Samir Tamang

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Samir Tamang
Personal information
Place of birth Nijgadh, Nepal
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Pokhara Thunders
Number 7
Youth career
–2024 Salesh Youth Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Church Boys United
2025– Pokhara Thunders 2 (1)
International career
2023– Nepal U20 11 (9)
2024– Nepal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samir Tamang is a Nepalese professional footballer who currently plays for Nepal Super League club Pokhara Thunders and the Nepal national team.

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Club career

Born in Nijgadh, Tamang was originally a cricket player before shifting his focus to football. He initially played as a goalkeeper before a hand injury forced him to become a forward. He had not competed in any domestic league prior to his international debuts because of a lack of competitions in his region. Therefore, he competed in only district, provincial and central level selections. [1] In 2023, Tamang competed in the Aaha! Gold Cup with Salesh Youth Club. He scored two goals against Gaighat FC to advance to the semi-finals and was named Man of the Match for his performance. [2] He scored and was named the Man of the Match again as Salesh Youth Club defeated Birgunj United FC to advance to the final. [3]

In January 2024, Tamang made his Martyr's Memorial A-Division League debut after joining Church Boys United. [1] He scored his club's only goal in an Aaha! Gold Cup victory over Nepal Police which saw Church Boys United advance to the semi-final. Tamang was named Man of the Match for his performance. [4] In the next match, he again scored his team's lone tally as the club defeated Nepal Army to advance to the final. Tamang was again named Man of the Match. [5]

In February 2025, it was announced that Tamang had been signed by Pokhara Thunders of the Nepal Super League for the 2025 season. [6] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 April 2025 in a 2–3 loss to Lalitpur City. [7]

International career

As a youth, Tamang represented Nepal at the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship and the 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship. He scored three goals and was the competition's joint top scorer in 2023. [1] He scored two more goals in the 2024 tournament, including Nepal's only goal in a defeat to Bangladesh in the final. [8] [9]

In February 2024, Tamang scored two goals for the Nepal national under-23 team in a 5–1 victory over a representative team from China's Yushu Prefecture. [10] [11] Later in 2024, he was the second-highest scorer in 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification with four goals, including a hat-trick against Chinese Taipei. [12]

Tamang received his first senior international call up in March 2024 for a pair of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bahrain. [13] In preparation for qualification, Nepal played an unofficial friendly against Malaysia. Tamang scored Nepal's only goal in the eventual 1–5 defeat. [14] He made his official debut on 21 March 2024 in the first match against Bahrain, coming on as a second-half substitute. [15] The following month, he was called up again for an friendly against the England C team. [16]

International statistics

As of match played 21 March 2024 [15]
Nepal
YearAppsGoals
202410
Total10

International goals

Youth

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
25 September 2023 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives U20
2–0
4-1
 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship
2
4–1
3
27 September 2023 Flag of India.svg India U20
1–1
1-1
4
22 August 2024 ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh U20
1–0
2-1
 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship
5
28 August 2024 Flag of India.svg India U20
1–3
1-4
6
21 September 2024 Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City, Taiwan Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia U20
1–2
1-4
 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
7
23 September 2024 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei U20
1–0
3-1
8
2–0
9
3–1
Last updated 7 October 2024

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nepal, Govinda Raj. "Samir Tamang: The new energy of Nepali football". Online Khabar. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dhankuta: Sahlesh Club, Siraha Enters SFs Of 10th Gorkha Rara Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sunsari: Sahalesh Youth Club Enters Final Of 9th Bhaluwa Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Church Boys United Enters SFs Of 23rd Aha! Rara Pokhara Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Church Boys to compete against Army in Itahari Gold Cup final on Saturday". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nepal Super League: Foreign players likely to be decisive". E Kantipur. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lalitpur edges Pokhara to claim first win of NSL-3". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nepal's U19 Forward Samir Tamang Receives Recognition in Nijgadh". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh wins SAFF U-20 Championship football title". Makalu Khabar. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nepali Youths Get Past Yushu Youth Team With Ease". Hamro Khelkud. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar. "Nepal U-23 Team beats China's Qinghai Football Club". Nepal News. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Samir Tamang Shines with 4 Goals in AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers". Gorkhali Football. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nepal name squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Nepal Loses To Malaysia In A Friendly Match". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Initial squad for England C team friendly announced". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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