Thanabalan Nadarajah

Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah (Malay pronunciation: [ʈhaɳa]; born 25 February 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as forward for Malaysia Super League club Kedah and the Malaysia U-23 national team.[8][9] In 2013, Thanabalan has 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]

For the retired footballer, see Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943).

N. Thanabalan
Personal information
Full name Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995[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
 Perak II
Number 4
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– Kedah 11 (1)
2020– → Perak II (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Malaysia U-19 8 (1)
2015–2018 Malaysia U-23 18 (14)
* 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 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 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 will take place in China after scored 2 goals in 3 appearances during qualification matches.[16]

As a child Thanabalan regularly played football at school field of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil, Sungai Gadut, Seremban who trained by his own father.[17] He later further his education to 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 has 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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Malaysia League Cup League Cup Continental Total
2014Negeri SembilanMalaysia Premier League200000–20
2015Malaysia Premier League143101[lower-alpha 1]0–163
2016Malaysia Premier League207000–90
2018Malaysia Super League1230000–123
Total 306801000396
2017Felcra FC (loan)[25]Malaysia FAM League13410––144
Total 134100000144
2019KedahMalaysia Super League1113020–161
Total 111302000161
2020Perak IIMalaysia Premier League000000–00
Total 0000000000
Career total 541112030006911
  1. One appearance during 2015 Piala Malaysia play-off.[24]

International goals

Malaysia Under-23
As of January 2018.
#DateVenueOpponentResultGoal ScoredCompetition
1.20 March 2017Police Officers Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates China PR1–11Dubai Cup
2.26 March 2017Theab Awana, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Singapore3–11Dubai Cup
3.13 July 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Myanmar2–01Friendly
4.19 July 2017National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia3–012018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5.23 July 2017National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Mongolia2–012018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
6.16 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Singapore2–11Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
7.21 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Myanmar3–12Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
8.26 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Indonesia1–01Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
9.20 January 2018Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China South Korea1–212018 AFC U-23 QF

Honours

Club
Kedah

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[26]

References
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  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.
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  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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