K. Sarkunan
{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2017}}
{{Indian name|Sarkunan|Krishnansamy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = K. Sarkunan
| image =
| fullname = Sarkunan a/l Krishnansamy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|04}}
| birth_place = Kajang, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meter=1.70}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Central midfielder
|youthyears1 = 2016
|youthclubs1 = Selangor U21
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = Selangor
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Negeri Sembilan (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = January 05, 2023
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Sarkunan a/l Krishnansamy (born 4 August 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Club career
=Selangor=
Sarkunan started his career playing for Selangor youth team before being promoted into first team in December 2016.{{cite web|url=https://selangorfc.com/en/news/2694/Kenali%20Pemain%20Selangor%20%20K%20Sarkunan|title=Kenali Pemain Selangor: K. Sarkunan|website=selangorfc.com |publisher=Selangor FC|date=10 October 2019|access-date=10 October 2019}} Sarkunan made his debut for the club in a 3–1 win over Penang coming off from the bench on 28 October 2017.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/28/malaysia/super-league/pulau-pinang/selangor-fc/2391305|title=Pulau Pinang vs. Selangor|work=Soccerway|accessdate=13 January 2018}} On 1 September 2018, he scored his first professional goal against Pahang away with eventual 3–1 win in Malaysia Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2018/09/468799/selangor-sekat-hajat-pahang|title=Selangor sekat hajat Pahang|website=bharian.com.my |publisher=Berita Harian|date=1 September 2018|access-date=1 September 2018|first=Asrol|last=Awang}}
==Negeri Sembilan (loan)==
On 15 December 2021, Sarkunan joined Negeri Sembilan on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/bola-sepak/2021/12/788701/sarkunan-pilih-jang|title=Sarkunan pilih Jang|website=hmetro.com.my |publisher=Harian Metro|date=15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|first=Mohd Amin|last=Jalil}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 November 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/sarkunan-krishnansamy/452390 | title=Sarkunan Krishnansamy | work=Soccerway | accessdate=8 December 2017}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Continental1 !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Selangor
|2017 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|Malaysia Super League |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|Malaysia Super League |14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|Malaysia Super League |5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|Malaysia Super League |7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total||32||0||3||0||17||1||0||0||52||1 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="1"|Negeri Sembilan (loan)
|2022 |Malaysia Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career Total||32||0||3||0||17||1||0||0||52||1 |
1 Includes AFC Cup and AFC Champions League.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|452390}}
- [http://faselangor.my/player/sarkunan-krishnansamy Profile at faselangor.my]
{{Selangor FA squad}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Selangor
Category:Selangor F.C. players
Category:Negeri Sembilan FC players
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
Category:Malaysian people of Tamil descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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