5 lesser known footballers of Indian origin

Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor is the only Indian origin player playing in a top league in Europe at the moment

#2 Aman Verma

Aman Verma
Aman Verma is slowly carving a niche for himself at Torquay United (Picture: The One League Football Paper)

Aman Verma started his youth career with current Premier League champions Leicester City but he failed to break into the first team following which he was eventually released from the club. After this, he played for Bedworth United and Conference North side, Redditch United, for varying time periods. He rejoined Leicester in 2008 and was handed a six-month contract before receiving a one-year contract extension.

However, he did not play for Leicester as he was immediately sent out on loan to Crewe Alexander. The midfielder was eventually included in the Leicester senior squad in 2010 but he remained an unused substitute in the match. After being released by Leicester in 2011, he played for Histon and Floriana (Maltese Premier League) for a year each.

He currently plays for Torquay United, an association football club based in Devon that plays in the National League. Verma has, since his loan contract there, been offered a permanent deal owing to his prowess and elegance at the centre of the park.

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