Gurusamy Govandar a/l Kandasamy (born 11 January 1989) is a Malaysian football player who plays and captains for Malaysia Super League club Petaling Jaya City. Gurusamy plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder. Club career Selangor For the 2012 Malaysia Super League, Gurusamy officially joined Selangor. He joined the team at the same time that his older brother, Depan Sakwati were transferred from Selangor to Sarawak. PKNS On 2 December 2016, it was announced that Gurusamy agreed to join PKNS for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season. International career He has played for the Malaysian national football team, and in summer 2009 he played twice against Manchester United in their pre season tour of the Far East. He is a first cousin of Ranjith Gurusamy who plays hurling and football for the Cork senior teams in Ireland and who has represented the Irish national team at underage level. In November 2010, Gurusamy was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history. Career statistics Club International Honours Club Selangor Malaysia Cup: 2015 International Malaysia U-23 2009 SEA Games: Gold 2011 SEA Games: Gold Malaysia AFF Suzuki Cup: 2010 References External links Profile at Selangor FA Official Website Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers Selangor FA players PKNS F.C. players Petaling Jaya City FC players Living people 1989 births People from Selangor Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Malaysia Super League players Association football midfielders Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia 21st-century Malaysian people