Mukundan Maran
Mukundan Maran (born 23 April 1998), also known as just Mukun, is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mukundan Maran | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 | Warriors FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Warriors FC | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hougang United | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Feb 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 Apr 2024 | |||
Club career
In 2017, Mukundan signed for S.League club Warriors FC.[5] A year later, he was promoted to the first team and made 21 appearances in the 2018 season at the age of 19.
In January 2019, Mukundan served his compulsory National Service until December 2020.
Hougang United
On 4 January 2021, Mukundan joined Hougang United ahead of the 2022 season. He played in all three of the club's 2022 AFC Cup match fixtures at the Thống Nhất Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He pulled a couple of heroic saves against Laos club, Young Elephants which Hougang won the game 3–1. He went on to become the club's first choice keeper throughout the first half of the season.
On 19 November 2022, Mukundan won the 2022 Singapore Cup where it was the club's first ever piece of silverware.
International career
In September 2022, Mukundan was called up to the Singapore national team for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series tournament against Vietnam and India on 21 and 24 September. However, he didn't make any cap up till date due to his inconsistency and behaviour off the pitch.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 April 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Warriors FC | 2017 | S.League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Hougang United | 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Balestier Khalsa | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
- Notes
Honours
References
- "The Path Less Taken : Mukundan Maran's Journey To The Singapore National Team". soccerkakis.org. 28 September 2022.
- "Back from NS, goalkeeper Mukundan Maran ready to prove his worth again". youthopia.sg. 16 April 2021.
- "Goalkeepers shine before late drama at Hougang". tnp.sg. 14 May 2022.
- "Isn't it time for the FAS to have a published selection policy for its national teams?". themonitor.sg. 16 June 2021.
- Aziz, Sazali Abdul (2 November 2017). "Warriors' teen trio tipped for the S.League". The New Paper.
- Mukundan Maran at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2021.