Lhendup Dorji (footballer)

Lhendup Dorji is a Bhutanese professional footballer who currently plays for Lonestar Kashmir FC in the I-League 2nd Division.^[1]

Lhendup Dorji

Personal information
Full name	Lhendup Dorji
Date of birth	(1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Paro, Bhutan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lonestar Kashmir FC
Number	8
Youth career
	Ugyen Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Ugyen Academy
2015	Druk Star
2015	Thimphu F.C.
2018	Paro
2019	Lonestar Kashmir FC	6	(0)
International career‡
2015–2019	Bhutan	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2019

Career

Club career

Winning hearts of his natives in Paro for being best footballer, he began playing school and club football with Ugyen Academy at the age of 14.

He won 2013 Bhutan National League with Ugyen Academy

The midfielder was also the part of Ugyen Academy FC squad which played in the 2014 AFC President's Cup.

He went on to represent the country as an under-19 national team and faced football giants of Middle Eastern nations like Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain.

Lhendup Dorji was among the experienced players Paro FC signed in their debut national league season and finished as runners up, one point behind the champions Transport United in 2018. The runner-up title with Paro FC was his second runner-up title of the premier football competition in the country. He last recorded runners up the title with Thimphu FC

He also played in domestic competitions with Choden FC, Druk Stars, Thimphu FC, Paro United FC, High-Quality United FC, and Paro FC

Lonestar Kashmir

Following his performances both domestically and in continental football, Lhendup Dorji earned himself a move to Lonestar Kashmir in the Indian I-League 2nd Division 2019.^[2]

International career

He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2015 in their historic World Cup qualifying match against Sri Lanka. He also played in a number of their second qualifying round matches and in the 2015 SAFF Championship.^[3] He also played for U19 championship in Qatar and U23 championship in Guwahati, India.

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2019

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lonestar Kashmir	2018–19	I-League 2nd	6	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	6	0
Career total			6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

Honours

Club

Ugyen Academy

• Bhutan National League : 2013

References

1. "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. KUENSEL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
2. "Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India". kuenselonline.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Lhendup". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.