Abhishek Rijal
Abhishek Rijal (Nepali: अभिषेख रिजाल, born 29 January 2000) is a Nepali professional footballer who plays as a forward for NEROCA FC in the I-League and the Nepal national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abhishek Rijal | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Nepal Police Club | ||
| 2019 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | ||
| 2019–2020 | Machhindra Football Club | 4 | |
| 2020 | JJ Sports Club | 3 | (5) |
| 2020 | Mohammedan | 4 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| – | Nepal | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Rijal played for the Nepal Police football club. He was one of the young prospects there then he was loaned to Manang Marsyangdi club and went on to scoring in AFC Cup and become the first Nepali Footballer to score in AFC Cup. He currently plays for Mohammedan SC in Kolkata, India.
International career
Rijal played his first match in international level against Malaysia as a substitute then he played his first match as a starter against Chinese taipei and went on to scoring in that match
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 June 2019 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Nepal U-23
- South Asian Games champions (1): 2019
Awards
- ANFA Award 2075 : Emerging player of the year[3]
References
- "ABHISHEK RIJAL". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Abhishek Rijal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "अभिषेक र मञ्जलीलाई उदयमान खेलाडीको अवार्ड". khelpati.com (in Nepali). 2019-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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