Madhu Mohana

In this Indian name, the name Mohana is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Madhu.

Madhu Mohana

Personal information
Full name	Madhu M. Mohana [1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team	Balestier Khalsa
Number	6
Youth career
	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Young Lions	24	(1)
2011	Woodlands Wellington	27	(0)
2012–2015	LionsXII	80	(7)
2016	Warriors	18	(1)
2017	Tampines Rovers	17	(1)
2018	Negeri Sembilan	0	(0)
2018–2021	Tampines Rovers	60	(4)
2022–	Balestier Khalsa	38	(3)
International career‡
2012	Singapore U22	4	(1)
2013–2021	Singapore	33	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Singapore Sea Games Vientiane 2009 Football Naypyidaw 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Madhu M. Mohana (born 6 March 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Balestier Khalsa. He is known for his long throw-ins. ^{[2] [3]}

Education

Madhu graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2007. ^[4] He also studied a sports science and coaching diploma course at the International Sports Academy (ISA) and earned a scholarship for a sports management degree with ISA . ^[5]

Football career

Club career

Madhu began his football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009. He was one of the Young Lions players involved in an on-pitch fight with Beijing Guoan Talent players in their S.League match on 7 September 2010. He was charged by the Football Association of Singapore for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute and was banned for four months and fined S$1,000 for his part in the brawl. ^[6] Madhu signed with Woodlands Wellington for the 2011 S.League season.

In late 2011, it was announced that Madhu was selected to be part of the new LionsXII team competing in the Malaysia Super League. After the LionsXII disbanded in 2015, Madhu signed for Warriors for the 2016 S.League campaign. On 27 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Warriors FC against Geylang International FC in the RHB Singapore Cup.

In 2017, Madhu joined Tampines Rovers. He was released by the team prior to the start of season.

In early 2018, Madhu signed for Negeri Sembilan F.A., but he was again released by the team days before the start of 2018 Malaysia Super League season. ^[7] Madhu re-signed with Tampines Rovers in March the same year. He was released by Tampines Rovers at the end of the 2021 season. ^[5] He was offered contracts by Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs and also Thai League 2 clubs but rejected them. ^[5]

In April 2022, Madhu trained with SPL clubBalestier Khalsa and subsequently signed with Balestier in June. ^[5]

International career

Madhu was called up to the Singapore U22 squad which played in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made four appearances during the qualifying round and scored a goal against Timor-Leste.

Madhu was handed his international debut against Laos on 10 October 2013, starting as the team's right-back. ^[8]

Personal life

In 2022, Madhu started selling sunglasses via his own business, MadShades. ^[5]

Coaching career

In 2022, Madhu started a personalised football mentoring service MadKicks. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 Oct 2021. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2009	10	1	-	-	-	-	—		10	1
	2010	14	0	1	0	1	0	—		16	0
	Total	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	1
Woodlands Wellington	2011	27	0	0	0	1	0	—		28	0
	Total	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
Club	Season	Malaysia Super League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
LionsXII	2012 [10]	11	0	4	1	2	0	—		17	1
	2013 [11]	4	0	0	0	3	1	—		7	1
	2014 [12]	12	0	2	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2015	??	??	??	??	??	??	—		20	2
	Total	27	0	6	1	5	1	0	0	55	4
Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Warriors	2016	18	0	1	1	0	0	—		19	1
	Total	18	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
Tampines Rovers	2017	17	1	2	0	0	0	6	0	25	1
	Total	17	1	2	0	0	0	6	0	25	1
Club	Season	Malaysia Super League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
Negeri Sembilan FA	2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampines Rovers	2018	19	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2019	24	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	36	0
	2020	12	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	16	1
	2021	17	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	22	2
	Total	72	4	8	0	1	0	14	0	95	4
Balestier Khalsa	2022	17	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2023	21	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	3
	Total	38	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	47	3
Career Total		223	8	27	2	8	1	20	0	295	14

• Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

As of 5 March 2014

Singapore national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	2	0
2014	0	0
2015	10	0
2016	9	0
2017	7	0
Total	28	0

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League: 2013
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2015

Tampines Rovers

• Singapore Cup: 2019
• Singapore Community Shield: 2020

References

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