Darshan Gurung

Darshan Gurung
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Ilam, Nepal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New Road Team
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Shree Bhagwati Club 8 (9)
2019–2022 New Road Team 25 (7)
2021 (draft) Dhangadhi F.C. 7 (1)
International career‡
2017 Nepal U16 3 (0)
2019 Nepal U19 1 (0)
2021 Nepal U23 3 (0)
2020–2022 Nepal 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Darshan Gurung (born 20 August 2002) is a Nepalese former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for New Road Team (NRT) and the Nepal national team.[1][2][3] In July 2022, Gurung decided to leave professional football and move to Australia.[4] He made his international debut against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka.[5]

Early life

Darshan Gurung was born & raised in Ilam, Nepal.[6]

Club career

In 2019, Gurung made his professional debut from Bhagwati Youth Club in 2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League(2nd tier league of Nepal), where he scored nine goals and became top goal scorer of the league.[7][8]

In the same year, Martyr's Memorial A-Division League team NRT signed him as free agent. Gurung scored three goals and won Emerging Player award in the league.[9][10]

In 2021, Gurung was bought by Dhangadhi F.C. for Rs.100,00 in auction for Nepal Super League.[11][12]

International career

In 2017, Gurung was named in Nepal U-16 for AFC U-16 Championship qualification tournament. He made his U16 debut against Iraq U-16.[13][14]

On November 13, 2020, Gurung made his debut for Nepal national team against Bangladesh[15][16] in Dhaka as substitute replacing Ravi Paswan in 69th minute.[17]

Career statistics

Club

Season Club League League Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2019 Shree Bhagwati Club Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 8 9 - - 8 9
Total 8 9 - - 8 9
2019-20 New Road Team Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 13 3 - - 13 3
Total 13 3 - - 13 3
2021 Dhangadhi FC Nepal Super League 7 1 - - 7 1
Total 7 1 - - 7 1
2021 New Road Team Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 12 4 - - 12 4
Total 12 4 - - 12 4
Career total 40 17 0 0 40 17

International

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 May 2022 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Timor-Leste 1–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 11 June 2022 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 1–4 1–4 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ "Al Mutairi announces team for Asian Cup Qualifier, leaves out 'rebel players' - OnlineKhabar English News". 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  2. ^ "Final squad for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers announced". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ Republica. "ANFA calls 58 players for closed camp training". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. ^ "Nepali Footballer Quits Football Team & Moves to Australia". NEPWAVE. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  5. ^ "Darshan Gurung Dons National Shirt For The First Time". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  6. ^ "Darshan Gurung Rising Footballer • We Futbol Fans". We Futbol Fans. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  7. ^ "Martyr's Memorial B Division League: Shree Bhagwati Beats Satdobato Youth". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  8. ^ "Birendra Limbu Adjudged The Best Forward Of B Division League". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  9. ^ "Gurung lifts NRT to sixth spot". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  10. ^ "ANFA Announces Best Players & The Best Coach Of The League". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  11. ^ "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  12. ^ "NSL auction sees eight major signings". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  13. ^ "Record number entries received for youth qualifiers". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  14. ^ "AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Qualifiers Group D: India 3-0 Palestine / Iraq 1-0 Nepal". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  15. ^ "Nepal held to 0-0 draw by Bangladesh, lose the two-match series". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  16. ^ diwakar (2020-11-05). "Nepal footballers leave for Bangladesh friendlies - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  17. ^ "Darshan Gurung Dons National Shirt For The First Time". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-04.