V. Ruventhiran

In this Indian name, the name Vengadesan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ruventhiran. The abbreviation "a/l" (anak lelaki) or "a/p" (anak perempuan), if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" in Malay respectively.

V. Ruventhiran

Ruventhiran in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ruventhiran a/l Vengadesan [1]
Date of birth	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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   Malaysia Men's football King's Cup Runner-up 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 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.

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]

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental [lower-alpha 3]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Petaling Jaya City	2021	Malaysia Super League	16	2	0	0	5	1	—		21	3
	2022	Malaysia Super League	22	1	2	0	1	0	—		25	1
	Total		38	3	2	0	6	1	0	0	46	4
Selangor	2023	Malaysia Super League	10	0	1	0	2	0	—		13	0
	2024–25	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	13	0
Career total			48	3	3	0	8	1	0	0	59	4

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League, AFC Champions League 2 and AFC Cup

International

As of match played 10 January 2023 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2022	6	0
	2023	3	0
Total		9	0

Honours

Malaysia U22

• Merlion Cup: 2023 ^[18]

References

1. "Team detail - Piala Presiden 2020 players". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. C.Y., Lee (14 February 2017). "Long road to Munich begins". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
3. "Perak vs. Petaling Jaya City". Soccerway. 7 March 2021.
4. Aznan, Syafiq (18 April 2021). "PJ City, Penang FC kongsi mata". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
5. "Petaling Jaya City vs. Penang". Soccerway. 18 April 2021.
6. "PJ City coach Maniam full of praise for youngster Ruventhiran". thestar.com.my. The Star. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
7. "Ruventhiran Officially Join Selangor FC". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
8. Johari, Firdaus (18 December 2022). "Ruventhiran kini milik Gergasi Merah". flashsukan.com.my. Flash Sukan. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
9. "Pan-gon calls up Ruventhiran and Shahrul". thestar.com.my. The Star. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
10. Lugard, Gary (20 May 2022). "Kim Pan-gon Panggil Ruventhiran Dan Shahrul Nizam Sertai Kem Latihan Harimau Malaya". semuanyabola.com. Semuanyabola. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
11. Azharie, Farah (27 May 2022). "Malaysia beat Brunei 4-0 in football friendly". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
12. Tan, Gabriel (14 June 2022). "At long last, Malaysia seal AFC Asian Cup return after 15-year absence". global.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
13. "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 29 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 29 NOVEMBER 2022". fam.org.my. FAM. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
14. Sulaiman (16 December 2022). "FAM Umum Senarai 23 Pemain Ke Piala AFF 2022, Tiada Nama Dion Cools". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
15. Arora, Mudeet (20 December 2022). "Malaysia AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out?". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
16. "V. Ruventhiran". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
17. "Ruventhiran Vengadesan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
18. "Malaysia juara Piala Merlion" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• V. Ruventhiran at Soccerway