| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Subramanian s/o Sooryapparad | ||
| Date of birth | August 31, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kelantan FA | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Perak President Cup | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004- | Perak FA | 19 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | → UPB-MyTeam FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Perak FA | 0 | (0) |
| 2010- | Kelantan FA | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007- | Malaysia U-23 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008 | Malaysia XI | 1 | (0) |
| 2007-present | Malaysia | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 07, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Subramanian s/o Sooryapparad (born 31 August 1985 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian professional footballer currently playing for Kelantan FA in the Malaysian Super League. He is a central defender, but can operate at right-back or defensive midfield if required.
He started his football career with Perak FA. In 2006, he was loaned out to Perak UPB, a team playing in the Malaysian Premier League, in order to gain match experience. He was recalled to Perak FA for their Malaysia Cup campaign, in which he excelled. This was somewhat ironic because Perak FA coach Steve Darby was originally unaware that Subramaniam was actually a Perak player.
As a result of these performances, Subramaniam was called up for various assignments with the national team. He only made six appearances for Perak for the entire 2007 season. He was one of a handful of players who remained with Perak at the end of 2008 following the team's financial difficulties.
Subramaniam was announced as Perak team captain for the 2009, replacing Ahmad Shahrul Azhar.
Subramaniam has earned national caps at various age levels. He was part of the Malaysia Under-23 side that played in the Olympic qualifiers between February and June 2007. Upon his return from that assignment, Subramaniam was then called up for training with the senior team.
He has also captained the Under-23 side on several occasions.
He played at the 2007 Sea Games campaign, starting beside Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak at the heart of Malaysian defence during the final group game against Singapore, and had a terrible time trying to mark out Khairul Amri.
He made his senior debut against Indonesia on June 6, 2008. He also played for the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was also included in the national squads that played in the 2008 Merdeka Tournament and 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup.
Recently he was called up for the national team against Chelsea in 2011. He also captain the side and the team lost by one goal. He has yet to be called up even with the nation supporting his return in the national fray.