Kumar Subramaniam

Kumar Subramaniam

Personal information
Born	26 December 1979 Tampin , Malaysia
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC
2012	Uttar Pradesh Wizards
National team
1999–	Malaysia	203	(0)
Medal record Men's Field Hockey Competitor for  Malaysia Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team 2002 Busan Team Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team Asian Champions Trophy 2011 Ordos Team 2012 Doha Team 2013 Kakamigahara Team Southeast Asian Games 1999 Bandar Seri Bengawan Team Hockey Champions Challenge I 2014 Kuantan Team Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2013 Ipoh Team 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 2015 Singapore Team

Kumar Subramaniam is a Malaysian field hockey goalkeeper, playing for the Malaysian hockey team actively since 1999. He played pivotal role in Malaysia winning a silver in hockey at the Asian Games 2010. He also played with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC in the Malaysia Hockey League. He wears the number 16 both for Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC and Malaysian hockey team.

He is named as the Goalkeeper for the Asian All Stars 2010 along with Salman Akbar of Pakistan. He also named as the Best Goalkeeper for the 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.^[1]

In 2012 Kumar became the first goalkeeper from Malaysia playing in a foreign league. He played for Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League.^[2] Despite having been in the national team for more than a decade, the Tampin-born Kumar has never featured in the Olympics but has played in a world cup^[3]

References

1. Six Indians in Asian All Stars hockey team - The Times of India
2. Kumar for Uttar Pradesh Wizards – New Straits Times, 4 January 2013.
3. Kumar ready for great outing in Doha after Dutch stint – The Star, 16 December 2012.