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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hormipam Ruivah
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Hormipam Ruivah
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Somdal|Shongran]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| clubnumber = 4
| position = [[Centre back]]
| youthyears1 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs1 = [[Sports Authority of India|SAI]]
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs2 = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = [[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = →[[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps3 = 14
| years3 = 2021–
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam3 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 19:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 19:45, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
}}

'''Hormipam Ruivah''' (born 25 January 2001) is an [[India|Indian]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back|defender]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] and the [[India national football team|Indian national team]].

==Club career==
===Youth and early career===
Ruivah hails from [[Somdal]] Village in the [[Ukhrul District]] of [[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 [[Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]] side that won their maiden [[Elite League (India)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/06/india/i-league/aiff-xi/gokulam/3183692/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Ruivah played 14 matches for the Arrows during the [[2019–20 I-League]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=RoundGlass Punjab FC Aims I-League 2020-21 Title – Hormipam Ruivah |url=https://footballexpress.in/roundglass-punjab-fc-aims-hero-i-league-hormipam-ruivah/ |website=footballexpress.in |date=18 December 2020}}</ref>

He returned to RoundGlass Punjab FC for the [[2020–21 I-League]] after the end of his loan spell at Arrows.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ruviah Hormipam playing for Roundglass punjab FC| url=https://footballexpress.in/roundglass-punjab-fc-aims-hero-i-league-hormipam-ruivah/ |website=footballexpress.in |date=20 December 2020}}</ref>

