Rajes a/l Perumal or P. Rajes (21 July 1985 – 17 October 2022) was a Malaysian professional footballer who played as a right-back.[1]

Rajes Perumal
Personal information
Full name Rajes a/l Perumal
Date of birth (1985-07-21)21 July 1985
Place of birth Selangor, Malaysia
Date of death 17 October 2022(2022-10-17) (aged 37)
Place of death Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 MP Selayang
2006–2007 Sabah ? (0)
2008 PKNS ? (0)
2009 Shahzan Muda ? (1)
2010–2013 PKNS ? (1)
2014 Selangor 2 (0)
2015 Kedah 15 (0)
2016–2017 PKNS 14 (0)
2018–2022 Petaling Jaya City 74 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022

Career

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In his early career, Rajes played for MP Selayang in the 2005 FAM League. He moved to Sabah in late 2006 and played for the Borneo-based team in 2006–07 season. He signed with Selangor PKNS FC in 2008 and Shahzan Muda in 2009. He returned to PKNS in 2010 and won the 2011 Malaysia Premier League title.

He transferred to Selangor in 2014 and made his debut against T-Team on 18 January 2014 coming in as substitute in the 79th minute.[2] His second and last Super League appearance for Selangor was against Sarawak where Selangor won 3–0 where he also come in as substitute.[3]

In 2015, he transferred to Kedah where he become a regular for the team. He made 15 league appearances in 2015 as Kedah won the Malaysia Premier League title and were promoted to the Super League.[4] Overall he made 23 appearances for Kedah in all competition.[5]

Rajes return to PKNS in 2016 and made his third debut with PKNS in a 4–4 draw against Kuantan FA. In 2018, he signed with MISC-MIFA (now Petaling Jaya City) and made 20 league appearances in his first season. He scored his first goal for MISC-MIFA on 22 May 2018 in a 3–2 win over Penang.[6][7] His last match for the club was against Kuala Lumpur City on 15 October 2022.

Death

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Rajes died on 17 October 2022, after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident at Batu Caves, Selangor.[8]

Honours

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PKNS

Kedah

  • Malaysia Premier League: 2015

References

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  1. ^ Biodata P.Rajesh Archived 18 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine – arena.my
  2. ^ Liga Super 2014 - Selangor vs Terengganu T-Team
  3. ^ Liga Super 2014 - Selangor vs Sarawak
  4. ^ P. Rajes - Malaysia Football League
  5. ^ P. Rajes - Malaysia Football League
  6. ^ Lang Merah tewaskan Tok Gajah - MStar, 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ FC Penang
  8. ^ "Rajesh Perumal Death: PJ City FC Player, Rajes a/l Perumal Killed in Motorcycle Accident - Edulooms". 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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