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 United 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 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||
Honours
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Ananta Tamang (Nepali: अनन्त तामाङ) (born 17 January 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 a strong, tenacious and 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 disastrous campaign, 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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