G. Pavithran
Malaysian footballer (born 2005)
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Pavithran a/l Gunalan (born 10 January 2005 in Taiping, Perak) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club Johor Darul Ta'zim II and the Malaysia national team[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavithran a/l Gunalan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Taiping, Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim IV | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim III | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Malaysia U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2024– | Malaysia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 December 2024 | |||
Club career
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Pavithran is a player who started out from the Johor Darul Ta'zim academy. In November 2024, Pavithran successfully led Johor Darul Ta'zim II to emerge as 2024–25 Piala Presiden champion.[2]
International career
Youth
In July 2024, Pavithran was selected for the 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship. He scored 4 goals in the tournament. In the opening match against Brunei U19, Pavithran scored two goals. The first goal came in the 2nd minute and the second goal in the 43rd minute.[3]
He also managed to score two goals against Singapore U19 in the 45th minute and Thailand U19 in the 48th minute. He managed to bring Malaysia 19 to the next round but lost in the semi-finals and finished fourth after losing in the third and fourth place matches.[4]
Senior
In December 2024, Pavithran was named in the Malaysia national team for the 2024 ASEAN Championship campaign. He made his debut in the Group B against Cambodia and Thailand. He was brought on in the second half in the 90th minute replacing Stuart Wilkin and in the 85th minute replacing Adib Ra'op. However, Malaysia failed to advance to the next stage after finishing third in the group.[5][6]
