S. Kunanlan

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S. Kunanlan
Personal information
Full name Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam
Date of birth (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012 Negeri Sembilan ? (16)
2013–2014 Selangor 38 (4)
2015–2024 Johor Darul Ta'zim 196 (4)
International career‡
2008–2010 Malaysia U23 18 (1)
2009–2017 Malaysia 74 [1] (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Winner 2009 Laos
AFF Championship
Winner 2010 Indonesia & Vietnam
Runner-up 2014 Singapore & Vietnam
*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 former professional footballer who played as a right-back and also as winger. Kunanlan is known for his fast and speedy style of football. He loves to take on defenders with his pace.

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Club career

Negeri Sembilan

Kunanlan started his profesional career with Negeri Sembilan under the management of Wan Jamak Wan Hassan. [4] He made his debut in a home match against Selangor during the 2007-08 Malaysia Super League. [4] He scored his first goal in a 2-3 away win against Sarawak. [5] With Negeri Sembilan, he won the 2009 and 2011 Malaysia Cup and the 2010 Malaysia FA Cup.

Selangor

Kunanlan joins Selangor for the 2013 Malaysia Super League after 6 years with Negeri Sembilan. 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 Johor Darul Ta'azim (JDT) for 2015 season. He played more than 190 matches in all competition for JDT. He won 9 Malaysia Super League titles, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup in his 9 years with JDT. He describe winning the AFC Cup in 2015 as the biggest achievement in his career. [6]

International career

Kunanlan made his international debut in 2008 with Malaysia national under 23 team in a 1-1 draw against Maldives. In 2009, he earned his first official international caps in a friendly mtach against Kenya. He won the football gold medal with Malaysia national under-23 football team in the 2009 SEA Games. [7]

In 2010 Kunanlan selected as one of the overage players for the 2010 Asian Games. [8] He was sent-off in a controversial group stage match against host China. [9] In November 2010, he 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.

He also played for the Malaysia XI in summer 2009 against Manchester United in their pre-season tour of the Far East. [10] In July 2011, he played 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 73 international caps. [11] He return in 2017 for his 74th cap which also his last appearances with Malaysia against Korea DPR at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

International goals

Under-23

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 December 2009 Vientiane, Laos Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
3–0
4–0
 2009 SEA Games

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 December 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague [lower-alpha 1] CupLeague CupContinental [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Negeri Sembilan 2007-08 Malaysia Super League 803—11
2009 Malaysia Super League 512—8
2010 Malaysia Super League030—3
2011 Malaysia Super League21110112—333
2012 Malaysia Super League2321060—302
Total1647—27
Selangor 2013 Malaysia Super League173206240295
2014 Malaysia Super League211108050351
Total3843014290646
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2015 Malaysia Super League1901060110370
2016 Malaysia Super League190602080350
2017 Malaysia Super League182309160363
2018 Malaysia Super League170108150311
2019 Malaysia Super League150008050280
2020 Malaysia Super League5000002070
2021 Malaysia Super League90—5040180
2022 Malaysia Super League1000101030
2023 Malaysia Super League0000000000
Total10321103924201954
Career Total

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Negeri Sembilan

International

Malaysia U23

Malaysia

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References

  1. ↑ Kunanlan Subramaniam International Caps & Goals
  2. ↑ S. Kunalan Archived 4 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 7 April 2010
  3. ↑ FAM, true name S. Kunanlan [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 7 April 2010
  4. 1 2 3 Tahun Tempoh Buat S. Kunalan - EPG Berita Harian, 6 December 2007.
  5. ↑ SARAWAK HUMBLED BY VISITORS N.SEMBILAN 2-3 - BERNAMA, 5 January 2008.
  6. ↑ Ini mungkin musim terakhir saya dengan JDT kerana setiap perjalanan akan ada pengakhiran - Flash Sukan, 17 December 2023.
  7. ↑ SEA Games shocker: Malaysia defeats Thailand to make semis, The Malaysian Insider Archived 5 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 7 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Kenali Pemain Lebih Umur Yang Pernah Beraksi Buat Skuad Kebangsaan Dalam Saingan Sukan Asia - Semuanya Bola, 6 May 2018.
  9. ↑ ‘Duri Dalam Daging’ – 3 Pengadil Yang Pernah ‘Menzalimi’ Harimau Malaya - Semuanya Bola, 22 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Michael spoils day for Malaysians". The Star (Malaysia) . 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  11. ↑ Sah Kunanlan juga bersara – Utusan Malaysia, 14 July 2016.
  12. ↑ S. Kunanlan at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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