Anju Tamang

Anju Tamang
Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Uttar Rangali Bazna, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	East Bengal
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Share FC Kalimpong
2017–2018	Rising Student Club
2019–2020	Gokulam Kerala
2020–2021	KRYPHSA
2022	Sethu
2022–2023	Odisha
2023–2024	Gokulam Kerala
2024–	East Bengal
International career‡
2016–	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Last updated October 25, 2024

Anju Tamang (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the India women's national team.^[1] She has also represented Rising Students, Sethu, Odisha and Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League.

Early life

Tamang was born to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in Uttar Rangali Bazna, near Birpara in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal.^[2] She is of Tamang descent and comes from a family of farmers.^[3]^[4] Her schooling was done at the Alagarah High School, Kalimpong and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), Kalimpong. She went on for higher studies at the University of North Bengal, Siliguri.^[5]

Career

Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17. At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural Indian Women's League.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 23 October 2024

International caps and goals
Year	Caps	Goals
2017	5	0
2018	2	0
2019	21	4
2021	8	1
2022	6	4
2023	12	4
2024	9	1
Total	63	14

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Anju Tamang
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 February 2019	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India	Iran	1–0	1–0	2019 Women's Gold Cup
2.	1 March 2019	Alanya, Turkey	Turkmenistan	4–0	10–0	2019 Turkish Women's Cup
3.	1 March 2019	Alanya, Turkey	Turkmenistan	9–0	10–0	2019 Turkish Women's Cup
4.	22 March 2019	Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal	Nepal	3–1	3–1	2019 SAFF Women's Championship
5.	2 October 2021	Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	4–1	4–1	Friendly
6.	10 September 2022	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal	Maldives	1–0	9–0	2022 SAFF Women's Championship
7.				3–0
8.				7–0
9.				9–0
10.	4 April 2023	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	5–0	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
11.	4 April 2023		Kyrgyzstan	2–0	5–0
12.	7 April 2023		Kyrgyzstan	2–0	4–0
13.	21 September 2023	Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China	Chinese Taipei	1–0	1–2	2022 Asian Games
14.	24 February 2024	Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Hong Kong	1–0	2–0	2024 Turkish Women's Cup

Honours

India

SAFF Women's Championship: 2019
South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019

Rising Students Club

Indian Women's League: 2017–18

KRYPHSA

Indian Women's League runner-up: 2019–20 ^[7]

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References

↑ "Welcome to All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
↑ "Anju Tamang – Inspiring a Generation". The Darjeeling Chronicle. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
↑ Chhetri, Sagar (24 July 2018). "Sikkim: Anju Tamang selected in senior national football team". Northeast Now. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
↑ "Anju Tamang: Farming has helped me keep fit at home". Khel Now. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
↑ "PERSONALITIES". Orisports. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
↑ Sharma, Avinash (10 September 2021). "FIFA U17 WWC, AFC Asian Cup will encourage young girls in India to pursue a career in football: Anju Tamang". myKhel. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 – As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

External links

Anju Tamang at All India Football Federation
Anju Tamang at Global Sports Archive

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[1] "Welcome to All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

[2] "Anju Tamang – Inspiring a Generation". The Darjeeling Chronicle. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[3] Chhetri, Sagar (24 July 2018). "Sikkim: Anju Tamang selected in senior national football team". Northeast Now. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[4] "Anju Tamang: Farming has helped me keep fit at home". Khel Now. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[5] "PERSONALITIES". Orisports. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[6] Sharma, Avinash (10 September 2021). "FIFA U17 WWC, AFC Asian Cup will encourage young girls in India to pursue a career in football: Anju Tamang". myKhel. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[7] "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 – As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

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