Tshering Dorji

Tshering Dorji
	Dorji with Thimphu City FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Tshering Dorji
Date of birth	11 September 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ramjar, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Thimphu City FC
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Transport United
2012–2014	Ugyen Academy
2015–2018	Thimphu City
2018	Madhya Bharat
2019–2020	South United Bengaluru
National team
2011–	Bhutan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tshering Dorji (born 11 September 1995) is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays for Thimphu City FC as a midfielder.

Dorji is best known for the late goal he scored against Sri Lanka which gave Bhutan their first ever win in world cup qualification.^[5]

As of March 2015, he was studying at the Royal Thimphu College as a first year student.^[3]

Club career[]

South United[]

On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Tshering Dorji signed for Bengaluru-based club South United FC, which plays in the I-League 2nd Division, the tried tier of Indian football.

Madhya Bharat[]

In 2019, he joined the newly formed club from Bhopal, Madhya Bharat SC, which has earlier played in the 2017–18 season of the I-League 2nd Division.

International career[]

Dorji represents Bhutan in international football since 2011. He made his senior debut on 12 March against Sri Lanka in 3–0 loss match at the 2011 SAFF Championship in New Delhi.

International statistics[]

Scores and results list the Bhutan's goal tally first.^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 March 2015	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	8 October 2015	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan	Maldives	1–4	3–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	24 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, India	Maldives	1–1	1−3	2015 SAFF Championship
4.	29 March 2016	National Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Maldives	2–1	2–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	6 June 2019	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan	Guam	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	29 September 2019	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	1–2	1–4	Friendly

References[]

^ Tshering Dorji – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Tshering Dorji". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Bhutan's Two Heroes With Three Important Goals In Between Them". The Bhutanese. 23 March 2015.
^ "Squad". I-league.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ Sirilal, Ranga (12 March 2015). "World's worst Bhutan win on World Cup qualifying debut". Reuters. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ Tshering Dorji at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Tshering Dorji – FIFA competition record (archived)

[2] "Tshering Dorji". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[heroes-3] "Bhutan's Two Heroes With Three Important Goals In Between Them". The Bhutanese. 23 March 2015.

[4] "Squad". I-league.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

[5] Sirilal, Ranga (12 March 2015). "World's worst Bhutan win on World Cup qualifying debut". Reuters. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[NFT-6] Tshering Dorji at National-Football-Teams.com

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