N. Thanabalan

For the retired footballer, see Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943).

N. Thanabalan
Personal information
Full name Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia[3][4]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[5]
Position(s) Forward[6] / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Harini FT
Number 12
Youth career
2013 Negeri Sembilan U-21[7]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Negeri Sembilan 33 (6)
2017 → Felcra (loan) 12 (5)
2019 Kedah 12 (1)
2020 → Perak II (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 Sabah 5 (0)
2023- Harini FT 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Malaysia U-19 8 (1)
2016–2018 Malaysia U-23 21 (11)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2018

Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah (Malay pronunciation: [ʈhaɳa]; born 25 February 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as forward for Malaysia third division football league Malaysia M3 League (AFL)(M3) side Harini FT. He is known for his heading accuracy and is widely regarded as one of the best forwards in Malaysia.

  1. ^ "Athlete profile". www.kualalumpur2017.com.my. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah Profile and Statistics". soccerpunter.com. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Namo den Thanabalan!". stadiumastro.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Kisah Disebalik Hero Baru Skuad B-22 Kebangsaan, N Thanabalan". orangnogori.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Felcra 2017". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Malaysia's 20-man SEA Games squad profile". FourFourTwo. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Thanabalan enggan hampakan ayah". Harian Metro. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.