Subramaniam a/l Sooryapparad (born 31 August 1985) is a

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professional

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who mainly plays as a

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, but also may operate as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Perak

Subramaniam began his football career in 2004 playing for

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youth team.

UPB-MyTeam (loan)

In 2006 while still playing for Perak FA, Subramaniam was loaned out to

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club, UPB-MyTeam for two seasons. That time he played under coach

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. MyTeam finished the 2006–07 season as runners-up behind PDRM, and as a result were promoted to the

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in 2007–08 season.

Return to Perak

He was recalled to Perak for their

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campaign, in which he excelled along the campaign. Ironically Perak coach

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was originally unaware that Subramaniam was actually a Perak player. As a result of these performances, Subramaniam was called up for various matches with the national team. He only made six appearances for Perak for the entire 2007 season. He was one of a handful of players who remained with Perak at the end of 2008 following the team's financial difficulties. Subramaniam was announced as Perak team captain for the 2009 season, replacing Ahmad Shahrul Azhar.

Kelantan

In 2010, Subramaniam joined east coast Malaysia based team,

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. He played for the team from

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until 2014 after he left for southern club,

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at the end of the 2014 season. He helped Kelantan win the Malaysia Cup in

and later clinch the

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season league title. During 2012 season, he was part of the treble winners when Kelantan won all three Malaysia Super League,

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and

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Return to Kelantan

On 20 January 2017, Subramaniam signed with

for second stints. He returned to the team after 2 seasons playing for Klang valley based team,

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. He last played for Kelantan from 2010 until 2013 before moved to south Malaysia club,

in 2014 season.

Injury

In 2012, Subramaniam has got knee ligament injury ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) after colliding with an ATM player,

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final. He had undergone surgery in Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre (KLSMC), Damansara and require at least six months recovery before can return to the field.

International career

Subramaniam has earned national caps at various age levels. He was part of the Malaysia Under-23 side that played in the

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qualifiers between February and June 2007. Upon his return from that assignment, Subramaniam was then called up for training with the senior team. He has also captained the Under-23 side on several occasions. He played at the 2007 Sea Games campaign, starting beside Aidil Zafuan at the heart of Malaysian defence during the final group game against

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, and had a terrible time trying to mark out

an,

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. He made his senior debut against

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on 6 June 2008. He also played for the

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squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was also included in the national squads that played in the

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and

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. In 2011, he was called up for the national team for a friendly match against Chelsea . He also captained but unfortunately the team lost by one goal. After a three-year hiatus, he was recalled by the Malaysia national team for friendlies against

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in early 2012.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Johor Darul Ta'zim * Malaysia Super League:

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Club

;MyTeam * Malaysia Premier League: Runner-up 2006–07 ;Kelantan * Malaysia Super League:

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; Runner-up

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; Runner-up

Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

; Runner-up

, 2013 *

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: 2010 ;Selangor *

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Runner-up

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Personal life

Subramaniam was born in the heart city of Sungai Siput town in

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Subramaniam, S. 1985 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Perak F.C. players Kelantan F.C. players Selangor F.C. players UPB-MyTeam F.C. players Petaling Jaya City FC players People from Kuala Kangsar Footballers from Perak Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Men's association football defenders Asian Games competitors for Malaysia