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Malaysian footballer (born 1989) In this Indian name, the name Kandasamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gurusamy.

Gurusamy Govandar
Personal information
Full name Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy
Date of birth (1989-01-11) 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 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
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2009 Football
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2011 Football
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 2010
*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.

PKNS

On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.

International career

He has played for the Malaysian national football team, 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.

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

As of 22 March 2017.
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

Selangor

International

Malaysia U-20

Malaysia U-23

Malaysia

References

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

External links

PKNS F.C. – current squad


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