Lhendup Dorji (footballer)

Lhendup Dorji
Personal information
Full name	Lhendup Dorji
Date of birth	5 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Paro, Bhutan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ugyen Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Ugyen Academy
2015	Druk Star
2015	Thimphu F.C.
2018	Paro
2019	Lonestar Kashmir FC
International career‡
2015–	Bhutan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2019

Last updated July 12, 2025

Lhendup Dorji is a Bhutanese professional footballer.^[1]

Career

He began playing school and club football with Ugyen Academy at the age of 14. He won the 2013 Bhutan National League. The midfielder was also the part of Ugyen Academy FC squad which played in the 2014 AFC President's Cup. Lhendup Dorji was among the players Paro FC signed in their debut season in 2018. Following performances both domestically and in continental football, Lhendup Dorji earned himself a move to Lonestar Kashmir in the Indian I-League 2nd Division 2019.^[2]

International career

He made first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2015 in their historic World Cup qualifying match against Sri Lanka. He also played in a number of second qualifying round matches and in the 2015 SAFF Championship.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2019

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lonestar Kashmir	2018–19	I-League 2nd	6	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	6	0

Honours

Bhutan National League: 2013

References

↑ "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. KUENSEL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
↑ "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Lhendup". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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[1] "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. KUENSEL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[2] "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[3] Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Lhendup". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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