Lalrinzuala was a part of the
AIFF Elite Academy and Bethlehem Vengthlang of the
Mizoram Premier League before signing with
Chennaiyin of the
Indian Super League. He joined the AIFF Elite Academy in 2012. In early 2016, Lalrinzuala was one of five young footballers to be sponsored on their training stint with
Metz in France.
Chennaiyin After impressing Chennaiyin's first-team staff in pre-season, he was included in the squad for the season. He made his professional debut for the team on 2 October 2016 in their opening match against
Atlético de Kolkata. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for
Nallappan Mohanraj as Chennaiyin drew the match 2–2. On 13 October 2016, in only his third appearance of his career, Lalrinzuala was awarded the "Emerging Player of the Match" award after Chennaiyin's 2–0 victory over
Goa. Lalrinzuala then earned the first assist of his career on 23 October against
Pune City. His long-ball to
Jeje Lalpekhlua was lobbed into the net by the
India international as Chennaiyin went on to draw the match 1–1. He was then awarded his second "Emerging Player of the Match" award in the next match against
Kerala Blasters. Chennaiyin drew that match 0–0 as Lalrinzuala ended his first month as a professional playing six matches and starting four of them. On 1 December 2016, after a rocky November, Lalrinzuala ended his first professional season with Chennaiyin by scoring his first professional goal from a free-kick in the 4th minute of their match against Goa. The goal gave Chennaiyin a 1–0 lead, which ended with Chennaiyin losing 5–4. Despite the defeat, Lalrinzuala was still praised for his performance and also earned his fourth Emerging Player of the Match award for the season. At the end of the season, Lalrinzuala was given plenty of praise for his performances with Chennaiyin. Chennaiyin assistant coach
Syed Sabir Pasha stated "Jerry is a boy with natural talent. I know him from a very long time and knew about his quality. He impressed Marco from the very first day of training. He has a great left foot and is very comfortable on the ball. He has improved his defending but most importantly he is a humble boy with great character. Even when he makes mistakes, he is not scared to continue playing his game. This is a very important attribute to have. He has a very bright future." The accolades continued to come in for Lalrinzuala as he was awarded the ISL Emerging Player of the Season award after the
ISL final on 18 December.
DSK Shivajians (loan) On 20 December 2016, after his debut season with
Chennaiyin, Lalrinzuala was loaned to
DSK Shivajians for the
I-League season. He made his debut for the side in their opening fixture of the season on 8 January 2017 against
Mumbai at the
Cooperage Ground. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for
Saša Kolunija as DSK Shivajians fell 1–0. At the end of the
I-League season, after playing 18 matches for DSK Shivajians, Lalrinzuala earned the Best Emerging Player of I-League award. On 8 May 2017, Lalrinzuala made his
Federation Cup debut for DSK Shivajians, starting in a 4–0 defeat against
Mohun Bagan. DSK Shivajians soon exited the tournament at the group stage and thus Lalrinzuala's loan with the club ended.
2017–18 season On 19 July 2017, it was announced that Lalrinzuala had been retained by
Chennaiyin for the
2017–18 season as a capped under-21 player. He started during the team's first match of the season against
Goa. He started at left-back for Chennaiyin as they were defeated 3–2. Despite the defeat, Lalrinzuala earned the ISL Emerging Player award for his performance against Goa. Lalrinzuala once again won the ISL Emerging Player award after Chennaiyin's very next match against
NorthEast United. Throughout the first month of the season, Lalrinzuala formed a formidable partnership with fellow defenders,
Ignacio Calderón,
Maílson Alves, and
Henrique Sereno, keeping two cleansheets from their first three matches. He continued his good start to the season on 3 December 2017 when Chennaiyin took on
Pune City. He started the match and helped Chennaiyin to keep a clean sheet as they won 1–0. He also earned the Hero of the Match award for his performance, his first time earning the Indian Super League top match award. At the end of the regular season, after Lalrinzuala had played in 17 of his side's 18 matches, Chennaiyin finished in second and thus qualified for a spot in the
ISL playoffs. He proceeded to start in both legs of Chennaiyin's semi-final match ups against
Goa. Chennaiyin won the tie 4–1 to enter into their second ever Indian Super League final. During the
final, Lalrinzuala started and helped his side secure a 3–2 victory over
Bengaluru at the
Sree Kanteerava Stadium. After his performance in the final, Lalrinzuala earned the Emerging Player of the Match award as he won his first piece of silverware in his career.
2019–20 season Jerry stayed at the Marina Arena for his 4th season. He was on the sidelines for the first half season after getting criticism for being very error-prone. He earned his left-back spot back after
Owen Coyle was appointed the new manager of the side, and played a crucial role in the team as Chennaiyin made a late resurgence and qualified for the playoffs on the final day. He got 2 assists in the semi-final first leg against
FC Goa, whom Chennai managed to win 4–1 at home against all the odds. However, he was unable to win the ISL trophy, as his side were beaten 3–1 by
ATK in the final. ==International career==