After a fine season with Minerva Punjab, Hormipam was called up by the Indian U-18 side. He was part of the Indian team that won the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship held at Nepal.[18]

In 2021, Hormipam was included in the final squad of the India U-23 team that participated in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[19]

In March 2022, Hormipam was called up for the national squad by coach Igor Štimac ahead of India's two friendly matches against Bahrain and Belarus.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played till 30 March 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsApps GoalsAppsGoals! AppsGoals
Punjab 2019–20 I-League 0000——00
2020–21 I-League 140———140
Total 140———140
Indian Arrows (loan) 2019–20 I-League 140———140
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 140——2[lower-alpha 1]0160
Career total 420000020440
  1. Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours

Minerva Punjab

Kerala Blasters

India U18

Individual

  • Indian Super League Hero of the Month: March 2022[24]

References
  1. "Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  2. "RoundGlass Punjab FC Aims I-League 2020-21 Title – Hormipam Ruivah". footballexpress.in. 18 December 2020.
  3. "Ruviah Hormipam playing for Roundglass punjab FC". footballexpress.in. 20 December 2020.
  4. "Young Indian Defender Hormipam Ruivah joins Kerala Blasters FC". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. "Kerala Blasters sign defender Hormipam Ruivah on three-year deal". Khelnow. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. "Kerala Blasters begin Durand Cup with comfortable win over Indian Navy". Khel Now. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  7. Y.B.Sarangi. "Durand Cup 2021: Bengaluru FC defeats Kerala Blasters 2-0". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  8. Guha, Sayantan. "Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC - Who won yesterday's ISL 2021-22 match?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. "Hormipam Ruivah steals headlines in ISL 2021-22 Team of Gameweek 7". Khel Now. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. "Ivan Vukomanovic believes poor decisions cost his side three points". Khel Now. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  11. "കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് പ്രതിരോധതാരത്തിനു സീസൺ മുഴുവൻ നഷ്‌ടമായേക്കാമെന്ന് പരിശീലകൻ വുകോമനോവിച്ച്". 90min.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  12. "Injury Update : Hormipam Ruivah". Kerala Blasters FC. 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  13. "Ratings: Diaz, Luna excel as Kerala Blasters win against Chennaiyin FC". Khel Now. 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  14. "ISL: Diaz hits brace as Kerala Blasters crush Chennaiyin". OnManorama. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  15. "Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  16. "Kerala Blasters FC's Ruivah Hormipam wins the Emerging Player of the Month award for March 2022". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  17. "Hero of the Month". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  18. Huileng, Reisang Madridista. "Destine For Greatness: The Rise Of Hormipam Ruivah. | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  19. "Indian colts up for the long haul". The Indian Express. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  20. "7 new faces as Stimac names final list of 25 for friendlies in Bahrain". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  21. Ruivah Hormipam at Soccerway
  22. "Kerala Blasters sign defender Hormipam Ruivah on three-year deal". Khel Now. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  23. "ISL Final 2021-22 Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Highlights: Hyderabad defeats Kerala 3-1 on penalties to lift maiden ISL title". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  24. "Ruivah Hormipam wins the March Hero of the Month award!". Indian Super League. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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