Darshan Gurung
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilam, Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Road Team | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Shree Bhagwati Club | 8 | (9) |
| 2019–2022 | New Road Team | 25 | (7) |
| 2021 (draft) | Dhangadhi F.C. | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Nepal U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nepal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Nepal U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Nepal | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Darshan Gurung (born 20 August 2002) is a Nepalese former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for New Road Team (NRT) and the Nepal national team.[1][2][3] In July 2022, Gurung decided to leave professional football and move to Australia.[4] He made his international debut against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka.[5]
Club career
In 2019, Gurung made his professional debut from Bhagwati Youth Club in 2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League(2nd tier league of Nepal), where he scored nine goals and became top goal scorer of the league.[7][8]
In the same year, Martyr's Memorial A-Division League team NRT signed him as free agent. Gurung scored three goals and won Emerging Player award in the league.[9][10]
In 2021, Gurung was bought by Dhangadhi F.C. for Rs.100,00 in auction for Nepal Super League.[11][12]
International career
In 2017, Gurung was named in Nepal U-16 for AFC U-16 Championship qualification tournament. He made his U16 debut against Iraq U-16.[13][14]
On November 13, 2020, Gurung made his debut for Nepal national team against Bangladesh[15][16] in Dhaka as substitute replacing Ravi Paswan in 69th minute.[17]
