S. Kunanlan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = S. Kunanlan

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|09|15}}

| birth_place = Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

| height = {{height|meter=1.68}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2007–2012

| clubs1 = Negeri Sembilan

| caps1 = ?

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = Selangor

| caps2 = 38

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2015–2024

| clubs3 = Johor Darul Ta'zim

| caps3 = 103

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2009–2017

| nationalteam2 = Malaysia

| nationalcaps2 = 74

[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kvPHU73fZ4sy9fzGuerbV3YPrmO1o9-v Kunanlan Subramaniam International Caps & Goals]

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = July 20, 2022

| nationalteam-update = July 14, 2016

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MAS}}}}

}}

Kunanlan a/l Subramaniam{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100204011143/http://www.soccerdata.net/SKunalan/23044898 S. Kunalan]}}, retrieved 7 April 2010 (born 15 September 1986)[http://fam.org.my/n.asp?id=57 FAM, true name S. Kunanlan]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, retrieved 7 April 2010 is a Malaysian former professional footballer who played as a right-back and also as winger. Kunanlan is known for his fast and speedy style of football. He loves to take on defenders with his pace.

Club career

=Negeri Sembilan=

Kunanlan started his professional career with Negeri Sembilan under the management of Wan Jamak Wan Hassan.[https://www.klik.com.my/item/document/9120765/bh---thu-12-2007-epg-060101-a-all 3 Tahun Tempoh Buat S. Kunalan] - EPG Berita Harian, 6 December 2007. He made his debut in a home match against Selangor during the 2007-08 Malaysia Super League. He scored his first goal in a 2-3 away win against Sarawak.[https://blis4.bernama.com/index.php?mod=articles&opt=la&cid=1&scid=5&aid=4526707 SARAWAK HUMBLED BY VISITORS N.SEMBILAN 2-3] - BERNAMA, 5 January 2008. With Negeri Sembilan, he won the 2009 and 2011 Malaysia Cup and the 2010 Malaysia FA Cup.

=Selangor=

Kunanlan joins Selangor for the 2013 Malaysia Super League after 6 years with Negeri Sembilan. He made his debut on 8 January 2013 and scored his first Selangor FA goal, against his former club Negeri Sembilan FA 1–0. After that, Kunanlan added his second goal against Terengganu FA 2–1 to help Selangor FA to get three points in third game week. On 9 March 2013, he scored against Johor Darul Takzim FC in 4 minutes first half to win 4–1 in victory and have a third goal in 2013 Malaysia Super League season.

=Johor Darul Ta'zim=

He joins Johor Darul Ta'azim (JDT) for 2015 season. He played more than 190 matches in all competition for JDT. He won 9 Malaysia Super League titles, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup in his 9 years with JDT. He described winning the AFC Cup in 2015 as the biggest achievement in his career.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8cDHMUqYM Ini mungkin musim terakhir saya dengan JDT kerana setiap perjalanan akan ada pengakhiran] - Flash Sukan, 17 December 2023.

International career

Kunanlan made his international debut in 2008 with Malaysia national under 23 team in a 1-1 draw against Maldives. In 2009, he earned his first official international caps in a friendly match against Kenya. He won the football gold medal with Malaysia national under-23 football team in the 2009 SEA Games.[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/sports/46236-sea-games-shocker-malaysia-defeats-thailand-to-make-semis SEA Games shocker: Malaysia defeats Thailand to make semis, The Malaysian Insider] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305140509/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/sports/46236-sea-games-shocker-malaysia-defeats-thailand-to-make-semis |date=5 March 2010 }}, retrieved 7 April 2010.

In 2010 Kunanlan selected as one of the overage players for the 2010 Asian Games.[https://semuanyabola.com/kenali-pemain-lebih-umur-yang-pernah-beraksi-buat-skuad-kebangsaan-dalam-saingan-sukan-asia/ Kenali Pemain Lebih Umur Yang Pernah Beraksi Buat Skuad Kebangsaan Dalam Saingan Sukan Asia] - Semuanya Bola, 6 May 2018. He was sent-off in a controversial group stage match against host China.[https://semuanyabola.com/duri-dalam-daging-3-pengadil-yang-pernah-menzalimi-harimau-malaya/ ‘Duri Dalam Daging’ – 3 Pengadil Yang Pernah ‘Menzalimi’ Harimau Malaya] - Semuanya Bola, 22 December 2022. In November 2010, he 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.

He also played for the Malaysia XI in summer 2009 against Manchester United in their pre-season tour of the Far East.{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/7/21/sports/4359883&sec=sports|title=Michael spoils day for Malaysians|date=19 July 2009|work=The Star (Malaysia)|access-date=11 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724071531/http://www.thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F7%2F21%2Fsports%2F4359883&sec=sports|archive-date=24 July 2009|df=dmy-all}} In July 2011, he played in the matches against Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC who were on their pre-season tours, which a Malaysia XI lost 0–4 against Arsenal and later lost 3–6 to Liverpool. They also lost to Chelsea FC 0–1.

On 14 July 2016, Kunanlan announced his retirement from international football after 73 international caps.[http://www.utusan.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/sah-kunanlan-juga-bersara-1.353362 Sah Kunanlan juga bersara] – Utusan Malaysia, 14 July 2016. He return in 2017 for his 74th cap which also his last appearances with Malaysia against Korea DPR at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

=International goals=

==Under-23==

class="wikitable"

! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

8 December 2009

Vientiane, Laos

2009 SEA Games

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|12 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|kunanlan-subramaniam/106526|accessdate=12 December 2023}}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League{{efn\|Including Malaysia Charity Shield}} !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|League Cup !colspan=2\|Continental{{efn\|Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League}} !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=6\|Negeri Sembilan \|2007-08	Malaysia Super League		8		0		3	colspan="2"\|—		11
2009	Malaysia Super League		5		1		2	colspan="2"\|—		8
2010	Malaysia Super League		0		3		0	colspan="2"\|—		3
2011	Malaysia Super League	21	1	1	0	11	2	colspan="2"\|—	33	3
2012	Malaysia Super League	23	2	1	0	6	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	2
colspan="2"\|Total\|\| \|\|16\|\| \|\|4\|\| \|\|7\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\| \|\|27
rowspan=3\|Selangor \|2013	Malaysia Super League	17	3	2	0	6	2	4	0	29	5
2014	Malaysia Super League	21	1	1	0	8	0	5	0	35	1
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|38\|\|4\|\|3\|\|0\|\|14\|\|2\|\|9\|\|0\|\|64\|\|6
rowspan=10\|Johor Darul Ta'zim \|2015	Malaysia Super League	19	0	1	0	6	0	11	0	37	0
2016	Malaysia Super League	19	0	6	0	2	0	8	0	35	0
2017	Malaysia Super League	18	2	3	0	9	1	6	0	36	3
2018	Malaysia Super League	17	0	1	0	8	1	5	0	31	1
2019	Malaysia Super League	15	0	0	0	8	0	5	0	28	0
2020	Malaysia Super League	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
2021	Malaysia Super League	9	0	colspan="2"\|—	5	0	4	0	18	0
2022	Malaysia Super League	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
2023	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|103\|\|2\|\|11\|\|0\|\|39\|\|2\|\|42\|\|0\|\|195\|\|4
colspan="3"\|Career Total\|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|