Suria Prakash

S. Suria Prakash (born 23 December 1993) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a winger for S.League club Tanjong Pagar United.

In this Indian name, the name Prakash is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suria.
Suria Prakash
Personal information
Full name S. Suria Prakash[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993
Place of birth Singapore
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tanjong Pagar United
Number 17
Youth career
2011 National Football Academy U18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Balestier Khalsa 8 (0)
2014 Warriors FC 6 (0)
2015 Young Lions 17 (1)
2017-2019 Warriors FC 21 (1)
2020– Tanjong Pagar United 3 (0)
National team‡
2014– Singapore U23
2014– Singapore 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:35, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:35, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Youth Career

Suria joined the National Football Academy U18 in 2011 before moving to Balestier Khalsa's Centre of Excellence the following year.[2]

Club career

Balestier Khalsa

He made his professional debut for the Tigers in the 2012 S.League.[3]

Warriors FC

Suria signed for Warriors in 2014.[2] He was handed his first league start in a 1–0 home win over Brunei DPMM on 22 May.[4] His performances in the 2014 season earned him a nomination for the S.League Young Player of the Year award.[5]

He also finished as second top-scorer in the 2014 Prime League, scoring 16 goals for the reserve side.[6]

Young Lions

After impressing during the 2014 S.League season, Suria was drafted into the Young Lions team for the 2015 S.League season,[7] in preparation for the 2015 SEA Games. On his Young Lions debut, he laid on an assist to help the Young Lions garner a point in the opening game of the season.

Back to the Warriors

He scored his first league goal of the 2017 S.League season on his first league start, helping his side to a 2-1 win over Home United.[8] It was announced in end-December 2017 that Suria will stay with the Warriors for the 2018 S.League season.[9]

International Career

He made his international debut for Singapore in 2014, playing in a friendly against Papua New Guinea. He gained his second cap 3 days later against Hong Kong.[10]

He was called up by Singapore Under-23 coach Aide Iskandar for the 2015 SEA Games.[11]

Career statistics

International
As of 24 November 2014[12]
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201420
Total20

Honours

Warriors

References
  1. "S. Suria Prakash". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. Chin, Nigel (24 October 2014). "Meet the Singaporean speedster who's gunning for a Suzuki Cup spot". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. Chin, Nigel (9 July 2014). "Suria blazing his own path to national stardom". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. Phoon, Jia Hui (22 May 2014). "Warriors earn vital win to close gap on DPMM". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. Rifhan, Khalis (6 November 2014). "Nominees announced for 2014 S.League Awards night". S.League. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. "Football Association of Singapore". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Home rue absences as Suria goal makes the difference for Warriors". FourFourTwo. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  9. "Warriors Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  10. "Suria adapting to rigours of international football". FourFourTwo. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  11. "Young Lions unveil 20-strong football squad for SEA Games 2015". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  12. Suria Prakash at National-Football-Teams.com
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