S. Kunanlan

Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam[2] (born 15 September 1986)[3] is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

In this Indian name, the name Subramaniam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kunanlan.
S. Kunanlan
Personal information
Full name Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam
Date of birth (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Place of birth Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 12
Youth career
2003–2005 Selangor U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Negeri Sembilan
2012–2014 Selangor
2015– Johor Darul Ta'zim 84 (2)
International career‡
2008–2009 Malaysia U23 16 (1)
2009–2017 Malaysia 74[1] (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Winner2009 Laos
AFF Championship
Winner2010 Indonesia & Vietnam
Runner-up2014 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

He is one of the winning squad of the Malaysia national under-23 football team in the 2009 SEA Games Football Gold medal.[4] He had played for the Malaysian national football team, and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their pre-season tour of the Far East.[5] Kunanlan is known for his fast and speedy style of football. He loves to take on defenders with his pace.

Club career

Selangor

He started with Selangor President Cup Team. He joins Selangor FA for the 2013 Malaysia Super League after 6 years season with Negeri Sembilan FA. 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 The Southern Tigers for 2015 season.

International career

In November 2010, Kunanlan 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.

In July 2011, he played for Malaysia XI 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 74 international caps.[6]

Under-23
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 December 2009Vientiane, Laos Cambodia
3–0
4–0
2009 SEA Games

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 October 2017[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[lower-alpha 1] Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Johor Darul Ta'zim2015Malaysia Super League000000140410
2016Malaysia Super League19060??08000
2017Malaysia Super League182309160363
Total0200000000
Career Total0000000000
  1. Including Malaysia Charity Shield
  2. Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Negeri Sembilan

International

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, retrieved 7 April 2010
  4. SEA Games shocker: Malaysia defeats Thailand to make semis, The Malaysian Insider Archived 5 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 7 April 2010.
  5. "Michael spoils day for Malaysians". The Star (Malaysia). 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  6. Sah Kunanlan juga bersara – Utusan Malaysia, 14 July 2016.
  7. S. Kunanlan at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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