Ashvin Balaruban

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Ashvin Balaruban
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
FC Thun
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2020 Luzern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Luzern U21 11 (1)
2020–2022 Luzern 8 (0)
2021–2022Kriens (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2024 Neuchâtel Xamax 33 (0)
2024– Thun 8 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Switzerland U15 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Ashvin Balaruban (born 8 August 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Thun.

Contents

Club career

On 17 June 2021, he joined Kriens on loan. [1]

On 5 July 2022, Balaruban signed with Neuchâtel Xamax. [2]

On 3 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with FC Thun. [3]

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Balaruban is of Tamil Sri Lankan descent. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2020. [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern U21 2019–20 1. Liga 800080
Luzern 2019–20 Swiss Super League 10000010
Career total9000000090
Notes

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    References

    1. "Mark Marleku bleibt und Ashvin Balaruban wechselt ins Kleinfeld" (in German). Kriens. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
    2. "BALARUBAN >>> XAMAX" (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
    3. "Update Kaderplanung: Vier Spieler neu beim FC Thun" (in Swiss High German). FC Thun. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
    4. Wyrsch, Daniel (17 January 2020). "FCL gelingt Hauptprobe für Rückrundenstart: 3:0-Testspielsieg gegen Rumänen von Gaz Metan". Luzerner Zeitung .
    5. Ashvin Balaruban at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2020.