Kogileswaran Raj

In this Indian name, the name Mohana Raj is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kogileswaran Raj. The abbreviation "a/l" (anak lelaki) or "a/p" (anak perempuan), if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" in Malay respectively.

Kogileswaran Raj
Personal information
Full name Kogileswaran Raj
a/l Mohana Raj[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger / Attacking-midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bunga Raya Damansara
Number 10
Youth career
2012 Frenz United
2013–2014 Malaysia Pahang Sports School
2015 Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sri Pahang 27 (13)
2020–2022 Petaling Jaya City 46 (8)
2023 Chungbuk Cheongju 1 (0)
2023– Penang 3 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Malaysia U16 10 (2)
2015–2016 Malaysia U19 5 (0)
2017–2019 Malaysia U23 6 (0)
2018– Malaysia 8 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Winner 2013 Myanmar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:41, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:41, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Kogileswaran Raj a/l Mohana Raj (born 21 September 1998), also known by his nickname as Kogi, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an winger or attacking-midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Malaysia national team.[2][3][4][5]

Club career

Sri Pahang

On 1 January 2016, Kogileswaran signed for a Malaysia Super League side Sri Pahang FC from Harimau Muda C on a free transfer.

Under the management of Dollah Salleh, he made 27 appearances for the club and scored 13 goals for Sri Pahang from 2016 until 2019.

Petaling Jaya City

On 1 January 2020, Kogileswaran joined a fellow Malaysia Super League side Petaling Jaya City. From 2020 until 2022 season, he made 46 appearances for the club and scored 8 goals for Petaling Jaya City.

Chungbuk Cheongju

On 10 January 2023, Kogileswaran signed a one-year contract with K League 2 side Chungbuk Cheongju and became first Malaysian to play in Korean League.[6] On 29 March 2023, he make his debut in the second round of the 2023 Korean FA Cup in the starting line up against K4 League side, Seoul Jungnang which he played for 61 minute.

Penang

On 21 July 2023, Kogileswaran returned to Malaysia to joined Penang.

International career

Youth

In August 2013, Kogi was enlisted in Malaysia U-16 squad for the 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He made 6 appearances and scored 2 goals for Malaysia U16. Both of the goals scored against Philippines U16. Malaysia ended up being the champion of 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.

From 2013 until 2014, Kogileswaran played for Malaysia U16 squad. Under the management of S. Balachandran, He made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals for Malaysia U16.

From 2015 until 2016, Kogileswaran played for Malaysia U19 squad. Under the management of Frank Bernhardt, he got selected for the squad. In those years, he made 5 appearances and didn't scored any goal for Malaysia U19.

On 23 November 2017, Kogileswaran was enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.[7] On 10 January 2018, he made his first appearance for the Malaysia U23, coming from the bench in the 72nd minute in a 1–4 defeat to Iraq at Changshu Stadium.[8]

In November 2020, Kogileswaran was enlisted in Malaysia U-23 squad for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He made 4 appearances and scored 2 goals for Malaysia U23. One is against Singapore and one against Indonesia. Malaysia U23 ended their campaign on 4th placed in the group stage.

Senior

On 27 March 2018, Kogi made his first Malaysia senior team debut against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification after being subbed on in the 89th minute. He scored his first international goal in the 1–3 win against Cambodia in 2020 AFF Championship group stage. He also scored in the 1–4 loss against Indonesia.

Personal life

He is also the cousin of Titus James Palani, who was a famous football sensation in Malaysia during the early 2000.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.
Club performance League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Continental[nb 1] Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2016 Sri Pahang Malaysia Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0 – 10 0
2017 4 1 0 0 3 0 – 7 1
2018 13 1 2 0 2 0 – 17 1
2019 5 1 1 0 1 0 – 7 1
Total 27 3 3 0 11 0 0 0 41 3
2020 Petaling Jaya City Malaysia Super League 8 4 – 8 4
2021 19 2 – 0 0 – 19 2
2022 19 2 – 0 0 – 19 2
Total 46 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 8
2023 Chungbuk Cheongju K League 2 1 -3 – 1 -3
Total 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Career total 74 14 3 0 11 0 0 0 88 14
Notes
  1. ^ Includes cup competitions such as the AFC Champions League, and AFC Cup

International

As of match played 23 October 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2018 2 0
2021 2 2
2022 4 0
Total 8 2
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore  Cambodia 3–0 3–1 2020 AFF Championship
2 19 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Indonesia 1–0 1–4

Honours

Sri Pahang

Malaysia U-16

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile Player". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "The future is at Kogi's feet". Eric Samuel. The Star (Malaysia). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "FAM, please don't screw up again". Eric Samuel. The Star (Malaysia). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "KL academy questions why national trio donned club jerseys". Haresh Deol. themalaymailonline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Prodigy Kogi's a wanted man in Malaysian football". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ "R. Kogileswaran Sertai Kelab Korea, Chungbuk Cheongju". facebook.com. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kim Swee senarai Hadi Fayyadh, Akif Syahiran". Sports247. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Iraq U23 4–1 Malaysia U23". The Asian Football Confederation. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ ""One of the happiest moments of my life", Kogileswaran says of K-League 2 move | New Straits Times". 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Young Kogi ready to play in the big league".
  11. ^ "Kogileswaran Raj Statistics". Soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Raj, Kogileswaran". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2018.