Madhu Mohana

In this Indian name, the name Mohana is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Madhu.
Madhu Mohana
Personal information
Full nameMadhu M. Mohana[1]
Date of birth6 March 1991
Place of birthSingapore
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre-back, Right-back
Club information
Current team
LionsXII
Number6
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Young Lions19(0)
2011Woodlands Wellington26(0)
2012–LionsXII24(0)
National team‡
2012–Singapore U224(1)
2013–Singapore2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Madhu M. Mohana is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a defender for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League. He plays as a right-back or centre-back and is known for his long throw-ins.[2][3]

Club career

Madhu began his football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009.

Madhu was one of the Young Lions players involved in an on-pitch fight with Beijing Guoan Talent players in their S.League match on 7 September 2010. He was charged by the Football Association of Singapore for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute and was banned for 4 months and fined S$1,000 for his part in the brawl.[4]

He signed on with Woodlands Wellington for the 2011 S.League season.

In late 2011, it was announced that Madhu was selected to be part of the new LionsXII team competing in the Malaysia Super League.

International career

Madhu was called up to the Singapore U22 squad which played in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made four appearances during the qualifying round and scored a goal against Timor-Leste.

He was handed his international debut against Laos on 10 October 2013, starting as the team's right-back.[5]

Personal life

Madhu graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2007.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 April 2014
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2009 50----—50
2010 14010--—150
Total 190100000200
Woodlands Wellington 2011 2600010—270
Total 260001000270
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[7] 1104120—171
2013[8] 400031—71
2014[9] 902000—110
Total 240615100352
Career Total 690716100822

International

As of 5 March 2014
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201320
201400
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". LionsXII. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Madhu keen for more game time". LionsXII. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nizam's strike enough in hard fought victory". FootballOPOD.
  4. ↑ "Young Lions, Beijing Guoan players banned, fined". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lions warm up for Syria with slender victory over Laos". Football Association of Singapore.
  6. ↑ "Elite Student-Athletes". Singapore Sports School. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2012 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 7 March 2014.