Gurusamy Kandasamy

Gurusamy Govandar
Personal information
Full name	Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy
Date of birth	11 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bunga Raya Damansara
Number	11
Youth career
2002–2008	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Harimau Muda
2010–2011	Harimau Muda A
2012–2015	Selangor
2016	Sarawak
2017–2019	PKNS
2020–2022	Petaling Jaya City
International career‡
2008–2009	Malaysia U19
2009–2010	Malaysia U21
2009–2012	Malaysia U23
2009–2013	Malaysia
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2017

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.

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 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

Club

As of match played 12 September 2021^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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
Sarawak	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

As of 22 March 2017.^[7]

Malaysia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	1	0
2010	1	0
2011	2	0
2012	4	0
2013	6	0
Total	14	0

Honours

Club

Harimau Muda

Malaysia Premier League : 2009

Selangor

Malaysia Cup : 2015

International

Malaysia U-20

AFF U-20 Youth Championship : 2007 runner-up

Malaysia U-23

SEA Games (2): 2009, 2011

Malaysia

AFF Championship : 2010

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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

Gurusamy Kandasamy at Soccerway
Profile at Selangor FA Official Website

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[1] 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.

[2] "PKNS FC umum 10 muka baharu termasuk dua bekas pemain Sarawak". Sarawakcrocs.com. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[goal.com-3] "Malaysia: K. Gurusamy". goal.com. Retrieved 11 January 2010.

[4] "Michael spoils day for Malaysians". The Star. Malaysia. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[5] 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.

[6] "K. Gurusamy". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[NFT-7] "Gurusamy, Kandasamy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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