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Suhair Vadakkepeedika
Suhair with NorthEast United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Suhair Vadakkepeedika
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Mannarkkad, Kerala, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2014 Kerala
2015 United SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 United SC 10 (5)
2016–2017 Gokulam Kerala 1 (0)
2016–2017 Gokulam Kerala B 6 (5)
2017–2018 East Bengal 5 (5)
2018–2019 → Gokulam Kerala (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 Mohun Bagan 16 (2)
2020–2022 NorthEast United 38 (6)
2022–2024 East Bengal 26 (2)
2024– Gokulam Kerala 6 (0)
International career
2022– India 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Suhair Vadakkepeedika (born 27 July 1992), commonly known as VP Suhair, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Early life

Suhair was born on 27 July 1992 in Edathanattukara, Palakkad, Kerala. He is a product of United SC. He started his career playing for Calicut University and local clubs in Kerala. He also represented the Kerala football team in the National Games and the Santosh Trophy. Later he joined Kolkata outfit United SC and played in the Calcutta Football League.

Club career

I-League clubs

East Bengal signed him in December 2016. He scored a hat-trick in his first match against Rainbow AC. He suffered an ankle injury on the eve of East Bengal's season opener against Shillong. He ended the season without playing a single match and finally the club released him. Later, he joined Gokulam Kerala in March 2018.

On 3 June 2019, Suhair joined Mohun Bagan.

NorthEast United

On 30 September 2020, Suhair penned down a two–year deal with NorthEast United. Suhair scored 3 goals in 19 appearances for the Highlanders in 2020–21 Indian Super League season.

On 20 November 2021, Suhair scored his first goal in 2021–22 Season in a 1–2 lost against Chennaiyin. He scored his second goal of the season against SC East Bengal. On 21 December 2021, he opened the scoring just 1 min 42 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in NorthEast United history. In the end of the 2021–22 season Suhair scored four goals and provides two assists for the Highlanders.

International career

In March 2022, Suhair was called up for the national squad by coach Igor Štimac ahead of India's two friendly matches against Bahrain and Belarus.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 February 2023
Club Season League State league Cup Others AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United SC 2016 Calcutta Football League – 10 5 – – – 10 5
Gokulam Kerala 2016–17 I-League 7 5 – – – – 7 5
East Bengal 2017–18 0 0 5 5 – – – 5 5
Gokulam Kerala (loan) 2018–19 18 1 – – – – 18 1
Mohun Bagan 2019–20 16 2 11 3 5 2 4 1 – 36 8
NorthEast United 2020–21 Indian Super League 19 3 – – – – 19 3
2021–22 19 4 – – – – 19 4
Total 38 7 – – – – 38 7
East Bengal 2022–23 Indian Super League 18 2 – 2 0 – – 20 2
Career total 97 17 26 13 7 2 4 1 0 0 134 34
  1. ^ Appearances in the Durand Cup
  2. Appearance in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

References

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  2. "Kerala team for Santosh Trophy announced". Zee News. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "CFL: Suhair VP scores hat-trick as United SC tastes first victory – The Home of Indian Football™". thif-live.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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  5. "VP Suhair nets hat-trick as EB make a flying start_Have a long road ahea_says coach_Khalid". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. Dey, Sayak Dipta (17 November 2017). "I-League 2017/18 : What does the season have in store?". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. "চোটে কাবু সুহেইর, তবু দমছে না ইস্টবেঙ্গল [suhair got injured]". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. "Super Cup 2018: Gokulam Kerala FC sign East Bengal striker VP Suhair". goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. "Mohun Bagan sign goalkeeper Debjit, striker Suhair". timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. "NorthEast United sign ex-East Bengal & Mohun Bagan striker VP Suhair". Khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. "Suhair Scores the Fastest Goal for NorthEast United". latestly.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  12. "Kashmir's ace footballer Danish Farooq gets national team camp call up". www.thekashmirmonitor.net. The Kashmir Monitor. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. "7 new faces as Stimac names final list of 25 for friendlies in Bahrain". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. Suhair Vadakkepeedika at Soccerway

External links

East Bengal FC – current squad
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