Gurusamy Govandar
Personal information
Full name Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy
Date of birth (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989
Place of birth Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Petaling Jaya City
Number 77
Youth career
2002–2008 Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Harimau Muda 26 (7)
2010–2011 Harimau Muda A 14 (3)
2012–2015 Selangor 53 (4)
2016 Sarawak 9 (1)
2017–2019 PKNS 42 (0)
2020–2022 Petaling Jaya City 25 (1)
International career
2008–2009 Malaysia U19 16 (0)
2009–2010 Malaysia U21 17 (0)
2009–2012 Malaysia U23 4 (0)
2009–2013 Malaysia 14 (0)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first placeSea Games 2009Football
Gold medal – first placeSea Games 2011Football
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
WinnerAFF Suzuki Cup 20102010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2017

Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy (born 11 January 1989) is a Malaysian football player who plays and captains for Malaysia Super League club Petaling Jaya City. Gurusamy plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder.

Club career

Selangor

For the 2012 Malaysia Super League, Gurusamy officially joined Selangor. He joined the team at the same time that his older brother, Depan Sakwati were transferred from Selangor to Sarawak.[1]

PKNS

On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.[2]

International career

He has played for the Malaysian national football team,[3] and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their preseason tour of the Far East. He is a first cousin of Ranjith Gurusamy who plays hurling and football for the Cork senior teams in Ireland and who has represented the Ireland national team at underage level.[4][5]

In November 2010, Gurusamy was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 September 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Selangor 2012 Malaysia Super League 91000091
2013 Malaysia Super League 0200006002
2014 Malaysia Super League 90200030140
2015 Malaysia Super League 1312050201
Total534405090714
Sarawak 2016 Malaysia Super League 911000101
Total91100000101
PKNS 2017 Malaysia Super League 1101030150
2018 Malaysia Super League 1503160241
2019 Malaysia Super League 1602100181
Total420629000572
Petaling Jaya City 2020 Malaysia Super League 9191
2021 Malaysia Super League 1600000160
Total251000000251
Career Total0000000000

    International

    As of 22 March 2017.[7]
    Malaysia national team
    YearAppsGoals
    200910
    201010
    201120
    201240
    201360
    Total140

    Honours

    Club

    Selangor

    International

    Malaysia U-23

    Malaysia

    References

    1. Wan Fakhrul Bakar (31 December 2011). "'Guru' sekadar mahu penuhi hajat (Berita Harian)". Berita Harian. Selangorfc.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
    2. "PKNS FC umum 10 muka baharu termasuk dua bekas pemain Sarawak". Sarawakcrocs.com. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
    3. "Malaysia: K. Gurusamy". goal.com. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
    4. "Michael spoils day for Malaysians". The Star. Malaysia. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
    5. Samuel, Eric. "Macheda, Owen strike early to kill off Malaysian hopes". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
    6. "K. Gurusamy". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    7. "Gurusamy, Kandasamy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


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