| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Winger Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sabah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Selangor U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Negeri Sembilan | 21 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Selangor | ? | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 84 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sabah | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Malaysia U23 | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Malaysia | 74[1] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 20, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 14, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam[2] (born 15 September 1986)[3] is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger and also as right back for Malaysia Super League club Sabah.
He is one of the winning squad of the Malaysia national under-23 football team in the 2009 SEA Games Football Gold medal.[4] He had played for the Malaysian national football team, and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their pre-season tour of the Far East.[5] Kunanlan is known for his fast and speedy style of football. He loves to take on defenders with his pace.
Club career
Selangor
He started with Selangor President Cup Team. He joins Selangor FA for the 2013 Malaysia Super League after 6 years season with Negeri Sembilan FA. He made his debut on 8 January 2013 and scored his first Selangor FA goal, against his former club Negeri Sembilan FA 1–0. After that, Kunanlan added his second goal against Terengganu FA 2–1 to help Selangor FA to get three points in third game week. On 9 March 2013, he scored against Johor Darul Takzim FC in 4 minutes first half to win 4–1 in victory and have a third goal in 2013 Malaysia Super League season.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
He joins The Southern Tigers for 2015 season.
International career
In November 2010, Kunanlan 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.
In July 2011, he played for Malaysia XI in the matches against Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC who were on their pre-season tours, which a Malaysia XI lost 0–4 against Arsenal and later lost 3–6 to Liverpool. They also lost to Chelsea FC 0–1.
On 14 July 2016, Kunanlan announced his retirement from international football after 74 international caps.[6]
International goals
Under-23
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 December 2009 | Vientiane, Laos |  Cambodia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2009 SEA Games |
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League[lower-alpha 1] | Cup | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Negeri Sembilan | 2009 | Malaysia Super League | ? | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | 5 | |
| 2010 | Malaysia Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ||
| 2011 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Malaysia Super League | ? | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | 2 | ||
| Total | 21 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| Selangor | 2013 | Malaysia Super League | ? | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | Malaysia Super League | ? | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | ? | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2015 | Malaysia Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 145 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 105 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 175 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Including Malaysia Charity Shield
- ↑ Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
Honours
Club
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Negeri Sembilan
International
- 2009 SEA Games: Gold
- 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup: Winner
- 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup: Runner Up
References
- ↑ Kunanlan Subramaniam International Caps & Goals
- ↑ S. Kunalan Archived 4 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 7 April 2010
- ↑ FAM, true name S. Kunanlan, retrieved 7 April 2010
- ↑ SEA Games shocker: Malaysia defeats Thailand to make semis, The Malaysian Insider Archived 5 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑ "Michael spoils day for Malaysians". The Star (Malaysia). 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ↑ Sah Kunanlan juga bersara – Utusan Malaysia, 14 July 2016.
- ↑ S. Kunanlan at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
- S. Kunanlan at Soccerway