Shivan Pillay

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Shivan Pillay
Personal information
Full name Shivan Pillay a/l Asokan
Date of birth (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kuala Krai, Malaysia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Perak
Number 8
Youth career
2016–2020 PKNS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 PKNS 2 (0)
2020–2021 Selangor II 23 (0)
2021 Selangor 1 (0)
2022 Petaling Jaya City 17 (0)
2023– Perak 19 (1)
International career
2017–2020 Malaysia U19 16 (4)
2018– Malaysia U23 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2021

Shivan Pillay a/l Asokan (born 7 December 2000) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Perak. [1] [2]

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Early life and career

Shivan was born into a Tamil-Malaysian family, in Kuala Krai, Kelantan. Pillay is of Chindian (Tamil/Chinese) descent through his mother. [3]

Pillay attended Sri KDU Secondary School in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In 2016, Pillay participated in, and went on to win, Telekom Malaysia's Mencari Ramli 5 football reality show. [4] [5] As one of the 15 winners of the show, Pillay won the chance to participate in an intensive football coaching session in Manchester, England.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Club

PKNS

International

Malaysia U19

Endorsements

Pillay has been an Adidas Malaysia ambassador since 2019. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Kenali Pemain Skuad Malaysia Di AFC U19 - Pertahanan". Football Association of Malaysia. 17 October 2018.
  2. "Shivan gunning for first team action, Olympics qualification". Goal. 17 February 2019.
  3. Laporan Khas: Realiti Shivan Pillay Asokan | Bola Sepak B19 Negara | Astro Arena , retrieved 2 June 2022
  4. "WINNERS OF MENCARI RAMLI 5 UNVEILED!". www.tm.com.my. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "TM umum 15 peserta 'Mencari Ramli 5'". Berita Harian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. "Shivan Pillay gunning for PKNS FC first team action, Malaysia U-23 Olympics qualification | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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