Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy (born 11 January 1989) is a Malaysian football player who plays and captains for Malaysia Super League club Petaling Jaya City. Gurusamy plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder.
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| Full name | Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Selangor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bunga Raya Damansara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Harimau Muda | 26 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Harimau Muda A | 14 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Selangor | 53 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sarawak | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | PKNS | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Petaling Jaya City | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Malaysia U19 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Malaysia U21 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Malaysia U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Malaysia | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Selangor
For the 2012 Malaysia Super League, Gurusamy officially joined Selangor. He joined the team at the same time that his older brother, Depan Sakwati were transferred from Selangor to Sarawak.[1]
PKNS
On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.[2]
International career
He has played for the Malaysian national football team,[3] and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their preseason tour of the Far East. He is a first cousin of Ranjith Gurusamy who plays hurling and football for the Cork senior teams in Ireland and who has represented the Ireland national team at underage level.[4][5]
In November 2010, Gurusamy was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 September 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Selangor | 2012 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 4 | ||
| Sarawak | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| PKNS | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Petaling Jaya City | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 22 March 2017[7]
| Malaysia national team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
Selangor
International
Malaysia U-23
- 2009 SEA Games: Gold
- 2011 SEA Games: Gold
Malaysia