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.

Anumanthan

Anu in action with Kedah in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Anumanthan Mohan Kumar[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lion City Sailors
Number	6
Youth career
	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Young Lions	63	(2)
2016–2017	Hougang United	28	(0)
2017–2018	Home United	25	(4)
2019–2020	Hougang United	23	(1)
2021	Kedah Darul Aman	21	(1)
2022–	Lion City Sailors	8	(0)
National team‡
2013–	Singapore	24	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Singapore Sea Games Naypyidaw 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 13 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2021

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] He followed it up with his first start in a friendly match against China on 6 September 2013.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 Oct 2022.[11] Caps and goals may not be correct.

• Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions.

International

U19 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	31 October 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Macau	0-0 (draw)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2	2 November 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Australia	0-1 (lost)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3	4 November 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	China	0-11 (lost)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4	8 November 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Indonesia	0-3 (lost)	2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

As of December 2016[12]

Honours

International

Singapore

• Southeast Asian Games: bronze medal 2013

Individual

• S.League Young Player of the Year: 2016[13]

References

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