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Madhu Mohana

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In this Indian name, the name Mohana is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Madhu.
Madhu Mohana
Personal information
Full name Madhu M. Mohana[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Balestier Khalsa
Number 6
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Young Lions 24 (1)
2011 Woodlands Wellington 27 (0)
2012–2015 LionsXII 80 (7)
2016 Warriors 18 (1)
2017 Tampines Rovers 17 (1)
2018 Negeri Sembilan 0 (0)
2018–2021 Tampines Rovers 60 (4)
2022– Balestier Khalsa 38 (3)
International career‡
2012 Singapore U22 4 (1)
2013–2021 Singapore 33 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Vientiane 2009 Football
Bronze medal – third place Naypyidaw 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Madhu M. Mohana (born 6 March 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Balestier Khalsa. He is known for his long throw-ins.[2][3]

Education

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Madhu graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2007.[4] He also studied a sports science and coaching diploma course at the International Sports Academy (ISA) and earned a scholarship for a sports management degree there.[5]

Football career

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Club career

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Madhu began his football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009. He was one of the Young Lions players involved in an on-pitch fight with Beijing Guoan Talent players in their S.League match on 7 September 2010. He was charged by the Football Association of Singapore for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute and was banned for four months and fined S$1,000 for his part in the brawl.[6] Madhu signed with Woodlands Wellington for the 2011 S.League season.

In late 2011, it was announced that Madhu was selected to be part of the new LionsXII team competing in the Malaysia Super League. After the LionsXII disbanded in 2015, Madhu signed for Warriors for the 2016 S.League campaign. On 27 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Warriors FC against Geylang International FC in the RHB Singapore Cup.

In 2017, Madhu joined Tampines Rovers. He was released by the team prior to the start of season.

In early 2018, Madhu signed for Negeri Sembilan F.A., but he was again released by the team days before the start of 2018 Malaysia Super League season.[7] Madhu re-signed with Tampines Rovers in March the same year. He was released by Tampines Rovers at the end of the 2021 season.[5] He was offered contracts by Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs and also Thai League 2 clubs but rejected them.[5]

In April 2022, Madhu trained with SPL clubBalestier Khalsa and subsequently signed with Balestier in June.[5]


International career

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Madhu was called up to the Singapore U22 squad which played in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made four appearances during the qualifying round and scored a goal against Timor-Leste.

Madhu was handed his international debut against Laos on 10 October 2013, starting as the team's right-back.[8]

Personal life

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In 2022, Madhu started selling sunglasses via his own business, MadShades.[5]

Coaching career

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In 2022, Madhu started a personalised football mentoring service MadKicks.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 Oct 2021. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2009 10 1 - - - - — 10 1
2010 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
Total 24 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 1
Woodlands Wellington 2011 27 0 0 0 1 0 — 28 0
Total 27 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
Club Season Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[10] 11 0 4 1 2 0 — 17 1
2013[11] 4 0 0 0 3 1 — 7 1
2014[12] 12 0 2 0 0 0 — 14 0
2015 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? — 20 2
Total 27 0 6 1 5 1 0 0 55 4
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Warriors 2016 18 0 1 1 0 0 — 19 1
Total 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Tampines Rovers 2017 17 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 25 1
Total 17 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 25 1
Club Season Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Negeri Sembilan FA 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tampines Rovers 2018 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2019 24 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 36 0
2020 12 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 16 1
2021 17 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 22 2
Total 72 4 8 0 1 0 14 0 95 4
Balestier Khalsa 2022 17 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2023 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
2024–25 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 47 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 56 3
Career Total 232 8 27 2 8 1 20 0 304 14
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

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As of 5 March 2014
Singapore national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 2 0
2014 0 0
2015 10 0
2016 9 0
2017 7 0
Total 28 0

Honours

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Club

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LionsXII

Tampines Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". LionsXII. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Madhu keen for more game time". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Nizam's strike enough in hard fought victory". FootballOPOD. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Elite Student-Athletes". Singapore Sports School. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e Auto, Hermes (1 July 2022). "Football: No club no worries, Madhu starts businesses before joining Balestier | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Young Lions, Beijing Guoan players banned, fined". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Fox Sports".
  8. ^ "Lions warm up for Syria with slender victory over Laos". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013.
  9. ^ Auto, Hermes (1 July 2022). "Football: No club no worries, Madhu starts businesses before joining Balestier | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2012 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  12. ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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