Gurusamy Kandasamy

Gurusamy Govandar

Personal information
Full name	Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy
Date of birth	(1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
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 Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2009 Football Sea Games 2011 Football Malaysia Asean Football Championship Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2017

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.

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]

On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.^[2]

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.

As of match played 12 September 2021^[6]

As of 22 March 2017.^[7]

Harimau Muda

• Malaysia Premier League : 2009

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup : 2015

Malaysia U-20

• AFF U-20 Youth Championship : 2007 runner-up

Malaysia U-23

• SEA Games (2): 2009, 2011

Malaysia

• AFF Championship : 2010

• Gurusamy Kandasamy at Soccerway
• Profile at Selangor FA Official Website

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