Saravanan Thirumurugan

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Saravanan Thirumurugan
Personal information
Full name Saravanan a/l Thirumurugan
Date of birth (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Malaysia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kuala Lumpur City
Number 26
Youth career
2019 Selangor U21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Selangor II 22 (2)
2022Penang (loan) 18 (3)
2023– Kuala Lumpur City 6 (2)
International career
2022– Malaysia U23 2 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023

Saravanan a/l Thirumurugan (born 26 February 2001) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Malaysia national under-23 team.

Contents

Club career

Selangor II, Penang

Saravanan spent two seasons playing for Selangor II before being loaned to Penang in 2022. [1]

Kuala Lumpur City

On 19 February 2023, Saravanan signed a contract with Kuala Lumpur City. [2]

International career

Saravanan made one appearance in 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 April 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Selangor II 2020 Malaysia Premier League 8080
2021 Malaysia Premier League142142
Total222222
Penang (loan) 2022 Malaysia Super League 1833120234
Total1833120234
Kuala Lumpur City 2023 Malaysia Super League6200000000
Total6200000000
Career total0000000000

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