| Mukundan Maran | |
| Fullname: | Mukundan Maran |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Currentclub: | Balestier Khalsa |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Warriors FC |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Warriors FC |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Hougang United |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Balestier Khalsa |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 Feb 2021 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 Apr 2024 |
Mukundan Maran (born 23 April 1998), also known as just Mukun, is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa.[1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2017, Mukundan signed for S.League club Warriors FC.[5] A year later, he was promoted to the first team and made 21 appearances in the 2018 season at the age of 19.
In January 2019, Mukundan served his compulsory National Service until December 2020.
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.
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 date due to his inconsistency and behaviour off the pitch.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Warriors FC | 2017 | S.League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Hougang United | 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Balestier Khalsa | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
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