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Bishal Rai

Bishal Rai
Personal information
Full name Bishal Rai
Date of birth (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Jhapa, Nepal[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manang Marshyangdi F.C.
Youth career
ANFA Jhapa Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Machhindra F.C.
2010 → Saraswoti Y.C. (loan)
2014– Manang Marshyangdi F.C.
International career‡
Nepal U-16
Nepal U-19
2014– Nepal 28 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2021

Bishal Rai (born 6 June 1993, in Jhapa District) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manang Marshyangdi Club and the Nepal national football team.

Career

Bishal Rai started off in the ANFA Jhapa Youth Academy before joining Machhindra F.C. in 2008. He played for Machindra for four years straight with the exception of a loan move to Saraswoti Youth Club two years after arriving.[1] Later in 2014 he joined Manang Marshyangdi Club ahead of the 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season.

International career

Rai played for Nepal at the u-14, u-16 and u-19 youth levels.[1] After being routinely called up for the senior squad since 2014 Rai finally made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India.[2] Bishal Rai scored his first goal for Nepal in a 4–1 win against Maldives in the Bangabandhu gold cup on 19 January 2016.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 January 2016 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Maldives 2–0 4–1 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
2. 29 May 2016 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3. 28 March 2017 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Tapei, Chinese Taipei  Philippines 1–3 1–4 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishal Rai B - Player Profile - Football". GoalNepal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "GoalNepal.com - Anjan Bista & Bimal Gharti Magar To Start From Front, Ananta Tamang In the Defense Line; Anil Gurung, Jumanu Rai Dropped". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Nepal Promising Midfielder Bishal Rai: I Feel Proud To Open An Account For My Country". GoalNepal.com. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Rai B, Bishal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2017.


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