V. Ruventhiran

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V. Ruventhiran
Personal information
Full name Ruventhiran a/l Vengadesan [1]
Date of birth (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2011 CIMB-MBSA
2012–2016 CIMB-YFA Bintang Muda
2017–2018 MISC-MIFA
2019–2020 Selangor III & IV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Petaling Jaya City 38 (3)
2023– Selangor 10 (0)
International career‡
2022– Malaysia U23 4 (1)
2022– Malaysia 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Men's football
King's Cup
Runner-up 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 10, 2023

Ruventhiran a/l Vengadesan (born 24 August 2001), simply known as V. Ruventhiran, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for Malaysia Super League side Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Klang, Selangor, Ruventhiran began playing football at the age of 5 at a small academy. He then moved to CIMB-MBSA, CIMB-YFA, and finally he went to Bayern Munich to represent CIMB by participating in Alliance League. [2] Ruventhiran continued his journey by joining MISC-MIFA for a year and later played for Belia Selangor before joining the Petaling Jaya City under-19 and progressing to the under-21.

Petaling Jaya City

At the end of 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Ruventhiran was assigned the number 19 shirt and simultaneously made his professional and club debut on 7 March 2021 in a league match against Perak. [3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Penang on 18 April 2021. [4] [5]

In two years along with the main team, he made 41 appearances and recorded two goals and three assists. [6]

Selangor

On 18 December 2022, Ruventhiran rejoin his former club Selangor, following departure of PJ City from a part in professional football. [7] [8]

International career

Senior

On 20 May 2022, Ruventhiran was called up to join the Malaysia national team for the first time, ahead of two friendly matches against Brunei on 27 May 2022 and Hong Kong on 1 June 2022. [9] [10] He made his international debut for the senior team against Brunei, where he was substituted in the 62nd minute of a 4–0 win. [11]

He was a part of the squad to represent for 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches, which helping guide senior team to the final tournament. [12] On 23 November 2022, he was named in Malaysia's preliminary 41-man squad for the 2022 AFF Championship, [13] being included in the final 23-man squad for the tournament. [14] [15]

He is the one of few players to play AFF tournament two times in a year.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023 [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Petaling Jaya City 2021 Malaysia Super League 1620051—213
2022 Malaysia Super League2212010—251
Total383206100464
Selangor 2023 Malaysia Super League1001020—130
2024–25 Malaysia Super League0000000000
Total100102000130
Career total483308100594

International

As of match played 10 January 2023 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 202260
202330
Total90

Honours

Malaysia U22

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