K. Gurusamy
Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy (born 11 January 1989) is a Malaysian football player who last plays for Malaysia Super League club PKNS. Gurusamy plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder.
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| Full name | Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Petaling Jaya City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Harimau Muda | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Harimau Muda A | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Selangor | 53 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sarawak | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | PKNS | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Petaling Jaya City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Malaysia U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Malaysia U21 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Malaysia U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Malaysia | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Selangor
For the 2012 Malaysia Super League, Gurusamy officially joined Selangor. He joined the team at the same time that his older brother, Depan Sakwati were transferred from Selangor to Sarawak.[1]
PKNS
On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.[2]
International career
He has played for the Malaysian national football team,[3] and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their pre season tour of the Far East. He is a first cousin of Ranjith Gurusamy who plays hurling and football for the Cork senior teams in Ireland and who has represented the Irish national team at underage level.[4][5]
In November 2010, Gurusamy 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 July 2018.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Selangor | 2012 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 4 | ||
| Sarawak | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| PKNS | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 22 March 2017.[7]
| Malaysia national team | ||||
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| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | ||
Honours
References
- Wan Fakhrul Bakar (31 December 2011). "'Guru' sekadar mahu penuhi hajat (Berita Harian)". Berita Harian. Selangorfc.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- "PKNS FC umum 10 muka baharu termasuk dua bekas pemain Sarawak". Sarawakcrocs.com. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- "Malaysia: K. Gurusamy". goal.com. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- "Michael spoils day for Malaysians". The Star. Malaysia. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- Samuel, Eric. "Macheda, Owen strike early to kill off Malaysian hopes". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- "K. Gurusamy". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Gurusamy, Kandasamy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 4 January 2018.