Selvan Anbualagan
{{Short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Indian name|Selvan|Anbualagan|notemalay=on}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = A. Selvan
| image =
| fullname = Selvan a/l Anbualagan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meter=1.63}}
| currentclub = Negeri Sembilan
| clubnumber = 16
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs1 = Negeri Sembilan
| years1 = 2020–
| clubs1 = Negeri Sembilan
| caps1 = 77
| goals1 = 6
| club-update = 12 May 2025
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Selvan a/l Anbualagan (born 5 November 2000) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Club career
=Negeri Sembilan=
He started his football career for the senior team in 2020 after being promoted to the Negeri Sembilan FC first team.{{Cite web |title=FAM - CMS |url=https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czoxNDoibmVnZXJpc2VtYmlsYW4iOw==/Y2020YLP |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=cms.fam.org.my}}
on 16 July 2022, he scored the only goal for Negeri Sembilan FC in a friendly against Buriram United. The Asean Charity Shield 2022 match was held at the Rainbow Stadium, Pattani. The single goal could not help Negeri Sembilan FC after the full result ended with 2-1 in favor of Buriram United.{{Cite web |last=Jalil |first=Mohd Amin |date=2022-07-17 |title=Jaring gol tunggal NSFC, suntik semangat Selvan |url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/bola-sepak/2022/07/862409/jaring-gol-tunggal-nsfc-suntik-semangat-selvan |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Harian Metro |language=en}}
Up until 2024–25 season, he has been with the Negeri Sembilan FC team for 6 years and has made 88 appearances and scored 10 goals.{{Cite web |title=Selvan sedia bergandingan dengan Eky {{!}} Harian Metro |url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/amp/arena/bola-sepak/2023/01/922206/selvan-sedia-bergandingan-dengan-eky |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.hmetro.com.my}}
For the 2025–26 season, Selvan continues with Negeri Sembilan, marking his sixth consecutive year with the club. His long-term presence reflects his strong commitment to the team as both a player and a local talent who began his journey through the club’s youth academy.{{Cite web |last=Jalil |first=Mohd Amin |date=2025-06-19 |title=Selvan sedia bentuk gandingan mantap bersama Luqman, Ariff di NSFC |url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/bola-sepak/2025/06/1231774/selvan-sedia-bentuk-gandingan-mantap-bersama-luqman-ariff-di-nsfc |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Harian Metro |language=en}}
International career
A. Selvan made his debut with the national U-23 squad during the qualifying match AFF U-23 Championship against Laos U-23 on February 8, 2022. Selvan managed to score his debut goal with the U-23 squad on (45 +1') extra time. However, the goal did not help the national under-21 squad when Laos managed to get 2 goals in the second half. The match ended with a 2-1 result.{{Cite web |title=AFF U23 Championship: Bounkong steals the show as Laos stun Malaysia 2-1 {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/aff-u23-championship-bounkong-laos-stun-malaysia-2-1/blt80b244f32f20ffe3 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web |title=Devan bangga Selvan sertai skuad Sukan Sea |url=https://www.msn.com/en-my/sport/other/devan-bangga-selvan-sertai-skuad-sukan-sea/ar-AAWkrLO |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=MSN |language=en-MY}}{{Cite news |date=February 13, 2022 |title=Shafi Azswad lengkapkan senarai skuad B-23 Maloney di Kemboja |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2022/02/922228/shafi-azswad-lengkapkan-senarai-skuad-b-23-maloney-di-kemboja |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{Updated|19 June 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Malaysia Cup !colspan=2|Malaysia FA Cup !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6" |Negeri Sembilan
|2020 |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021
|19 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |20 |1 | ||||||||
| 2022
|17 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |20 |1 | ||||||||
| 2023
|16 |2 |3 |0 |0 |0 |19 |2 | ||||||||
| 2024–25{{Cite web |title=Summary - Selvan Anbualagan - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/selvan-anbualagan/816641/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=int.soccerway.com}}
|15 |3 |4 |3 |0 |0 |19 |6 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!77 | 6 | 11 | 3||0||0||88||10 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|selvan-anbualagan/816641}}
- [https://www.flashscore.com.my/pemain/anbualagan-selvan/pjkXirGU/ Selvan] at flashscore.com.my
{{Negeri Sembilan FC squad}}
Category:Footballers from Negeri Sembilan
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Negeri Sembilan FC players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
Category:Malaysian people of Tamil descent
Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent
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