Kinga Wangchuk

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Kinga Wangchuk
Personal information
Full name Kinga Wangchuk
Date of birth (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Phuntsholing, Bhutan
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Paro
Number 11
Youth career
2015–2019 BFF Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Ugyen Academy
2021–2022 Transport United
2023– Paro 16 (9)
International career‡
2017 Bhutan U17
2019 Bhutan U20
2023– Bhutan 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Kinga Wangchuk (born 19 September 2002) is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Paro FC in the Bhutan Premier League and the Bhutan national team.

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Early life

Raised with four siblings, Kinga's father works at Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited, while his mother is a full-time homemaker. Supported by his parents, he chose to leave 12th grade to pursue a career in football. [1]

Kinga secured a place at the BFF Academy in 2015, when he was 13 years old, after attending Sonamgang Middle Secondary School in Phuntsholing. [1] In 2017, Kinga participated in the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal. He also managed to score during a 6–0 victory over Sri Lanka U17 in the group-stages. [2]

Club career

Kinga joined Ugyen Academy FC in 2020, scoring in a 3–1 victory over High Quality United FC in the club's opening game of the 2020 Bhutan Premier League. [3]

He previously played as a guest player for Transport United FC during the 2019 AFC Cup, a club he would later go on to permanently join in 2021. [1] He helped the club win the 2022 BFF President's Cup scoring in the final against Thimphu City FC. [4]

Kinga represented Paro FC as a guest player during both the 2022 and 2023 editions of the AFC Cup. [5] [6] He eventually secured a permanent move, helped the club win the 2023 Bhutan Premier League. On 17 November 2024, he scored a goal for the Transport United against Indian club Gokulam Kerala in their 2–1 quarter-final defeat at the 40th edition of Sikkim Gold Cup. [7]

International career

Kinga represented Bhutan at youth level during both the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. [8]

On 22 June 2023, Kinga made his debut for the Bhutan national team during the 2023 SAFF Championship against Maldives. [9]

Personal life

Kinga has cited Paro FC teammate, Kazuo Honma, as his favourite player. [1]

Career statistics

International

As of 8 September 2024. [9]
Bhutan
YearAppsGoals
202360
202441
Total101

International goals

Youth

Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 2017 ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3–06–0 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship
Last updated 20 August 2017

Senior

Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2024 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–01–0 Friendly
Last updated 8 September 2024

Honours

Transport United

Paro

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