Preeti Rai
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| Full name | Preeti Kulung Rai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 November 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| APF FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Kickstart | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Etihad | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Nepal | 21 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preeti Kulung Rai (Nepali: प्रीति राई; born 21 November 2004) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Nepal national women's team.
Rai is a native of Solukhumbu District, Nepal. She is the daughter of Chandra Prasad Rai and Gyanmaya Rai.[1] She attended Sharada Academy in Nepal. She started playing football at the age of six.[2]
Club career
In 2025, she joined Jordan Women's Pro League club Etihad Club.[3]
International career
Rai made a remarkable debut for Nepal's national women's football team in a FIFA Friendly match against Bangladesh at Dasharath Stadium on 9 September 2021. At just 16 years old, Rai showed her skills and made an immediate impact by scoring a stunning goal in the 22nd minute.[4]
Rai was part of Nepal women's national football team at the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship. Nepal team finished second place in the tournament.[5]
