Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy (born 11 January 1989) is a Malaysian football player who plays and captains for Malaysia Super League club Petaling Jaya City. 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 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Petaling Jaya City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Petaling Jaya City | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Malaysia U19 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Malaysia U21 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Malaysia U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Malaysia | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Selangor edit
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 edit
On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.[2]
International career edit
He has played for the Malaysian national football team,[3] and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their preseason 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 Ireland 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 edit
Club edit
- As of match played 12 September 2021[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 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Petaling Jaya City | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
International edit
- 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 edit
Club edit
Selangor
International edit
Malaysia U-23
- 2009 SEA Games: Gold
- 2011 SEA Games: Gold
Malaysia
References edit
- ^ 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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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