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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{For|the people with similiar name|Vineeth (name list)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = C.K.Vineeth
| image = File:Ck vineeth.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Vineeth with [[Kerala Blasters]]
| fullname = Chekiyot Kizhakkeveettill Vineeth
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|5|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]/[[Forward (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC]]
| clubnumber = 0
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Chennai Customs
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Kerala State Electricity Board|KSEB Football Club]]
| years1 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United]]
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = [[United S.C.|Prayag United]]
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| caps4 = 47
| goals4 = 13
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = → [[Kerala Blasters]] (loan)
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = → [[Kerala Blasters]] (loan)
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = [[Kerala Blasters]]
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = → [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (loan)
| caps8 = 6
| goals8 = 1
| clubs9 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| goals9 = 8
| years9 = 2019–2020
| caps9 = 13
| years10 = 2020–2021
| clubs10 = [[SC East Bengal]]
| caps10 = 2
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–
| clubs11 = [[Roundglass Punjab FC|Roundglass Punjab]]
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| club-update = 12:57, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 14 December 2020
}}

'''Chekiyot Kizhakkeveettill Vineeth''' (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as '''C. K. Vineeth''', is an Indian professional [[Football player|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder|striker]] for [[RoundGlass Punjab FC]] in [[I-League]].

==Personal life==
Born in [[Kannur]] district in the state of [[Kerala]], he studied in JNV, [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] and [[alma mater]] [[S. N. College, Kannur]]. He was the football team [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of [[S. N. College, Kannur]] and he was also the General captain of college union and represented as the candidate of [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI).

==Career==

===Chirag United Kerala===
Vineeth made his debut for [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United Kerala]] in the [[I-League]] during the [[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]] season after starting his amateur career with Chennai Customs and Kerala State Electricity.<ref name="Vineeth Bengaluru">{{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC complete CK Vineeth swoop from United Sports Club|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/01/30/4582093/bengaluru-fc-complete-ck-vineeth-swoop-from-united-sports|work=Goal.com|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal of his career during his debut.<ref name="Vineeth Bengaluru"/> During the [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]] season, Vineeth scored eight goals for Chirag Kerala.<ref name="CK Vineeth">{{cite web|title=CK Vineeth|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/c-vineeth/214453/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===United Sports Club===
Before the [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]] season, Vineeth signed for [[United S.C.|United SC]] (then Prayag United) of the [[I-League]]. Vineeth made his debut for the club on 7 October 2012 against [[Air India FC|Air India]]. He played 82 minutes and scored a goal as United SC won, 5–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNITED VS. AIR INDIA 5 – 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/07/india/i-league/chirag-united-sc/air-india/1394149/|work=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref> Vineeth scored a hat-trick later that season against Air India on 2 February 2013 as United SC won 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=AIR INDIA VS. UNITED 1 – 4|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/02/india/i-league/air-india/chirag-united-sc/1395228/|work=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref> Vineeth went on to score seven goals that season, the most among all Indian players.<ref name="Vineeth Bengaluru"/>

===Bengaluru FC===
On 30 January 2014, it was announced that Vineeth had been released by [[United S.C.|United SC]] due to financial difficulties and then signed for [[Bengaluru FC]], the new direct-entry [[I-League]] side, for the remainder of the season.<ref name="Vineeth Bengaluru"/> In his debut season with the club, he won the [[I-League]], as the club was declared winner after defeating [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]].

Bengaluru would extend his contract after an impressive half season. He signed a two-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season 2014–15 season, which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2016–17 I-League season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyngdoh, Walker pen new Bengaluru FC deals |url=http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=186 |work=[[Bengaluru FC]] |date=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618214545/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=186 |archive-date=18 June 2015 }}</ref> He was with the team when the team won their maiden Federation Cup title.

In [[2015–16 I-League|2015-16 I-League]] season, he scored 4 times in the league, thus helping his team win the league title for the second time in 3 years.

His brace against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in the finals of [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|2016-17]] [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] final won his team their second title in 4 years.

===Kerala Blasters===

On July 2015 Vineeth was drafted to play for [[Kerala Blasters FC]] in the [[2015 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{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 |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> However, he had a poor season as he was hardly chosen, and Kerala Blasters ended up last in the table.
In 2016, Vineeth could only start playing for the Blasters in the eighth game as he was playing the AFC Cup with Bengaluru FC. He
had his first appearance as an 85th-minute substitute against [[FC Goa]], where he scored a 95th-minute winner to help the team record a 2–1 win against FC Goa. In his next match, he scored 2 goals in the 85th and 87th minute respectively to help Blasters win against [[Chennaiyin FC]] 3–1.
Vineeth scored several crucial goals to guide his team to the finals, where they were defeated by Atletico de Kolkata on penalties. He ended the campaign as the top Indian goalscorer with 5 goals from 9 matches.

