Karma Tsewang

Karma Tsewang
Tsewang with Viva Kerala in 2011
Personal information
Full name Karma Tsewang
Date of birth (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Kollegal, Karnataka, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Viva Kerala 18 (5)
2011–2013 Pune 46 (3)
2013–2015 Salgaocar 19 (1)
2015–2017 Gangtok Himalayan
International career‡
2013 Tibet 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018

Karma Tsewang (born 1 October 1988) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] Last played club football for Gangtok Himalayan. Born in India, he played for the Tibet national team.

Career

Viva Kerala

Karma Tsewang was passionate about football from his childhood and is extremely grateful to the support and encouragement that he gets from his family, which comprises his parents, three brothers and four sisters. It was in fact in one such tournament when a Viva Kerala (later known as Chirag United Club Kerala) scout noticed Karma’s skill and ability, which earned him a place in the side in 2008. Soon he became an integral member of the Viva kerala side, where he played mostly as a right winger for two seasons. His skills and touch along with his unselfish attitude soon earned him the plaudits he deserved. His versatility helped add another dimension to his game as the youngster can play across the midfield as a central midfielder or on either of the wings.

Pune

Karma Tsewang signed for Pune FC at the start of the 2011–12 I-League season.[2] He soon broke into the first team and made the right wing his own displaying some spectacular performances throughout the season.[3][4]

Salgaocar

Tsewang made his debut for Salgaocar in the I-League on 21 September 2013 against reigning champions Churchill Brothers at the Duler Stadium in which he came on as a substitute for Claude Gnakpa in 59th minute; as Salgaocar drew the match 1–1.[5]

Cholsum Fc

Karma signed his first semi-professional contract with Cholsum Fc on July 14 2019 with help of agent Tapa. He made an immediate impact, demonstrating his technical prowess, vision on the field, and ability to score crucial goals. His performances earned him a reputation as one of the top player in the Tibetan footballing world. Throughout his year at Cholsum Fc, Karma amassed 108 appearances and scored 59 goals and 41 assist for the club. He received several individual accolades and help Cholsum Fc win several titles.


Career statistics

As of 30 May 2015[6]
Club Season League † Cup ‡ International * Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Viva Kerala 2010–11 18 5 0 1 0 0 - - - 19 5 0
Pune 2011–12 20 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 20 1 0
2012–13 23 2 0 3 0 0 - - - 26 2 0
Salgaocar 2013–14 14 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 14 1 0
2014–15 5 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 5 0 0
Career total 80 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 84 9 0

References

  1. ^ "Chirag United Club Kerala (Viva Kerala) » Players from A–Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Pune FC miss chances, share point with CRPF". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. ^ "FIRST TIME IN INDIAN FOOTBALL : Pune FC set transfer fee trend, release medio Lester". kolkatafootball.com. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ "I-League's Real Kashmir FC signs Tibet's No.1 goalie Tenzin Samdup". phayul.com. Dharamshala: Phayul Newsdesk. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Churchill Brothers 0–1 Salgaocar SC: Defending champions suffer early blow". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. ^ Karma Tsewang at Soccerway