Samir Tamang
Nepalese footballer
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Samir Tamang is a Nepalese professional footballer who currently plays for Nepal Super League club Satdobato Youth and the Nepal national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Nijgadh, Nepal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pokhara Thunders | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Salesh Youth Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Church Boys United | ||
| 2025 | Pokhara Thunders | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Satdobato Youth | ||
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Nepal U20 | 11 | (9) |
| 2024– | Nepal | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Nijgadh, Tamang was originally a cricket player before shifting his focus to football. He initially played as a goalkeeper before a hand injury forced him to become a forward. He had not competed in any domestic league prior to his international debuts because of a lack of competitions in his region. Therefore, he competed in only district, provincial and central level selections.[1] In 2023, Tamang competed in the Aaha! Gold Cup with Salesh Youth Club. He scored two goals against Gaighat FC to advance to the semi-finals and was named Man of the Match for his performance.[2] He scored and was named the Man of the Match again as Salesh Youth Club defeated Birgunj United FC to advance to the final.[3]
In January 2024, Tamang made his Martyr's Memorial A-Division League debut after joining Church Boys United.[1] He scored his club's only goal in an Aaha! Gold Cup victory over Nepal Police which saw Church Boys United advance to the semi-final. Tamang was named Man of the Match for his performance.[4] In the next match, he again scored his team's lone tally as the club defeated Nepal Army to advance to the final. Tamang was again named Man of the Match.[5]
In February 2025, it was announced that Tamang had been signed by Pokhara Thunders of the Nepal Super League for the 2025 season.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 April 2025 in a 2–3 loss to Lalitpur City.[7]
International career
As a youth, Tamang represented Nepal at the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship and the 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship. He scored three goals and was the competition's joint top scorer in 2023.[1] He scored two more goals in the 2024 tournament, including Nepal's only goal in a defeat to Bangladesh in the final.[8][9]
In February 2024, Tamang scored two goals for the Nepal national under-23 team in a 5–1 victory over a representative team from China's Yushu Prefecture.[10][11] Later in 2024, he was the second-highest scorer in 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification with four goals, including a hat-trick against Chinese Taipei.[12]
Tamang received his first senior international call up in March 2024 for a pair of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bahrain.[13] In preparation for qualification, Nepal played an unofficial friendly against Malaysia. Tamang scored Nepal's only goal in the eventual 1–5 defeat.[14] He made his official debut on 21 March 2024 in the first match against Bahrain, coming on as a second-half substitute.[15] The following month, he was called up again for a friendly against the England C team.[16]
International statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2024[15]
| Nepal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
International goals
Youth
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 September 2023 | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Maldives U20 | 2–0 | 4-1 | 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship | |
2 | 4–1 | ||||||
3 | 27 September 2023 |  India U20 | 1–1 | 1-1 | |||
4 | 22 August 2024 | ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal |  Bangladesh U20 | 1–0 | 2-1 | 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship | |
5 | 28 August 2024 | India U20 | 1–3 | 1-4 | |||
6 | 21 September 2024 | Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City, Taiwan |  Cambodia U20 | 1–2 | 1-4 | 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | |
7 | 23 September 2024 |  Chinese Taipei U20 | 1–0 | 3-1 | |||
8 | 2–0 | ||||||
9 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Last updated 7 October 2024 | |||||||