Nidhin Lal
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nidhin Lal
| image =
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| fullname = Nidhin Lal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = chayoth Kerala, India
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| currentclub = Minerva Punjab
| clubnumber = 22
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2011–2017
| clubs1 = Mumbai
| caps1 = 33
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = →Chennaiyin FC (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = Shillong Lajong
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = Minerva Punjab
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
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| pcupdate = 11 February 2018
| ntupdate =
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Nidhin Lal (born 25 December 1990 in Kerala) is a former Indian footballer who most recently played for Minerva Punjab in the I-League.{{soccerway|a-nidhinlal/314865}}
Career
=Mumbai=
Nidhin has played for Tamil Nadu and stood 3rd in the Santosh Trophy. He has played for Clubs such as Indian Bank and Pune F.C. In the summer of 2011 he signed with Mumbai F.C. of the I-League and made his first team debut in the I-League against Mohun Bagan on 6 November 2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69224/mumbai-fc-vs-mohun-bagan/report | title = Mumbai FC 1-5 Mohun Bagan – The Mariners Take Their Revenge By Putting Five Past The Hapless Mumbaikars | accessdate = 6 November 2011 | publisher = goal.com}}
=Chennaiyin FC=
In July 2015 Lal was drafted to play for Chennaiyin FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.{{cite web|last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |accessdate=10 July 2015}}
Legal issues
In January 2020, Lal was arrested by police in Vasco for running a prostitution parlour alongside Shyni Joseph.{{cite web |last1=Waris |first1=Sarah |title=Former ISL footballer arrested for running prostitution racket |url=https://thebridge.in/isl-footballer-arrested-for-running-prostitution-racket/ |website=The Bridge |accessdate=17 February 2020}} The pair were granted bail later in the month.{{cite web |title=Former footballer, aide get bail|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/former-footballer-aide-get-bail/articleshow/73711540.cms |website=Times of India}}
Career statistics
=Club=
: Statistics accurate as of 11 July 2015
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|International !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!C S !Apps !C S !Apps !C S !Apps !C S | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Mumbai | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
Apps = Appearances || C S = Clean Sheets