Nim Dorjee Tamang

Nim Dorjee Tamang
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995[1]
Place of birth Melli, Sikkim, India
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Shillong Lajong
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2010 Air Force Academy
2012–2014 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Shillong Lajong 21 (1)
National team
2011–2012 India U16

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 13 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:08, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Nim Dorjee Tamang (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Shillong Lajong in the I-League.

Career

Born in Melli, Sikkim,[2] Tamang started his career at the Namchi Sports Hostel in Sikkim before joining the Air Force Academy in 2009.[3] After playing with the India national under-16 set-up, he joined Shillong Lajong at the youth level.[3]

After a successful season in the Shillong Premier League, Tamang was called-up to the Shillong Lajong first-team for the Federation Cup.[4] He made his professional debut on the first match-day against Pune on 29 December 2014. He started the match as Shillong Lajong fell 1–3.[5]

International

Tamang has represented India at the under-14, under-16, and under-19 levels. With the under-19 side he was selected to join the team for a trip to China and in the AFC U-19 Championship.[3][6]

Career statistics

As of 13 February 2016[7]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2014–15 I-League1811000191
2015–16 I-League30000030
Career total 211100000221

References

  1. https://www.the-aiff.com/player-profile-details.htm?id=117
  2. "Sikkim: New football talents enter Namchi Sports Hostel". iSikkim. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sikkim youth in U-19 Indian football team bound for China". Sikkim First. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "Lajong FC take on Pune today". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. "SLFC 1-3 PFC". Shillong Lajong FC (Facebook). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. "Lajong academy boys to represent India in U-19 AFC qualifiers". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. Nim Dorjee Tamang profile at Soccerway

External links

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