==== 2017–2018 ====
On 5 July 2017 it was announced that Vineeth had been retained by the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18 ISL season]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tennyson|first1=Rayson|title=Kerala Blasters retain CK Vineeth|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/kerala-blasters-retain-ck-vineeth/articleshow/59452491.cms|access-date=14 December 2017|work=Times of India|date=5 July 2017}}</ref> He made his first appearance for the club during the first match of the season against [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] on 17 November 2017. Vineeth started and played 80 minutes as the match ended 0–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Blasters 0-0 ATK|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/17/india/indian-super-league/kerala-blasters/atletico-de-kolkata/2597812/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> On 3 December 2017, in the team's third match of the season against [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]], Vineeth was sent off after being issued two yellow cards within nine minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Blasters 1-1 Mumbai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/03/india/indian-super-league/kerala-blasters/mumbai-city/2597759/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> On his return from suspension, Vineeth scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory for the Kerala Blasters over [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Blasters 1-0 NorthEast United|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/15/india/indian-super-league/kerala-blasters/northeast-united/2597767/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Chennaiyin FC (loan)===

Vineeth later moved to [[Chennaiyin FC]] on loan from [[Kerala Blasters]] and also participated in the [[2019 AFC Cup|AFC Cup 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/cohennaiyin-fc/story/3757851/ck-vineeth-and-halicharan-narzary-join-chennaiyin-fc-on-loan-from-kerala-blasters|title=Vineeth, Narzary join Chennaiyin on loan from Kerala Blasters|date=2019-01-24|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>
Vineeth made 13 appearances for Chennayin, including 7 in the [[2019 AFC Cup|AFC Cup 2019]]. He also played in the [[2019 Indian Super Cup|Hero Super Cup 2019]] final against [[FC Goa]], which he lost 2-1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/super-cup-final-2019-fc-goa-chennaiyin-fc-score-live-streaming-corominas-edu-bedia-thapa-ck-vineeth-brandon-updates-commentary/article26830391.ece|title=Super Cup final: FC Goa wins first trophy after beating Chennaiyin 2-1|date=13 April 2019|website=SPORTSTAR|language=en|access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

===East Bengal===

On May 2020, Vineeth shifted his base from [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] to [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kolkata giants East Bengal rope in CK Vineeth, Rino Anto |url=https://thebridge.in/football/kolkata-giants-east-bengal-rope-ck-vineeth-rino-anto/ |date=12 May 2020|access-date=16 October 2020|work=The Bridge}}</ref>

==International==
Vineeth made his international debut for [[India national football team|India]] on 6 February 2013 against [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] in an international friendly, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for [[Clifford Miranda]] as India lost 4–2.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=India 2–4 Palestine: The Blue Tigers capitulate in second half to hand second string Al-Fursan a vital win|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/101457/india-vs-palestine/report?ICID=OP|work=Goal.com|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club statistics===
{{updated|1 January 2021}}<ref name="CK Vineeth"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[United S.C.|Chirag Kerala]]
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011-12]]
|rowspan="1"|[[2011–12 I-League|I-League]]||21||8||0||0||—||—||—||—||21||8
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[United S.C.|Prayag United]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|rowspan="2"|I-League||23||7||0||0||—||—||—||—||23||7
|-
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
||14||2||0||0||—||—||—||—||14||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Prayag United Total
!37!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!37!!9
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Bengaluru FC season|2013–14]]
|rowspan="4"|I-League||7||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||7||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|[[2014–15 Bengaluru FC season|2014–15]]
||18||3||3||0||3||0||5||1||29||4
|-
|[[2015–16 Bengaluru FC season|2015–16]]
||14||4||2||1||—||—||4||2||20||7
|-
|[[2016–17 Bengaluru FC season|2016–17]]
||15||7||3||2||—||—||10||1||28||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Bengaluru Total
!54!!14!!8!!3!!3!!0!!19!!4!!84!!21
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] (loan)
|[[2015 Kerala Blasters FC season|2015]]
|rowspan="4"|[[2015 Indian Super League season|Indian Super League]]||9||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||9||0
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Blasters FC season|2016]]
||9||5||—||—||—||—||—||—||9||5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|[[2017-18 Kerala Blasters FC season|2017–18]]
||14||4||1||0||—||—||—||—||15||4
|-
|[[2018-19 Kerala Blasters FC season|2018–19]]
||10||2||0||0||—||—||—||—||10||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Kerala Blasters Total
!42!!11!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!11
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (loan)
|[[2018-19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|rowspan="3"|Indian Super League||6||1||5||2||—||—||7||1||18||4
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2019-20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
||10||1||0||0||—||—||—||—||10||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|[[2020-21 SC East Bengal season|2020–21]]
||2||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||2||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!172!!44!!14!!5!!3!!0!!26!!5!!216!!54
|}

===International stats===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[India national football team|India national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|2013||3||0
|-
|2015||3||0
|-
|2017||1||0
|-
!Total||7||0
|}
''Statistics accurate as of match played 17 February 2014''

== Honours ==

===Club===
; Bengaluru FC
* [[I-League]]: Winner (2) : [[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Bengaluru-FC-crowned-champions-on-I-League-debut/articleshow/34058479.cms|title=Bengaluru FC crowned champions on I-League debut - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> [[2015–16 I-League|2015—16]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/04/17/22432752/bengaluru-fc-are-the-champions-of-i-league-2015-16-claim|title=Bengaluru FC are the champions of I-League 2015-16, claim their second title in three years - Goal.com|date=2016-04-15|work=Goal.com|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: Winner (2) : [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dempo-take-on-bengaluru-fc-in-fed-cup-final/522225-5-21.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114004642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dempo-take-on-bengaluru-fc-in-fed-cup-final/522225-5-21.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-01-14|title=News18.com: CNN News18 Latest News, Breaking News India, Current News Headlines|website=News18|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|2016-17]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/19429641/bengaluru-fc-win-federation-cup|title=As it happened: Bengaluru FC win Federation Cup|work=ESPN|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>
; Kerala Blasters FC
* [[Indian Super League]]: Runner-up (1) : [[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
; Chennaiyin FC
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]: Runner-up (1) : [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-19148-ck-vineeth-profile Indian Super League Profile]

{{SC East Bengal squad}}

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