===Kerala Blasters===
On 8 April 2021, Ruivah joined [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters FC]] on a three-year deal which keep him upto 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Young Indian Defender Hormipam Ruivah joins Kerala Blasters FC|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/young-indian-defender-hormipam-ruivah-joins-kerala-blasters-fc|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 April 2021|title=Kerala Blasters sign defender Hormipam Ruivah on three-year deal|url= https://khelnow.com/football/isl-kerala-blasters-sign-hormipam-ruivah|website=Khelnow|access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2021 against [[Indian Navy (football club)|Indian Navy]] in the [[Durand Cup]], by coming in as a substitute for [[Abdul Hakku Nediyodath|Abdul Hakku]], who suffered an injury during the match.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-09-11|title=Kerala Blasters begin Durand Cup with comfortable win over Indian Navy|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2021-kerala-blasters-vs-indian-navy-match-report/|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref> He played his next Durand Cup match against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] on 15 September, where he received a red card and the Blasters lost match 2–0 against the [[South Indian Derby|arch-rivals]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Y.B.Sarangi|title=Durand Cup 2021: Bengaluru FC defeats Kerala Blasters 2-0|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2021-bengaluru-fc-starts-with-a-win-over-kerala-blasters-indian-football/article36477948.ece|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref> Hormipam made his ISL debut with the club on 19 December 2021 against the defending champions [[Mumbai City FC]] in a 3–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|last=Guha|first=Sayantan|title=Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC - Who won yesterday's ISL 2021-22 match?|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-mumbai-city-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-who-won-yesterday-s-isl-2021-22-match|access-date=2021-12-19|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-12-21|title=Hormipam Ruivah steals headlines in ISL 2021-22 Team of Gameweek 7|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-team-of-gameweek-seven-totw/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-02-10|title=Ivan Vukomanovic believes poor decisions cost his side three points|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-jfc-kbfc-ivan-vukomanovic-post-match-press-conference/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് പ്രതിരോധതാരത്തിനു സീസൺ മുഴുവൻ നഷ്‌ടമായേക്കാമെന്ന് പരിശീലകൻ വുകോമനോവിച്ച്|url=https://www.90min.com/in/posts/kerala-blasters-coach-says-ruivah-hormipam-could-miss-rest-of-the-season|access-date=2022-02-12|website=90min.com|language=en-IN}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-02-12|title=Injury Update : Hormipam Ruivah|url=https://keralablastersfc.in/injury-update-hormipam-ruivah/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Kerala Blasters FC}}</ref> On 26 February, he came back to the pitch in the derby match against [[Chennaiyin FC]],<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-02-26 |title=Ratings: Diaz, Luna excel as Kerala Blasters win against Chennaiyin FC |url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-kerala-blasters-chennaiyin-fc-player-ratings/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Khel Now |language=en-US}}</ref> which they won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISL: Diaz hits brace as Kerala Blasters crush Chennaiyin |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/02/26/isl-match-report-kerala-blasters-versus-chennaiyin-goa-versus-mumbai-city.html |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=OnManorama}}</ref> Hormipam eventually formed a formidable and successful partnership with [[Marko Lešković]] and emerged as one of the best centre back pairs in the league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Soumik |date=2022-03-25 |title=Kerala Blasters: 'I just want to keep learning,' says Ruivah Hormipam |url=https://thebridge.in/football/indian-football-i-just-want-to-keep-learning-says-kerala-blasters-defender-ruivah-hormipam-30267 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref> His performance for the Blasters' 0–1 victory against Jamshedpur on 11 March in the first leg of the [[2021–22 Indian Super League playoffs|semi-final]] earned him the man of the match award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/44482-jamshedpur-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Indian Super League |language=en}}</ref> He was then awarded with ISL's 'Emerging Player of the Month' award for his performance in the month of March,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Blasters FC’s Ruivah Hormipam wins the Emerging Player of the Month award for March 2022 |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/kerala-blasters-fcs-ruivah-hormipam-wins-the-emerging-player-of-the-month-award-for-march-2022 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Indian Super League |language=en}}</ref> and was also voted as the 'Hero of the Month' by the fans and experts for the same month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hero of the Month |url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/player-of-the-month |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Indian Super League |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
After a fine season with Minerva Punjab, Hormipam was called up by the [[India national under-20 football team|Indian U-18]] side. He was part of the Indian team that won the [[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship]] held at Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huileng|first=Reisang Madridista|title=Destine For Greatness: The Rise Of Hormipam Ruivah. {{!}} IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup|url=https://iftwc.com/destine-for-greatness-the-rise-of-hormipam-ruivah/|access-date=2021-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2021, Ruivah was included in the final squad of the [[India national under-23 football team|India U-23]] team that participated in the [[2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-11-03|title=Indian colts up for the long haul|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/indian-colts-up-for-the-long-haul-7603455/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In March 2022, Ruivah was called up for the national squad by coach [[Igor Štimac]] ahead of [[India national football team|India]]'s two friendly matches against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] and [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]].<ref>{{cite news|title=7 new faces as Stimac names final list of 25 for friendlies in Bahrain|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/7-new-faces-as-stimac-names-final-list-of-25-for-friendlies-in-bahrain|access-date=21 March 2022|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=21 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323072947/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/7-new-faces-as-stimac-names-final-list-of-25-for-friendlies-in-bahrain|archive-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> He made his debut against Belarus on 26 March.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |title=India vs Belarus: India loses 0-3 to Belarus in second consecutive friendly defeat |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-vs-belarus-india-loses-second-friendly-in-a-row-with-a-0-3-loss-to-belarus/article38462356.ece |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|matches played till 30 March 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|rv-hormipam/645960}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps
!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!
!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|[[2019–20 Punjab FC season|2019–20]]
|[[I-League]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|I-League
|14||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!14||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|[[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
|[[2019–20 Indian Arrows season|2019–20]]
||I-League
|14||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|{{nowrap|[[2021–22 Kerala Blasters FC season|2021–22]]}}
|[[Indian Super League]]
|14||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=dc|Appearances in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0||16||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!42!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!44!!0
|}

{{notelist}}

== Honours ==
'''Minerva Punjab'''
* [[Elite League (India)|Elite League]]: [[2018–19 Indian Elite League|2018–19 ]]<ref name="kn">{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-kerala-blasters-sign-hormipam-ruivah|title=Kerala Blasters sign defender Hormipam Ruivah on three-year deal|date=8 April 2021|access-date=12 March 2022|publisher=Khel Now}}</ref>

'''Kerala Blasters'''
* [[Indian Super League]] runner-up: [[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite web |title=ISL Final 2021-22 Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Highlights: Hyderabad defeats Kerala 3-1 on penalties to lift maiden ISL title|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-live-hyderabad-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-hfc-vs-kbfc-ogbeche-luna-sahal-live-isl-score/article38459123.ece/amp/ |publisher=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=23 March 2022 |archive-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323035850/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-live-hyderabad-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-hfc-vs-kbfc-ogbeche-luna-sahal-live-isl-score/article38459123.ece/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

'''India U18'''
* [[SAFF U-18 Championship]]: [[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]]<ref name="kn"/>

'''Individual'''
* Indian Super League Hero of the Month: March 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruivah Hormipam wins the March Hero of the Month award!|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/videos/ruivah-hormipam-wins-the-march-hero-of-the-month-award|publisher=Indian Super League|date=20 April 2022|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Blasters FC squad}}

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[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
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