Shivan Pillay a/l Asokan (born 7 December 2000) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Petaling Jaya City.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shivan Pillay a/l Asokan | ||
Date of birth | (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Kuala Krai, Malaysia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Petaling Jaya City | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | PKNS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | PKNS | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Selangor II | 23 | (0) |
2021 | Selangor | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Petaling Jaya City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Malaysia U19 | 16 | (4) |
2018– | Malaysia U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 8, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2018 |
Shivan was born into a Tamil-Malaysian family, in Kuala Krai, Kelantan. Pillay is of Chindian (Tamil/Chinese) descent through his mother.[3]
Pillay attended Sri KDU Secondary School in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In 2016, Pillay participated in, and went on to win, Telekom Malaysia's Mencari Ramli 5 football reality show.[4][5] As one of the 15 winners of the show, Pillay won the chance to participate in an intensive football coaching session in Manchester, England.[citation needed]
Pillay has been an Adidas Malaysia ambassador since 2019.[6][7]
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