Tshering Dorji
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tshering Dorji | ||
Date of birth | [1][2] | 11 September 1995||
Place of birth | Ramjar, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan[3] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Thimphu City FC | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Transport United | 10 | (4) |
2012–2014 | Ugyen Academy | ||
2015–2018 | Thimphu City | 36 | (9) |
2018 | Madhya Bharat[4] | 15 | (3) |
2019–2020 | South United Bengaluru | 7 | (2) |
National team | |||
2011– | Bhutan | 31 | (6) |
* 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 |
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1. | 12 March 2015 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
2. | 8 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Maldives | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
3. | 24 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, India | Maldives | 2015 SAFF Championship | ||
4. | 29 March 2016 | National Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Maldives | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
5. | 6 June 2019 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Guam | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
6. | 29 September 2019 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Friendly |
See also[]
- Bhutan international footballers
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
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Bhutanese footballers
- Transport United F.C. players
- People from Trashiyangtse District
- Bhutan international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in India
- Bhutanese football biography stubs