Mukundan Maran

Mukundan Maran

Personal information
Full name	Mukundan Maran
Date of birth	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Singapore
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Balestier Khalsa
Number	1
Youth career
2017	Warriors FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Warriors FC	18	(0)
2021–2022	Hougang United	14	(0)
2023–	Balestier Khalsa	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 Feb 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 Apr 2024

Mukundan Maran (born 23 April 1998), also known as just Mukun, is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Club career

In 2017, Mukundan signed for S.League club Warriors FC. ^[5] A year later, he was promoted to the first team and made 21 appearances in the 2018 season at the age of 19. He made the semi-finals of the A Division, where he failed to keep out any penalties in the shootout against Catholic Junior College, following a 1-1 draw.

In January 2019, Mukundan served his compulsory National Service until December 2020.

Hougang United

On 4 January 2021, Mukundan joined Hougang United ahead of the 2022 season. He played in all three of the club's 2022 AFC Cup match fixtures at the Thống Nhất Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He pulled a couple of heroic saves against Laos club, Young Elephants which Hougang won the game 3–1. He went on to become the club's first choice keeper throughout the first half of the season.

On 19 November 2022, Mukundan won the 2022 Singapore Cup where it was the club's first ever piece of silverware.

International career

In September 2022, Mukundan was called up to the Singapore national team for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series tournament against Vietnam and India on 21 and 24 September. However, he didn't make any cap up till date due to his inconsistency and behaviour off the pitch.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2021. ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Warriors FC	2017	S.League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2018	Singapore Premier League	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		18	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
Hougang United	2021	Singapore Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2022	Singapore Premier League	14	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	17	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	21	0
Balestier Khalsa	2023	Singapore Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			34	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	42	0

Notes

Honours

Club

Hougang United

• Singapore Cup: 2022

References

1. "The Path Less Taken : Mukundan Maran's Journey To The Singapore National Team". soccerkakis.org. 28 September 2022.
2. "Back from NS, goalkeeper Mukundan Maran ready to prove his worth again". youthopia.sg. 16 April 2021.
3. "Goalkeepers shine before late drama at Hougang". tnp.sg. 14 May 2022.
4. "Isn't it time for the FAS to have a published selection policy for its national teams?". themonitor.sg. 16 June 2021.
5. Aziz, Sazali Abdul (2 November 2017). "Warriors' teen trio tipped for the S.League". The New Paper.
6. Mukundan Maran at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 February 2021.