Passang Tshering
Passang Tshering (born 16 July 1983) is a Bhutanese former footballer and coach. Passang played as a striker for Transport United, Druk Star and Zimdra. He was also a member of Bhutan national futsal team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Passang Tshering | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Thimphu, Bhutan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder/striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Transport United | ||
| 2009–2011 | Druk Star | ||
| 2011–2013 | Zimdra | ||
| 2013–2019 | Thimphu City | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–2019 | Bhutan | 23 | (5) |
| 2005–2019 | Bhutan national futsal team | 6 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
In 2007, he won the title of A-Division top-scorer.[1] On 4 August 2007, Passang Tshering could go down in the history of football for three reasons: scoring a hat-trick within three minutes, scoring nine goals in the second half (45 minutes), and scoring the most goals in a single game, 17. “I didn’t expect to score 17", Passang Tshering told Kuensel. "But there is no reason to celebrate or feel great because we played against a weak team.” Asked if Passang Tshering's record would be recognised, coordinator Dinesh Chhetri said that it was just a national league and would be difficult for regional or international football governing to recognize it. “Besides his team mates planned him to score the goals to make him the highest goal scorer”, said Dinesh.
Passang is also a member of the Bhutanese national team.
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 April 2003 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |  Guam | 6–0 | Win | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||
| 2. | 13 May 2008 | Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field, Iloilo City, Philippines |  Tajikistan | 1–3 | Lost | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification | |||||
| 3. | 29 November 2009 | Kolkata, India |  Nepal | 1–2 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
| 4. | 4 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Maldives | 2–8 | Lost | 2013 SAFF Championship | |||||
| 5. | 6 September 2013 | Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Sri Lanka | 2–5 | Lost | 2013 SAFF Championship | |||||
| Correct as of 15 November 2013[2][3][4][5] | |||||||||||