Veenod a/l Subramaniam (; born 31 March 1988 in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

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) is a

n professional

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who plays as a

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. Veenod started off as a

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in his early days with

before

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

's former head coach Irfan Bakti tried him out as a

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. Veenod also was used as an

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or as a

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under Selangor's head coach P. Maniam.

Club career

Veenod started taking football seriously at age 17. Before turning to football, Veenod was one of the most feared marathon runners in

. He represented his school and district in the

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and 5000 metres. Veenod was absorbed into ''Bintang Biru Football Academy'' at his youth. He also represented his state in the Under-19 Youth Cup before getting promoted to the Penang President Cup team. In 2008, Veenod made a huge break into

first team. In 2011, Veenod signed a contract with USM. During

campaign he was loaned to

and made 6 appearances and 1 goal during the tournament. On 7 November 2012, it was announced that Veenod moved to

permanently from USM for the

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. On 22 November 2017, Veenod signed a two-year contract with

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. On 6 February 2018, Veenod made his debut for Kelantan in a 1–1 draw against

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coming off from the bench for

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. He was released by Kelantan in April 2018. On 30 May 2018, Veenod signed a contract with

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International career

Veenod made his debut for the Malaysia national team on 6 September 2016, as an early substitute for the injured

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on the 17th minute of a friendly match against

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, which Malaysia lost 0–3.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Selangor *

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: Runner-up

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veenod, S. Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Living people 1988 births Tamil sportspeople Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Malaysian Hindus Penang F.C. players Selangor F.C. players Kelantan F.C. players Melaka United F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Penang