Basanta Thapa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | MMC | ||
| 2000–2001 | Brothers Union | ||
| 2002 | Rahmatganj | ||
| 2002–2013 | MMC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Nepal | 27 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Basanta Thapa (born 10 April 1977) is a Nepali former footballer who played as a forward for MMC and the Nepal national football team.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Thapa is a former Nepal international.[3][4][5] He won Player of the Martyrs' Memorial League 2061.[6] He started his career with MMC in 1997.[7]
In 2005, Thapa trialed for Japanese second tier side Avispa Fukuoka.[1] He was called up for the national team to play at the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup.[8]
In 2001, he played for Bangladeshi club Brothers Union in the Dhaka Premier Division Football League, and scored 6 goals in the relegation play-offs in the league.[9]
He has scored over 50 goals in the Nepal league.[10] He was known for his goalscoring prowess.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Basanta Thapa to go to Japan". thehimalayantimes.com.
- ↑ "An exclusive interview with former Nepal international Basanta Thapa".
- ↑ "9th Dashain Cup Tomorrow; Former Nepal International Basanta Thapa To Be Honored". goalnepal.com.
- ↑ Basanta Thapa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Nepal Internationals, Former Captain Wish Good Luck To Semifinalists Of Peacezone Championship Cup". goalnepal.com.
- ↑ "Basanta Thapa Is The Best". chautari.org.
- ↑ "MMC Take the risk". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com (Archived).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Nepalese footballers leave country When They Become Matured". goal.com.
- ↑ "Bangladesh 2001/02". RSSSF.
- ↑ "सन्तोष साहुखल फुटबल लिगमा १०० गोल गर्ने पहिलो खेलाडी" (in Nepali). bbc.com.
- ↑ "लिगमा गोलको खडेरी" (in Nepali). onlinekhabar.com.
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- Brothers Union players
- Rahmatganj MFS players
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