Thanabalan Nadarajah

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N. Thanabalan
Personal information
Full name Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Rantau, Malaysia[3][4]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[5]
Position(s) Forward[6] / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 27
Youth career
2013 Negeri Sembilan U-21[7]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Negeri Sembilan 30 (6)
2017 → Felcra (loan) 13 (4)
2019–2021 Kedah 11 (1)
2020–2021 → Perak II (loan) 7 (0)
2021– Sabah 30 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Malaysia U-19 8 (1)
2015–2018 Malaysia U-23 18 (14)
Honours
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2017 Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2018

Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah (Malay pronunciation: [ʈhaɳa]; born 25 February 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as forward for Malaysia Super League side Sabah and the Malaysia national team.[8][9] In 2013, Thanabalan signed five-year contract with Negeri Sembilan and featured in the Negeri Sembilan U-21 and later promoted to the senior team in 2014 and was given shirt number 32. During 2015 season, Thanabalan was allocated the number 33 shirt.[10]

Thanabalan made his competitive debut for Negeri Sembilan against DRB-Hicom on 24 January 2014 in the Liga Premier home match at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. He played for 68 minutes before being replaced by Fauzi Nan.[11]

Thanabalan made his first appearance of the 2015 season as a substitute in Negeri Sembilan's opening Liga Premier match, a 1–1 draw at home against Kuantan.[12]

Originated from Kampung Sagga,[13] Rantau in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Thanabalan the oldest child of S. Nadarajah, who is paralysed from the chest down following a road accident in 2013 and V. Thirusundari who is a housewife.[14] He has a younger brother and a younger sister, Keeteswaran and Keerthikaa.[15] Thanabalan was part of the national team that qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship that took place in China and he scored 2 goals in 3 appearances during the qualification matches.[16]

As a child Thanabalan regularly played football at school field of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil, Sungai Gadut, Seremban while trained by his own father.[17] He later furthered his education at Tunku Ismail Sports School in Johor.[18]

Thanabalan has a girlfriend who is studying law at local college.[19]

Thanabalan made 6 appearances and 4 goals in 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[20] He also played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 0–1 due to an own goal scored by Malaysian keeper Haziq Nadzli.[21]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 8 August 2019[22][23]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malaysia League Cup League Cup Continental Total
2014 Negeri Sembilan Malaysia Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
2015 Malaysia Premier League 14 3 1 0 1[a] 0 – 16 3
2016 Malaysia Premier League 2 0 7 0 0 0 – 9 0
2018 Malaysia Super League 12 3 0 0 0 0 – 12 3
Total 30 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 39 6
2017 Felcra FC (loan)[25] Malaysia FAM League 13 4 1 0 – – 14 4
Total 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4
2019 Kedah Malaysia Super League 11 1 3 0 2 0 – 16 1
Total 11 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 16 1
Perak II Malaysia Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 54 11 12 0 3 0 0 0 69 11
  1. ^ One appearance during 2015 Piala Malaysia play-off.[24]

International goals[]

Malaysia Under-23[]

As of January 2018.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Scored Competition
1. 20 March 2017 Police Officers Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  China PR 1–1 1 Dubai Cup
2. 26 March 2017 Theab Awana, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Singapore 3–1 1 Dubai Cup
3. 13 July 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia  Myanmar 2–0 1 Friendly
4. 19 July 2017 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Indonesia 3–0 1 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5. 23 July 2017 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Mongolia 2–0 1 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
6. 16 August 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia  Singapore 2–1 1 Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
7. 21 August 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia  Myanmar 3–1 2 Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
8. 26 August 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia  Indonesia 1–0 1 Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
9. 20 January 2018 Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China  South Korea 1–2 1 2018 AFC U-23 QF

Honours[]

Club[]

Kedah

International[]

Malaysia U-23

Silver Silver Medal: 2017[26]

References[]

  1. ^ "Athlete profile". www.kualalumpur2017.com.my. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah Profile and Statistics". soccerpunter.com. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Namo den Thanabalan!". stadiumastro.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Kisah Disebalik Hero Baru Skuad B-22 Kebangsaan, N Thanabalan". orangnogori.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Felcra 2017". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Malaysia's 20-man SEA Games squad profile". FourFourTwo. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Thanabalan enggan hampakan ayah". Harian Metro. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ^ "N. Thanabalan". semuanyabola.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "26 Pemain dipanggil untuk Skuad Sukan SEA, Ifwat Akmal antara yang tersenarai". footballmalaysia.com. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "N. Thanabalan : Antara Kerjaya Dan Tanggungjawab". boladaily.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Negeri Sembilan vs DRB-Hicom: Match report 24 January 2014". SPMB. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Negeri Sembilan vs Kuantan: Match report 12 February 2015". SPMB. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Siapa N. Thanabalan, Jaringannya Julang Malaysia ke Final dalam buruan pingat emas". amazingnara.com. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Thanabalan mahu ubah nasib keluarga". sports247.my. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Thanabalan Mahu Menang Emas, Nak Ubah Nasib Keluarga". suara.tv. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Watch this space – Eight lower-league Malaysians destined for stardom". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Dia anak Malaysia, kata ibu wira bola sepak Thanabalan". themalaysianinsight.com. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Match-winner Thanabalan says teamwork sent them to final". The Star. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Bola Sepak Punca Rezeki Saya - Thanabalan". mstar.com.my. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Thanabalan thanks teammates, wants to score more". Goal.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Thailand leads 1-0 after own goal by Malaysian keeper". The Star. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  22. ^ "N. Thanabalan". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Piala F.A Pusingan 2 : NS Matrix (2) vs (0) UiTM FC". laporansukanalammaya.blogspot.my. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  24. ^ "ATM, JDT II lengkapkan slot 16 pasukan Piala Malaysia". utusan.com.my. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Thanabalan a hero both at home and on the field, says Chong". The Star. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  26. ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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