Annil Vigneswaran
Malaysian footballer
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Annil Vigneswaran (born 25 August 2003) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Thai League 2 club Nakhon Si United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nakhon Si United | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ajax | ||
| 2017–2022 | SGV Freiberg | ||
| 2022 | SV Sandhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Freiburger FC II | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Wardhof Mannheim ll | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nakhon Si United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021– | Malaysia U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Early life
Born in Kajang, Selangor, Annil first took an interest in football at the age of seven, with his father enrolling him in a Little League side, for players aged 5–16 across the Klang Valley.[1] At the age of ten, he spent one year with Dutch side Ajax, before returning to Malaysia to join the Kuala Lumpur Youth Soccer (KLYS) team.[1]
Move to Germany
At the age of fourteen, Annil was scouted by German side SGV Freiberg, and eventually moved to Germany to join the club.[1] In February 2022, he joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen.[2]
For the 2022–23 season, he joined Oberliga Baden-Württemberg side Freiburger FC, but was assigned to the club's second team in the Landesliga Südbaden 2.[3]
International career
In October 2021, he received a surprise call up to the Malaysia national under-23 football team, having not attended any of the training camps in Malaysia.[4][5] This call up was criticised by fans, with then-coach Brad Maloney coming to Vigneswaran's defence, saying "assistant coach, Khan Hung Meng used to train this player before he went to Germany a few years ago and he was seen as a very talented player and since then, his performance has started to be monitored."[6]
