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Ananta Tamang (Nepali: अनन्त तामाङ; born 14 January 1998) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nepal Super League club Church Boys United[3] and the Nepal national team. 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.[4]
![]() Tamang with Nepal in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ananta Tamang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 January 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jhapa, Nepal[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Church Boys United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | ANFA Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Marbella United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Three Star Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | East Bengal | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Church Boys United | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Nepal U17 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Nepal U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2021 | Nepal U23 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Nepal | 64 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 |
In January 2017, Tamang earned a spot to train and be a part of Spanish club Marbella United's pre-season duties in 2015–16 season.[5] He later joined the club in 2018 but shortly after, he got injured.
He later returned to Nepal and signed with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club.[5]
On 10 February 2022, Tamang was roped in by Indian Super League club SC East Bengal.[6] He joined the club as their sole AFC Quota replacing Australian defender Tomislav Mrcela.[6] He made his debut for club on March 5, against Bengaluru FC in a 1–0 defeat, which was their final game of the season.[7]
On 6 March 2022, Tamang joined Nepal Super League outfit FC Chitwan.[8]
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.[9][10] Tamang also scored a headed goal in a 1–4 defeat to North Korea, a game which eliminated Nepal from the tournament.[11]
Tamang played every minute of every game at the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship as the host Nepal won the tournament.[12] Tamang also played all three games at the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification but this time they were unsuccessful to qualify.[13]
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.[14]
Tamang comes from traditional cloth. With excellent 1v1 skills, he relies heavily on tackles, last man challenges, and interceptions to get rid of the dangers.[5] His ability to consistently be on track with opposition strikers till the last moment is the key attribute.[5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 November 2016 | Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 (3–0 p) | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
2. | 6 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
3. | 22 March 2023 | Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup |
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