Tenzin Samdup

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Tenzin Samdup
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Pune, [1] India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Namdhari FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Goa-Tibetan [2] 0 (0)
2018–2019 Chennai City 0 (0)
2019–2020 Real Kashmir 0 (0)
2021–2023 Mumbai Kenkre 22 (0)
2023– Namdhari FC 8
International career
2018– Tibet 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tenzin Samdup (born 23 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Namdhari FC. [3] [4] Born in India, he represents the Tibet national team in CONIFA tournaments.

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Earlier career

Samdup began his professional career with Indian club Doeguling Youth Sports Association (DYSA), with which he won the 2008 GCM football cup in Gangtok. [5] He later appeared with Goa-Tibetan, TNFA All-Stars club and Sikkim Akraman. [2]

Club career

Earlier career

Before signing for Chennai City in the Indian top flight, upon some unsuccessful trials with various teams, he worked as an English teacher for monks. [6]

In 2018, he signed for Chennai City FC in the Indian I-League, [7] where he made one league appearance before joining Real Kashmir. On 9 March 2019, Chennai City beat former champions Minerva Punjab FC 3–1 to be crowned the 2018–19 I-League champions. [8] [9] With Real Kashmir, he played in 2019–20 I-League season. [10]

Mumbai Kenkre

On 1 September 2021, Tenzin signed for Mumbai Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers. Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations. [11] [12]

On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance in the I-League for the club, against his former club Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw. [13] He was awarded the Hero of the Match for his outstanding display against Rajasthan United, on 25 March 2022, in 0–0 stalemate. [14] The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division. [15] [16] [17] Later in September, Kenkre was reinstated on sympathetic grounds by the AIFF and allowed to participate in the 2022–23 I-League season. [18] They later went on to participate in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, in which they reached semi-finals. [19] [20]

International career

Samdup is a regular member of the Tibet national football team, a Non-FIFA international football team that represents Tibet. He appeared with Tibet at the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, one of few tournaments the team has ever competed in. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 February 2023 [22]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2018–19 I-League 0000–00
Real Kashmir 2019–20 0000–00
Mumbai Kenkre 2021 I-League 2nd Division 6000–60
2021–22 I-League9000–90
2022–23 7000–70
Kenkre total2200000220
Career total2200000220

    Honours

    Doeguling Youth SA

    Chennai City

    Kenkre

    Individual

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