Arik Bista

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Arik Bista
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Nepal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Church Boys United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Tribhuvan Army Club
2019–2022 New Road Team
2021 Lalitpur City
2022–2023 Church Boys United
2023–2025 Butwal Lumbini 8 (0)
2024 Shillong Lajong
2024 Church Boys United
2025 Brothers Union 7 (0)
2026– Church Boys United 0 (0)
International career
2016 Nepal U16
2017 Nepal U19 6 (0)
2019–2023 Nepal U23 3 (0)
2020– Nepal 23 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arik Bista (born 17 March 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Church Boys United and the Nepal national team. He was born in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Club career

In 2022, Bista joined Nepal Super League club Pokhara Thunders. [1] [2]

In January 2024, he moved to India, signing with I-League side Shillong Lajong. [3]

In 2025, he joined Brothers Union for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League. [4]

International career

He made his debut for the national team against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka. [5] Arik won the Martyrs Memorial A-Division League 2023 season with Church Boys [ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Pokhara Thunders secure Arik Bista with maximum bid". Hamrokhelkud. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. diwakar (24 March 2021). "Nepal squad announced for Three Nations Cup with Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan — OnlineKhabar English News" . Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলে এবার নেপাল, ভুটানের খেলোয়াড়". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. "Arik Bista Makes Debut For Nepal". GoalNepal. Retrieved 5 June 2022.