Rames Lai Ban Huat
Malaysian footballer (born 1980)
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Ramesh a/l Lai Ban Huat (Tamil: ரமேஷ் லாய் பான் ஹுவாத், romanized: Ramēṣ lāy pāṉ huvāt; simplified Chinese: 拉梅什·莱班发; traditional Chinese: 拉梅什·萊班發; born 8 April 1980 in Perak) is a former Malaysian footballer.[2] He is of Chindian descent.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ramesh a/l Lai Ban Huat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Machan F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Perak | ||
| 2001 | Melaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Telekom Melaka | ? | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | KL PLUS | ? | (0) |
| 2011 | FELDA United | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Sarawak | 135 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Kuching City | 81 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Machan F.C. | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Ramesh started his career with Telekom Melaka in 2002. He played under the guidance of Irfan Bakti Abu Salim where they finished as the runners-up of the 2005 Malaysia Premier League, finished second in the 2005–06 Malaysia Super League and reached the 2006 Malaysia Cup semi-final.[3]
After the disbandment of Telekom Melaka, he moved to KL PLUS in 2007 and spent 3 seasons helping the club be promoted to the 2009 Malaysia Super League. After the disbandment of KL PLUS, Rajes signed with FELDA United for one year and played 17 league matches.
In 2012, Rajes moved to Sarawak. He spent the season as a regular, playing 32 matches in all competitions, but could not prevent Sarawak from relegation. In 2013, he played 33 matches in all competitions for Sarawak. Sarawak went on to win the Malaysia Premier League undefeated and reach the Malaysia Cup semi-final.[4]
In the 2023 Malaysian league season, Rames created a record as the oldest player and the oldest goal scorer in the Malaysia League at the age of 43.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 December 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Others | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Telekom Melaka | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | |||||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| KL PLUS | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| FELDA United | 2011 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Sarawak | 2012 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 135 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| Kuching City | 2019 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 81 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 2 | |
| Career total | |||||||||||
- Appearances at the 2004 Malaysia Premier League Final
- Appearances at the 2012 Malaysia Super League Play-offs
- Appearances at the 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup
- Appearances at the 2023 MFL Challenge Cup
Honours
Sarawak
- Malaysia Premier League: 2013
