Global InformationVimal Yoganathan information
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Trelawnyd, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnsley | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| 2011–2013 | Prestatyn Town | ||
| 2014–2021 | Liverpool | ||
| 2021–2023 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Wales U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 25 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:38, 02 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Vimal Yoganathan (born 13 January 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Barnsley.[1] He is a Wales under-19 International and the first footballer of Sri Lankan Tamil descent to play for a professional club in the United Kingdom.[2][3]
- ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "17 year old Tamil footballer Yoganthan makes his professional UK debut for Barnsley FC". Thamarai. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Gibbs, Thom. "Vimal Yoganathan: From four-year-old tantrums to England's first Tamil footballer". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 1, 2023.