Darshan Gurung

Darshan Gurung

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Ilam, Nepal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	New Road Team
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Shree Bhagwati Club	8	(9)
2019–2022	New Road Team	25	(7)
2021 (draft)	Dhangadhi F.C.	7	(1)
International career‡
2017	Nepal U16	3	(0)
2019	Nepal U19	1	(0)
2021	Nepal U23	3	(0)
2020–2022	Nepal	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Darshan Gurung (born 20 August 2002) is a Nepalese former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for New Road Team (NRT) and the Nepal national team. ^{[1] [2] [3]} In July 2022, Gurung decided to leave professional football and move to Australia. ^[4] He made his international debut against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka. ^[5]

Early life

Darshan Gurung was born & raised in Ilam, Nepal. ^[6]

Club career

In 2019, Gurung made his professional debut from Bhagwati Youth Club in 2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League(2nd tier league of Nepal), where he scored nine goals and became top goal scorer of the league. ^{[7] [8]}

In the same year, Martyr's Memorial A-Division League team NRT signed him as free agent. Gurung scored three goals and won Emerging Player award in the league. ^{[9] [10]}

In 2021, Gurung was bought by Dhangadhi F.C. for Rs.100,00 in auction for Nepal Super League. ^{[11] [12]}

International career

In 2017, Gurung was named in Nepal U-16 for AFC U-16 Championship qualification tournament. He made his U16 debut against Iraq U-16. ^{[13] [14]}

On November 13, 2020, Gurung made his debut for Nepal national team against Bangladesh ^{[15] [16]} in Dhaka as substitute replacing Ravi Paswan in 69th minute. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

Season	Club	League	League		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2019	Shree Bhagwati Club	Martyr's Memorial B-Division League	8	9	-	-	8	9
		Total	8	9	-	-	8	9
2019-20	New Road Team	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	13	3	-	-	13	3
		Total	13	3	-	-	13	3
2021	Dhangadhi FC	Nepal Super League	7	1	-	-	7	1
		Total	7	1	-	-	7	1
2021	New Road Team	Martyr's Memorial A-Division League	12	4	-	-	12	4
		Total	12	4	-	-	12	4
Career total			40	17	0	0	40	17

International

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 May 2022	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Timor-Leste	1–2	2–2	Friendly
2.	11 June 2022	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	1–4	1–4	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

External links

• Darshan Gurung at Global Sports Archive
• Nepal90 profile

References

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17. "Darshan Gurung Dons National Shirt For The First Time". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-04.