Gunashekar Vignesh

{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}

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| fullname = Gunashekar Vignesh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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| currentclub = Bengaluru United

| clubnumber = 30

| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 2008–2011

| clubs1 = Pune

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| clubs2 = Chirag United Kerala

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| clubs3 = South United

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| clubs4 = Bharat

| caps4 = 11

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| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Delhi Dynamos

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| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Ozone

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| years9 = 2019

| clubs9 = Bangalore Eagles

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| years10 = 2020–

| clubs10 = Bengaluru United

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Gunashekar Vignesh (born 30 September 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru United in the I-League 2nd Division.

Career

Born in Karnataka, Bangalore, Vignesh began his career with I-League club Pune before moving to Chirag United Kerala in 2011. After spending a season in Kerala, Vignesh signed with South United.{{cite news|title=Kedari Redekar Football Tournament: South United emerges as the winner|url=http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/11/|access-date=22 March 2018|work=GCS Stars|date=20 November 2012}} After spending time with South United, Vignesh returned to the I-League, signing with Bharat. After spending a season with Bharat, Vignesh signed for Ozone of the Bangalore Super Division.{{cite news|title=Ozone releases just one player for Santosh Trophy|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/663604/ozone-releases-just-one-player.html|access-date=22 March 2018|work=Deccan Herald|date=9 March 2018}}

On 22 March 2018, Vignesh was captain of the Karnataka squad for the Santosh Trophy as they defeated Goa in their first match. He also scored the first goal for his state in the 54th minute as Karnataka won 4–1.{{cite news|last1=Sarangi|first1=Y.B.|title=Santosh Trophy: Karnataka bounces back to best Goa|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/santosh-trophy-karnataka-bounces-back-to-best-goa/article23325520.ece|access-date=22 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=22 March 2018}}

In 2019, Vignesh played for Bangalore Eagles in the Bangalore Super Division.{{cite news |last1=Ashwath |first1=Deepak |title=Minor scare for Eagles' Vignesh after an awkward fall during the match |url=https://www.timesofmedia.com/minor-scare-for-eagles-vignesh-after-an-awkward-fall-during-the-match-1900.html |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=Times of Media |date=18 December 2019}} A few months later, Vignesh began playing for Bengaluru United in the I-League 2nd Division.{{cite news |title=FC Bengaluru United dent FC Goa reserves in opener |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/fc-bengaluru-united-dent-fc-goa-reserves-in-opener/ |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=Navhind Times |date=30 January 2020}} For the 2019–20 season, Vignesh was the captain of Bengaluru United.

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