Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Ashique Kuruniyan

Retain this article: As per the WP:NFOOTY, those who played in Tier 1 matches and professional leagues are notable. If the player is not within in these two criterion, the last clause (note) of the WP:NFOOTY if can be inferred that youth players may be considered notable if they can be shown to meet the wider requirements of WP:GNG (Note: For the purposes of this guideline, played means having appeared in a match either in the starting line-up or coming on as a substitute. Youth players are not notable unless they satisfy one of the statements above, or if they can be shown to meet the wider requirements of WP:GNG.).

I believe that the player mentioned in the article is well within the General notability guideline WP:GNG. 1. Significant coverage (news)

2.Reliable" sources with editorial integrity with verifiable evaluation of notability, per the reliable source guideline (The Hindu, Indian EXpress, Times of India and many other national, international and regional newspapers and portals (see news).

3. Sources: see above

4. Independent of the subject: majority of the news above are independent. --Baluperoth (talk) 10:39, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * All that coverage is routine because it is just about how he signed abroad with Villarreal... and it is with their C team. What he has done is nothing special, no offense. He is not the first Indian footballer to go abroad, he is not the first to sign for a team in Spain, and he has not even signed with Villarreal's first team but their C team. --ArsenalFan700 (talk) 12:32, 29 October 2016 (UTC)