Arik Bista

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Arik Bista
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Nepal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Church Boys United
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Tribhuvan Army Club 4
2019–2022 New Road Team 24 (1)
2021 (draft) Lalitpur City 8 (0)
2022-2023 Church Boys United 13 (1)
2023 Butwal Lumbini F.C. 8 (2)
2024 Shillong Lajong 10 (0)
International career
2016 Nepal U16
2017 Nepal U19 6 (0)
2019– Nepal U23 3 (0)
2020– Nepal 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Arik Bista (born 17 March 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Shillong Lajong and the Nepal national team.

Career

In 2022, Bista joined Nepal Super League club Pokhara Thunders. [1] [2] He made his debut for the national team against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka. [3] Arik won the Martyrs Memorial A-Division League 2023 season.

In January 2024, he moved to India, signing with I-League side Shillong Lajong. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Pokhara Thunders secure Arik Bista with maximum bid". Hamrokhelkud. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. diwakar (2021-03-24). "Nepal squad announced for Three Nations Cup with Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan — OnlineKhabar English News" . Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. "Arik Bista Makes Debut For Nepal". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. Bhowmick, Mohul (10 February 2024). ""It feels great to come and play here in India" — Nepal's Arik Bista praises the atmosphere in the Shillong Lajong dressing room | I-League 2023–24". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. "Nepal International Arik Bista Joins I-League Side, Shillong Lajong FC". Goal Nepal. Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.