Veenod a/l Subramaniam (; born 31 March 1988 in

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

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) is a

n professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

. Veenod started off as a striker in his early days with

before

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

's former head coach Irfan Bakti tried him out as a

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

2012 Malaysia Cup The 2012 Malaysia Cup ( Malay: ''Piala Malaysia 2012'') was the 86th edition of Malaysia Cup. The competition began on 24 August 2012 and ended on 20 October 2012 with the final, held at Shah Alam Stadium. A total of 16 teams took part in the comp ...

. Veenod also was used as an

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

or as a

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under Selangor's head coach P. Maniam.

Club career

Veenod started taking football seriously at age 17. Before turning to football, Veenod was one of the most feared marathon runners in

. He represented his school and district in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 met ...

and 5000 metres. Veenod was absorbed into ''Bintang Biru Football Academy'' at his youth. He also represented his state in the Under-19 Youth Cup before getting promoted to the Penang President Cup team. In 2008, Veenod made a huge break into

first team. In 2011, Veenod signed a contract with USM. During

campaign he was loaned to

and made 6 appearances and 1 goal during the tournament. On 7 November 2012, it was announced that Veenod moved to

permanently from USM for the

2013 Malaysia Super League The 2013 Liga Super () also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

. On 22 November 2017, Veenod signed a two-year contract with

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

. On 6 February 2018, Veenod made his debut for Kelantan in a 1–1 draw against

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

coming off from the bench for

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. He was released by Kelantan in April 2018. On 30 May 2018, Veenod signed a contract with

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International career

Veenod made his debut for the Malaysia national team on 6 September 2016, as an early substitute for the injured Brendan Gan on the 17th minute of a friendly match against

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, which Malaysia lost 0–3.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Selangor *

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...

: Runner-up

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup (), formerly known as Malaya Cup, is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the country's oldest cup tournament, i ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, Runner-up

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veenod, S. Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Living people 1988 births Tamil sportspeople Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Malaysian Hindus Penang F.C. players Selangor F.C. players Kelantan F.C. players Melaka United F.C. players Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Penang