Karthik Thulasi’s love for the game brought him to play in four different countries in the span of his career.
Karthik Thulasi still remembers knocking the football back and forth in his apartment building. The living room would become his ground, the sofa and coffee table became obstacles, and the table in the corner would become a goalpost.
The now 24-year-old football aspirant standing at the gates of La Liga laughs as he adds, “My mother smacked me on my head for breaking everything from window shields to light bulbs, and shattering even her precious porcelain.”
Born and brought up in the Sultanate of Oman, he aspired to be a professional footballer. His love for the game brought him to play in four different countries in the span of his career. Currently playing for La Liga’s Rayo Vallecano Development Squad, he began like any other football fan, but with a lot more fire!
“The game spellbinds me with the multitude of prospects that lie ahead of me – the need to thrive and achieve still burning deep,” he says.
Karthik studied at Indian School Nizwa, Oman. Besides playing for the school football team, he started his career playing with FC Nizwa, a native football club in the country. Continuing his graduation in Muscat, he was rooted in his passion for the sport and persistently played for several other clubs in Oman. Soon after graduating, he relocated to Kerala and joined training with Gokulam FC.
“I trained with Gokulam (FC) for a while and everything was going fine. I wanted a leap in my career and decided to join Universidad Europea de Madrid, well known as Real Madrid University. The decision opened the door to my all-time dream,” he says.
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