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{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|09|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Serchhip]], [[Mizoram]], India
| height = 1.71 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs1 = [[Bengaluru FC Reserves and Academy|Bengaluru]]
| youthyears2 = 2019–2022
| youthclubs2 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy|Gokulam Kerala]]
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = [[Chhinga Veng FC|Chhinga Veng]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → [[Delhi FC|Delhi]] (loan)
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–2025
| clubs3 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
| caps3 = 40
| goals3 = 27
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 1
| club-update = 18:36, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia''' (born 15 September 2000), known as '''Rinzuala''', is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]].

== Club career ==
=== Youth career ===
Rinzuala played in the Subroto Cup, before being scouted by [[Bengaluru FC Reserves and Academy|Bengaluru FC]], which he represented at the U-16 and U-18 levels. He suffered an [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|ACL injury]] in 2018, that kept him away of the game for 11 months.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Subsequently, he played three seasons for [[Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy|Gokulam Kerala reserves]] before returning home in 2022 to play for [[Chhinga Veng FC|Chhinga Veng]], that competed in the [[Mizoram Premier League]]. He recalled that it "was a decision that I felt I had to take" and that he "needed to come back home and start afresh".<ref>{{cite web|title=Return to the Roots: Rinzuala determined to leave his mark on the I-League top scorers' charts|url=https://i-league.org/return-to-the-roots-rinzuala-determined-to-leave-his-mark-on-the-i-league-top-scorers-charts|publisher=i-league.org|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403125908/https://i-league.org/return-to-the-roots-rinzuala-determined-to-leave-his-mark-on-the-i-league-top-scorers-charts/|archive-date=3 April 2024|date=3 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Aizawl ===
==== 2023–24 season ====
On 13 June 2023, [[I-League]] club [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]] secured the services of Rinzuala, on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome Lalrinzuala to The People's Club|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cta7O1-JtGh/|date=13 June 2023|website=@aizawlfc}}</ref> On 29 October, he made his debut for the club in the [[2023–24 I-League]] campaign against [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]], in a 2-1 away loss.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohammedan 2-1 Aizawl|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/29/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/aizawl-fc/4258524/|website=soccerway|date=29 October 2023|access-date=31 March 2024|archive-date=31 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331133208/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/29/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/aizawl-fc/4258524/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING CLUB START THEIR I-LEAGUE CAMPAIGN WITH A 2-1 WIN OVER AIZAWL FC|url=https://www.parallelsports.in/news/mohammedan-sporting-club-start-their-i-league-campaign-with-a-2-1-win-over-aizawl-fc|date=29 October 2023|website=parallelsports.com|access-date=31 March 2024|archive-date=31 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331133209/https://www.parallelsports.in/news/mohammedan-sporting-club-start-their-i-league-campaign-with-a-2-1-win-over-aizawl-fc|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 November, Rinzuala scored three goals in a 1–3 win over [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]], which was his first professional hat-trick.<ref>{{cite web|title=NEROCA 1-3 Aizawl|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/14/india/i-league/neroca/aizawl-fc/4258544/|website=soccerway|date=14 November 2023|access-date=2 April 2024|archive-date=17 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117194000/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/14/india/i-league/neroca/aizawl-fc/4258544/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lalrinzuala's second half hat-trick gives Aizawl the win against NEROCA|url=https://i-league.org/lalrinzualas-second-half-hat-trick-gives-aizawl-the-win-against-neroca/|date=14 November 2023|website=i-league.org|access-date=2 April 2024|archive-date=2 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402190255/https://i-league.org/lalrinzualas-second-half-hat-trick-gives-aizawl-the-win-against-neroca/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 March, Rinzuala netted twice in a 4–0 win over [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]. In this process, he broke the record for most goals scored by an Indian footballer in a single season of the I-League, with 14 goals, overtaking [[Sunil Chhetri]] and [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Mohammed Rafi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl 4-0 Churchill Brothers|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/28/india/i-league/aizawl-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/4258531/|website=soccerway|date=28 March 2024|access-date=2 April 2024|archive-date=30 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330151803/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/28/india/i-league/aizawl-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/4258531/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I-League: Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia breaks Sunil Chhetri's record; scores most goals in single edition|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-i-league-lalrinzuala-most-goals-202403|date=28 March 2024|website=khelnow.com|access-date=29 March 2024|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329215802/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-i-league-lalrinzuala-most-goals-202403|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 April 2025, it was reported that Rinzuala will move to the top-tier [[Indian Super League]] next season, after agreeing terms with [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lalrinzuala set for move to NorthEast United|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/lalrinzuala-set-for-move-to-northeast-united/articleshow/120289363.cms|date=15 April 2025|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref>

=== NorthEast United ===
On 1 June 2025, [[Indian Super League]] club [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] confirmed the signing of Rinzuala.<ref>https://x.com/NEUtdFC/status/1929123440591589882</ref>

== Personal life ==
Rinzuala was born in the streets of [[Serchhip]], a town in his home state of [[Mizoram]]. His father, who was a driver, died in 2016, before his elder brother died in an accident the following year. His mother started a chicken farm after that, which sustained his family since.<ref>{{cite web|title=Return to the Roots: Rinzuala determined to leave his mark on the I-League top scorers' charts|url=https://i-league.org/return-to-the-roots-rinzuala-determined-to-leave-his-mark-on-the-i-league-top-scorers-charts|publisher=i-league.org|access-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403125908/https://i-league.org/return-to-the-roots-rinzuala-determined-to-leave-his-mark-on-the-i-league-top-scorers-charts/|archive-date=3 April 2024|date=3 April 2024}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 5 April 2025}}<ref>{{soccerway|lalrinzuala-lalbiaknia/938492}}</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"|National cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Chhinga Veng FC|Chhinga Veng]]
|2022–23
|[[Mizoram Premier League]]
|colspan="2" |– || colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||colspan="2" |–
|-
|[[Delhi FC|Delhi]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 I-League 2nd Division|2022–23]]
|[[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]]
|2||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||2||0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|{{nowrap|[[2023–24 I-League|2023–24]]}}
|[[I-League]]
|20||15|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||20||15
|-
|[[2024–25 I-League|2024–25]]
|I-League
|20||12|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||20||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!40!!27!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!40!!27
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!42!!27!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!42!!27
|}
{{notelist}}

== Honours ==

'''Delhi FC'''
* [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]]: [[2022–23 I-League 2nd Division|2022–23]]

'''NorthEast United'''
* [[Durand Cup]]: [[2025 Durand Cup|2025]]

'''Individual'''
* Most goals scored by an Indian in a [[I-League]] season – 15 goals

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerway|lalrinzuala-lalbiaknia/938492}}
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/57916?type=club Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia profile] at AIFF

{{Aizawl F.C. squad}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Footballers from Mizoram]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Aizawl FC players]]
[[Category:Chhinga Veng FC players]]
[[Category:Delhi FC players]]
[[Category:Mizoram Premier League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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