Minerva Academy product Hormipam Ruivah got roped in by Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC earlier this month. The 20-year-old Manipuri defender made his move to God's own country after an excellent season under his belt for Roundglass Punjab FC in the Hero I-League 2020-21 season.

Hormipam became the first footballer from his village Somdal to join Minerva Academy in 2018 and he was an integral part of the Minerva U-18 side that won the maiden Hero Elite League in the 2018-2019 season.

Hormipam played 15 games and kept 13 clean sheets for the Warriors in the Elite League winning campaign and this sublime performance earned him a call-up to the Indian U-18 team.

Hormipam was part of the Indian team that won the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Nepal. He played 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets for the blue colts in the Championship.

Hormipam was loaned to the Indian Arrows side for the 2019-20 Hero I-League season and started 14 matches in defense.

The next season the Manipuri center back plied his trade for Punjab FC in the Hero I-League and made Nine appearances with Six starts and kept Seven clean sheets.

With this move, he became the fourth Minerva Academy product to make his move to Kerala Blasters FC after Jeakson Singh in 2018, Nongdamba Naorem in 2019, and Givson Singh in 2020.