Veenod a/l Subramaniam (; born 31 March 1988 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Veenod started off as a striker in his early days with Penang before Selangor's former head coach Irfan Bakti tried him out as a defensive midfielder in 2012 Malaysia Cup. Veenod also was used as an attacking midfielder or as a right winger.
Club career Veenod started taking football seriously at age 17. Before turning to football, Veenod was one of the most feared marathon runners in Penang. He represented his school and district in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. Veenod was absorbed into Bintang Biru Football Academy at his youth.https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/scoreboard/2016/10/08/grooming-kids-for-the-big-stage-butterworth-academy-continues-to-produce-star-footballers-for-countr Grooming kids for the big stage He also represented his state in the Under-19 Youth Cuphttps://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2007/04/12/penang-under19-footballers-on-right-track Penang Under-19 footballers on right track before getting promoted to the Penang President Cup team.https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20161119/282553017828496 Veenod has no regretshttp://www.theborneopost.com/2011/05/16/fap-drops-seven-players-from-premier-league-squad Fap drops seven players from Premier League squad
In 2008, Veenod made a huge break into Penang first team. In 2011, Veenod signed a contract with USM.http://ligamalaysiabykarl.blogspot.my/2012/03/usm-fc.html USM FC 2012 During 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign he was loaned to Selangor and made 6 appearances and 1 goal during the tournament.https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2016/10/26/venood-wants-to-score-against-kedah-for-late-sister Veenod wants to score against Kedah for his late sister
On 7 November 2012, it was announced that Veenod moved to Selangor permanently from USM for the 2013 Malaysia Super League.http://www.defarhano.com/2012/11/senarai-pemain-bolasepak-selangor-2013.html Senarai pemain bolasepak Selangor 2013
On 22 November 2017, Veenod signed a two-year contract with Kelantan.http://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/2017/11/22/s-veenod-trw Sah! TRW ikat S. Veenodhttps://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/2017/11/286349/pogba-malaysia-perkasa-trw 'Pogba Malaysia' perkasa TRW On 6 February 2018, Veenod made his debut for Kelantan in a 1–1 draw against Terengganu coming off from the bench for Nik Akif. He was released by Kelantan in April 2018.
On 30 May 2018, Veenod signed a contract with Melaka United.
International career Veenod made his debut for the Malaysia national team on 6 September 2016, as an early substitute for the injured Brendan Gan on the 17th minute of a friendly match against Indonesia, which Malaysia lost 0–3.http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/2942480/malaysia-concede-three-times-in-21-minutes-in-aff-friendly-loss-to-indonesia Malaysia concede three goals in 21 minutes in loss to Indonesiahttps://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/first-time-malaysia-call-veenod-eager-fulfil-lifelong-target First-time Malaysia call-up Veenod eager to fulfil lifelong targethttp://www1.nst.com.my/news/2016/11/189603/football-harimau-malaysias-s-veenod-gears-aff-cup-yangon Harimau Malaysia's S. Veenod gears up for AFF Cup in Yangon
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPenang2009Malaysia Super League010000–002010Malaysia Super League020000–00Total000000–00USM2011Malaysia Premier League1030000–002012Malaysia Premier League530000–00Total1560000–00Selangor (loan)2012Malaysia Super League–61–61Total–61–61Selangor2013Malaysia Super League004000–002014Malaysia Super League1711060603012015Malaysia Super League1101070–1902016Malaysia Super League17020110603602017Malaysia Super League2011070–281Total652903101201172Kelantan2018Malaysia Super League302000–50Total302000–50Melaka United2018Malaysia Super League1000000–100Total1000000–100Career Total000000––00
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalaysia201640201710Total50
Honours Club Selangor Malaysia Super League: Runner-up 2013, 2014 Malaysia Cup: 2015, Runner-up 2016
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