Ananta Tamang
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| Full name | Ananta Tamang | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1998[1] | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jhapa, Nepal[2] | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | ANFA Academy | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Marbella FC | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2015 | Far Western FC | |||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Nepal U-17 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2015– | Nepal U-19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2014– | Nepal | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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Ananta Tamang (Nepali: अनन्त तामाङ) (born 1998) is a footballer from Nepal. He was vice-captain of Nepal under-19 football team which went on to win the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship. Tamang made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India.[3] Ananta primarily plays as center-back and is known for blocking shots of opponent by tackling and contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. He is strong, tenacious, commanding defender.
National Career
u-16
Tamang represented Nepal at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship, captaining his country in the first game against Uzbekistan in the absence of regular captain Bimal Gharti Magar.[4][5] Tamang also scored a headed goal in a 1-4 defeat to North Korea, a game which eliminated Nepal from the tournament.[6]
u-19
Tamang played every minute of every game at the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship as the host Nepal won the tournament.[7] Tamang also played all three games at the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification also Nepal were unsuccessful in qualifying, the 0-10 defeat to Iran being their worst performance.[8]
u-23
Tamang represented Nepal during the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification but his country had a disterous capain, losing all four games and failing to score a single goal. Tamang himself had a particularly poor game against Iran where the last two goals of the match where the result of Tamang's poor headed clearances.[9]
Honours
National team
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Bangabandhu Gold Cup champions (1): 2016
Nepal U-23
- South Asian Games Gold medal(1): 2016
Nepal U-19
- SAFF U-19 Championship champions (1): 2015
Nepal U-16
SAFF U-16 Championship runner-up (1): 2013
External links
- Ananta Tamang profile at Soccerway
References
- ↑ Ananta Tamang profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Nepal U16 Defender Ananta Tamang Honored At Satashidham, Jhapa". GoalNepal.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "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 2015-08-31.
- ↑ "Nepal hold mighty Uzbeks Sunar scores deep into second half injury time for a 1-1 stalemate in Group C opener". The Kathmandu Post. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ dipendra (6 September 2014). "Ananta Tamang to Captain Uzbekistan Opener". givemegoal.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Dreams shattered Nepal out with 4-1 loss to DPR Korea; U-17 WC chance goes begging". The Kathmandu Post. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Nepal lifts the inaugural SAFF U19 Championship". www.the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "Nepal u-19 vs Iran u-19: Live Commentary". GoalNepal.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Nepal u-23 vs Iran u-23: Live Commentary". GoalNepal.com. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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