Samir Tamang

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Samir Tamang
Personal information
Date of birth 2006
Place of birth Nijgadh, Nepal
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Church Boys United
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2024 Salesh Youth Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Church Boys United
International career‡
2023– Nepal U20 11 (9)
2024– Nepal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Samir Tamang is a Nepalese professional footballer who currently plays for Martyr's Memorial A-Division League club Church Boys United 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]

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. [6] [7]

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. [8] [9] 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. [10]

Tamang received his first senior international call up in March 2024 for a pair of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bahrain. [11] In preparation for qualification, Nepal played an unofficial friendly against Malaysia. Tamang scored Nepal's only goal in the eventual 1–5 defeat. [12] He made his official debut on 21 March 2024 in the first match against Bahrain, coming on as a second-half substitute. [13] The following month, he was called up again for an friendly against the England C team. [14]

International statistics

As of match played 21 March 2024 [13]
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

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