Bineesh Balan

Bineesh Balan

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Personal information
Full name	Bineesh Thottunkal Balan
Date of birth	(1989-01-01) 1 January 1989
Place of birth	Thrissur, Kerala, India
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Churchill Brothers
Number	35
Youth career
2004-2008	TFA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Churchill Brothers	49	(14)
2014–	Pune
International career
	India U14
	India U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2014

Bineesh Thottunkal Balan (born 1 January 1989) is an Indian footballer who plays as Attacking Midfielder for Pune FC in the I-League.

Career

Early career

Bineesh started his career very early at his school days playing for Panampally Nagar School, Ernakulam and winning a lot of awards and appreciations. He represented his district Thrissur and Kerala at sub junior levels.

He made a lot of good performances at Tata Football Academy after joining them in 2004. He was top scorer in the JRD Cup, Jharkhand League and many more competitions and has captained the Academy. He managed to score an impressive 19 goals from 7 matches in Jharkhand League for TFA.

This consistent performances led him to the Goan giants Churchill Brothers S.C. who captured him in 2009.

He has represented India U14 and India U19 levels and has played in many major tournaments like Wales International Soccer Tournament, England and has scored against the youth teams of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Airhot United.

Churchill Brothers

Balan started his career with Churchill Brothers S.C. during the I-League 2010-11 season. That season he played in 12 matches while scoring in six of them.

External links

• Bineesh Balan at Soccerway
• Bineesh Balan at goal.com