Kogileswaran Raj a/l Mohana Raj (born 21 September 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an winger or

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for

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club Chungbuk Cheongju and the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Sri Pahang

On 1 January 2016, Kogi signed for a

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side

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from Harimau Muda C on a free transfer. Under the management of

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, he made 27 appearances for the club and scored 3 goals for

from 2016 until 2019.

Petaling Jaya City

On 1 January 2020, Kogi joined a fellow

side

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. From 2020 until 2022 season, he made 46 appearances for the club and scored 8 goals for

Chungbuk Cheongju

On 10 January 2023, Kogileswaran signed a one-year contract with

side Chungbuk Cheongju and became first

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to play in

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International career

Malaysia U-16

On August 2013, Kogi was enlisted in Malaysia U-16 squad for the

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. He made 6 appearances and scored 2 goals for Malaysia U16. Both of the goals scored against Philippines U16. Malaysia ended up being the champion of

. From 2013 until 2014, Kogileswaran played for Malaysia U16 squad. Under the management of S. Balachandran, He made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals for Malaysia U16.

Malaysia U-19

From 2015 until 2016, Kogileswaran played for Malaysia U19 squad. Under the management of

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, he got selected for the squad. In those years, he made 5 appearances and didn't scored any goal for Malaysia U19.

Malaysia U-23

On 23 November 2017, Kogi was enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the

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. On 10 January 2018, he made his first appearance for the Malaysia U23, coming from the bench in the 72nd minute in a 1–4 defeat to

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at Changshu Stadium. On November 2020, Kogi was enlisted in Malaysia U-23 squad for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He made 4 appearances and scored 2 goals for Malaysia U23. One is against Singapore and one against Indonesia. Malaysia U23 ended their campaign on 4th placed in the group stage.

Malaysia

On 27 March 2018, Kogi made his first

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senior team debut against

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. He made his team debut after got subs in 89th minutes. He scored his first goal for

in a 1-3 win against

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group stage.

Personal life

He is also the cousin of Titus James Palani, who was a famous football sensation in Malaysia during the early 2000.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

Honours

Sri Pahang * Malaysia FA Cup:

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Malaysia U-16 *

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* {{Soccerway, 435134 1998 births Living people Malaysian footballers Sri Pahang FC players Petaling Jaya City FC players Malaysia Super League players K League 2 players Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysia men's youth international footballers SEA Games competitors for Malaysia Expatriate footballers in South Korea