Biraj Maharjan

Biraj Maharjan
Personal information
Full name	Biraj Maharjan
Date of birth	18 September 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Tripureswor, Nepal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-Back \| Right-Back
Club information
Current team	Chyasal Youth Club / Butwal Lumbini F.C.
Number	3
Youth career
	ANFA Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–16	Three Star Club
2016–2019	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2019–2020	Machhindra F.C.
2021–	Butwal Lumbini F.C.
2021-	Chyasal Youth Club
National team‡
2008–2021	Nepal
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019

Biraj Maharjan (Nepali: बिराज महर्जन; born 18 September 1990) is a footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2008.^[3]

Career[]

Biraj Maharjan is a Nepalese defender who, after graduating from ANFA Academy joined the Three Star Club in 2007. Despite being a defender he can shoot with both feet and has scored 11 domestic goals.^[4]

International career[]

Maharjan made his national team debut on 25 March 2008 in a friendly that Nepal won 1-0 against Pakistan at Pokhara, Kaski. On 31 August 2015, he won 50 Cap for Nepal national football team in a friendly match against India.^[5] He is the most capped player for Nepal national football team. He made his last appearance in Nepal jersey in 29 March 2021 at Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu in which Nepal beat Bangladesh by 2 goal in finals of Three Nations Cup.