Ananta Tamang

Ananta Tamang (Nepali: अनन्त तामाङ) (born 14 January 1998) is a Nepali professional footballer who plays as a defender for Three Star Club and Nepal national football team. He was vice-captain of Nepal under-19 football team which went on to win the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship. Tamang made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India.[3]

Ananta Tamang
Personal information
Full name Ananta Tamang
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998[1]
Place of birth Jhapa, Nepal[2]
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2012–2016 ANFA Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Marbella FC 0 (0)
2018–2020 Three Star Club 0 (0)
2020– Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Nepal U-17 6 (1)
2015– Nepal U-19 4 (0)
2015– Nepal U23 9 (1)
2014– Nepal 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2018

National career

u-16

Tamang represented Nepal at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship, captaining his country in the first game against Uzbekistan in the absence of regular captain Bimal Gharti Magar.[4][5] Tamang also scored a headed goal in a 1-4 defeat to North Korea, a game which eliminated Nepal from the tournament.[6]

u-19

Tamang played every minute of every game at the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship as the host Nepal won the tournament.[7] Tamang also played all three games at the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification but this time they were unsuccessful to qualify.[8]

u-23

Tamang represented Nepal during the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification but his country had a disastrous campaign, losing all four games and failing to score a single goal. Tamang himself had a particularly poor game against Iran where the last two goals of the match where the result of Tamang's poor headed clearances.[9]

In january 2017 he was offered a deal by Marbella united academy Fc but he was injured at that time so he decide to go spain later on.

International goals
Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 November 2016Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia Laos2–12–2 (3–0 p)2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
2.6 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bhutan1–04–02018 SAFF Championship

Honours

Nepal U-16

Nepal U-19

Nepal U-23

Nepal National Team

Nepal National Team

References
  1. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=389067/index.html
  2. "Nepal U16 Defender Ananta Tamang Honored At Satashidham, Jhapa". GoalNepal.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. "GoalNepal.com - Anjan Bista & Bimal Gharti Magar To Start From Front, Ananta Tamang In The Defense Line; Anil Gurung, Jumanu Rai Dropped". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  4. "Nepal hold mighty Uzbeks Sunar scores deep into second half injury time for a 1-1 stalemate in Group C opener". The Kathmandu Post. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. dipendra (6 September 2014). "Ananta Tamang to Captain Uzbekistan Opener". givemegoal.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. "Dreams shattered Nepal out with 4-1 loss to DPR Korea; U-17 WC chance goes begging". The Kathmandu Post. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. "Nepal lifts the inaugural SAFF U19 Championship". www.the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  8. "Nepal u-19 vs Iran u-19: Live Commentary". GoalNepal.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. "Nepal u-23 vs Iran u-23: Live Commentary". GoalNepal.com. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  10. "Tamang, Ananta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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