Kumar Subramaniam (born 26 November 1979) is a Malaysian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for the Malaysian national team. He also played with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC in the

Malaysia Hockey League The Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) is a top league competition for field hockey clubs in the Malaysian hockey league system. There are, at present, seven teams in the Malaysia Hockey League. The competition has been played since 1987. At present a ...

. He wore the number 16 both for Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC and Malaysian hockey team.

International career

He is named as the goalkeeper for the Asian All-Stars 2010 along with

Salman Akbar Salman Akbar (born 3 January 1982, in Lahore) is a Pakistani field hockey player and coach. He is a former captain and goalkeeper of the Pakistan Men's Hockey Team. A veteran of 230 games, he has represented Pakistan in the 2004 and ...

of Pakistan. He also named as the Best Goalkeeper for the

2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup The 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from May 9 to May 16, 2009 in Kuantan ...

. In 2012 Kumar became the first goalkeeper from Malaysia playing in a foreign league. He played for

Uttar Pradesh Wizards The Uttar Pradesh Wizards (abbreviated as UPW) are a field hockey team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by Sahara India Pariwar. Former Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans serves as coach for the team an ...

in the

Hockey India League Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, ...

. Despite having been in the national team for more than a decade, the Tampin-born Kumar has never featured in the Olympics but has played in two world cups After 20 years, Kumar announced his retirement on 20 February 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Subramaniam, Kumar 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Negeri Sembilan Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian male field hockey players Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Male field hockey goalkeepers Expatriate field hockey players Malaysian expatriates in India Uttar Pradesh Wizards players SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in field hockey Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games