Shivan Pillay

In this Tamil name, the surname is Pillay.

Shivan Pillay a/l Asokan (born 7 December 2000) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Perak.^[1][2]

Shivan Pillay

Personal information
Full name	Shivan Pillay a/l Asokan
Date of birth	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kuala Krai, Malaysia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Perak
Number	8
Youth career
2016–2020	PKNS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	PKNS	2	(0)
2020–2021	Selangor II	23	(0)
2021	Selangor	1	(0)
2022	Petaling Jaya City	17	(0)
2023–	Perak	19	(1)
International career‡
2017–2020	Malaysia U19	16	(4)
2018–	Malaysia U23	11	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2021

Early life and career

Shivan was born into a Tamil-Malaysian family, in Kuala Krai, Kelantan. Pillay is of Chindian (Tamil/Chinese) descent through his mother.^[3]

Pillay attended Sri KDU Secondary School in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In 2016, Pillay participated in, and went on to win, Telekom Malaysia's Mencari Ramli 5 football reality show.^[4][5] As one of the 15 winners of the show, Pillay won the chance to participate in an intensive football coaching session in Manchester, England.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Club

PKNS

• President Cup : 2019

International

Malaysia U19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship : 2018

Endorsements

Pillay has been an Adidas Malaysia ambassador since 2019.^[6][7]