Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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PKNS FC | ||
Number | 29 | ||
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 FA | 68 | (9) |
2016 | Sarawak FA | 19 | (1) |
2017– | PKNS FC | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Malaysia U19 | 16 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Malaysia U21 | 17 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Malaysia U23 | 4 | (0) |
2009– | Malaysia | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 12, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 24, 2017 |
Kandasamy Gurusamy also known as K. Gurusamy (born 11 January 1989) is a Malaysian national football player, who plays for PKNS FC in Malaysia Super League.
He has 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. 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.
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.
For the 2012 Malaysia Super League, K. Gurusamy officially joined Selangor FA. He joined the team at the same time that his older brother, K. Depan Sakwati were transferred from Selangor to Sarawak FA.