Introduction
Anumanthan Mohan Kumar (born 14 July 1994) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a central midfielder for S.League club Hougang United.
Club career
Young Lions
Anumanthan began his professional football career with 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.
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 16 years after Hariss Harun won it in 2010.
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
- As of match played November 2016. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2012 | 4 | 0 | — | — | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | |
| Hougang United | 2016 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions.
International
- As of December 2016
| Singapore national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
Honours
International
Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games:
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- Bronze medal - 2013
Individual
- S.League Young Player of the Year: 2016
- "Anu first local since Hariss to win S.League YPOTY award". fourfourtwo.sg. 1 Nov 2016.