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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramesh a/l Lai Ban Huat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuching City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Perak | ||
| 2001 | Melaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Telekom Melaka | ? | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | KL PLUS | ? | (0) |
| 2011 | FELDA United | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Sarawak | 135 | (0) |
| 2019– | Kuching City | 81 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 17, 2023 | |||
Rames a/l Lai Ban Huat (born 8 April 1980 in Perak) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Kuching City.[2] He is a Chindian descent.
Career
Rames started his career with Telekom Melaka in 2002. He played under the guidance of Irfan Bakti Abu Salim where they finish as the runners up of 2005 Malaysia Premier League, finish second in the 2005-06 Malaysia Super League and reach the 2006 Malaysia Cup semi final.[3]
After the disbandment of Telekom Melaka, he moved to KL PLUS in 2007 and spent 3 seasons helping the club promoted to 2009 Malaysia Super League. After the disbandment of KL PLUS, Rajes signed with FELDA United for one year and played 17 league matches.
In 2012, Rajes moved to Sarawak. He spent the season as a regular playing 32 matches in all competitions but could not prevented Sarawak from relegation. In 2013 he played 33 matches in all competition for Sarawak. Sarawak went on to win the Malaysia Premier League undefeated and reach the Malaysia Cup semi final.[4]
In 2023 Malaysian league season, Rames created a record as the oldest player and the oldest goal scorer in the Malaysia League at the age of 43.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 December 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Telekom Melaka | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | |||||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| KL PLUS | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
| FELDA United | 2011 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Sarawak | 2012 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 135 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| Kuching City | 2019 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 81 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 2 | |
| Career total | |||||||||||
- ↑ Appearances at the 2004 Malaysia Premier League Final
- ↑ Appearances at the 2012 Malaysia Super League Play-offs
- ↑ Appearances at the 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearances at the 2023 MFL Challenge Cup
Honours
Sarawak
- Malaysia Premier League: 2013
References
- ↑ "Ramesh Lai Ban Huat". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "Top-flight test for young Crocs side". Theborneopost.com. 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Temu Bual Eksklusif bersama Ramesh Lai | Kuching City FC - Malaysian Football League (Official Youtube channel), 29 November 2023.
- ↑ S’wak kebal, benam Sabah pada perlawanan terakhir - The Borneo Post, 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Rames Lai Cipta Rekod Baharu Piala Malaysia - MakanBola, 20 August 2023.
- ↑ RAMES LAI BAN HUAT - Malaysia Football League
External links
- Rames Lai Ban Huat at Soccerway