Anumanthan Kumar
Anumanthan Mohan Kumar (born 14 July 1994), also known as Anu, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. Club career. Young Lions. Anumanthan began his professional football career with the Young Lions in 2012. With the team short on numbers, the National Football Academy trainee was called up to the squad. He played his first game in a 1–1 draw against Balestier Khalsa on 1 April 2012. Anumanthan was one of five youth players shortlisted for the inaugural Dollah Kassim Award in  2010, which was eventually won by future Young Lions teammate Ammirul Emmran Mazlan. Anumanthan ended his Young Lions career on a high receiving offers from almost every club in the S.League vouching for his signature. Hougang United. Anumanthan later went on to sign for Hougang United for the 2016 S.League campaign. During the annual S.League award night later that year, Anumanthan won the Young Player of the Year award and become the first Singaporean to win this award in 6 years after Hariss Harun won it in 2010. He was a vital member in the 2016 squad which almost made  history by qualifying for their first ever AFC cup championship, after a solid campaign for the club that year. Home United. Anumanthan signed for Home United in mid 2017 due to National Service commitments and featured his first game for the protectors against his former club Hougang United in October later that year. He went on to score his first goal for the club against rivals Warriors FC in a 2–1 loss. He ended the year by clinching 3rd placing in both the S.league and the RHB Singapore Cup in 2017. In 2018, he went on to lead Home United  to their first ever AFC Asian Cup Asean Zonal Championship title. He played a vital role in their successful campaign finishing 2nd in the Singapore Premier League. Kedah. Anumanthan signed for Kedah FC in 2021. On 13 August, Anumanthan scored his first goal for Kedah with a header against Selangor F.C. at Darul Aman Stadium. Kedah went on to lose the match 2–4. International career. Anumanthan was part of the Singapore national under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Anumanthan was called up to the senior team in July 2013. He made his senior  debut for Singapore in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Oman on 14 August 2013, coming on for striker Indra Shahdan Daud in the 70th minute. He followed it up with his first start in a friendly match against China on 6 September 2013. Career statistics. Club. . Caps and goals may not be correct. Honours. International. Singapore