Nawayug Shrestha

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Nawayug Shrestha
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Personal information
Full name Nawayug Shrestha
Date of birth (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Ilam, Nepal
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Nepal Army Club
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Nepal Army Club 74 (14)
National team
2014– Nepal 40 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2021

Nawayug Shrestha (born 8 June 1990)[1] is a Nepalese international footballer who plays for Nepal Army Club in the top division of the Memorial A-Division League. He was born in Mangalbare, Illam. He went to Bhanubhakta Higher Secondary School. Before school started the principal had to make sure that enough footballs were in the school such was the game's popularity.

International career[]

Nawayug Shrestha made his international debut in the game against India in the 2016 SAFF Championship held in India. [2] He scored 3 hat-tricks in a month during January to February 2016. He scored his first international hat-trick against Maldives during the semi final of the Bangabandhu Cup which was held in Bangladesh. He got his second hat-trick against Maldives during the South Asian Games 2016. He increased his hat-trick tally to 3 against Bhutan in the same tournament.[3] He also scored the winning goal against India in the finals.[4] Also he has been playing for Nepal Army Club, one of the domestic football clubs of Nepal.[5][6][7]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[8][]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 January 2016 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Maldives 1–0 4–1 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
2. 2–0
3. 4–1
4. 8 November 2016 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia  Brunei 1–0 3–0 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
5. 27 March 2018 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Yemen 1–1 1–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6. 6 September 2018 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh 2–0 2–0 2018 SAFF Championship
7. 3 June 2021 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Chinese Taipei 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

  1. ^ "Star Striker Nawug's family elated over Nepal's victory". My Republica Retrieved 2016-7-10
  2. ^ "Shrestha Nepali Football Facts". Archived from the original on 2016-06-21.Sportshelpr Retrieved 2016-7-10
  3. ^ "Nepal defeat Bhutan 5-0 in SAG". The Himalayan Times Retrieved 2016-7-10
  4. ^ " Turning the tide in Nepali football". The Nepali Times Retrieved 2016-7-10
  5. ^ "The Nawayug of football". Kathmandu Post 2016-2-20. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  6. ^ "People's Choice Award nominees announced". The Himalayan Times. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  7. ^ "Shresha winner sinks Jhapa". The Kathmandupost Retrieved 2016-7-10
  8. ^ "Shrestha, Nawayug". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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