Mukundan Maran (born 21 July 1998), also known as just Mukun, was a Singaporean professional footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa.
Club career In 2017, Mukundan signed for S.League club Warriors FC. A year later, he was promoted to the first team and made 21 appearances in the 2018 season at the age of 19. He made the semi-finals of the A Division, where he failed to keep out any penalties in the shootout against Catholic Junior College, following a 1-1 draw.
In January 2019, Mukundan served his compulsory National Service until December 2020.
Hougang United
On 4 January 2021, Mukundan joined Hougang United ahead of the 2022 season. He played in all three of the club's 2022 AFC Cup match fixtures at the Thống Nhất Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He pulled a couple of heroic saves against Laos club, Young Elephants which Hougang won the game 3–1. He went on to become the club's first choice keeper throughout the first half of the season.
On 19 November 2022, Mukundan won the 2022 Singapore Cup where it was the club's first ever piece of silverware.
International career In September 2022, Mukundan was called up to the Singapore national team for the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series tournament against Vietnam and India on 21 and 24 September. However, he didn't make any cap up till.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Warriors FC2017S.League00001000102018Singapore Premier League180200000200Total180201000210 Hougang United2021Singapore Premier League40000000402022Singapore Premier League140000030170Total180000030210 Balestier Khalsa2023Singapore Premier League00000000002024–25Singapore Premier League0000000000Total0000000000 Career total340201030420 Notes
Honours
Club Hougang United Singapore Cup: 2022
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