Biraj Maharjan

Biraj Maharjan
Personal information
Full name Biraj Maharjan
Date of birth (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990[1]
Place of birth Tripureswor, Nepal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Manang Marshyangdi Club
Number 3
Youth career
ANFA Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–16 Three Star Club 98 (11)
2016– Manang Marshyangdi Club
National team‡
2008– Nepal 51 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2015

Biraj Maharjan (Nepali: बिराज महर्जन; born 18 September 1990) is a footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2008.[2] He is the fourth most capped player for Nepal national football team. He is also the newly appointed captain of Nepal national football team.

Career

Biraj Maharjan is a Nepalese defender who, after graduating from ANFA Academy joined the Three Star Club in 2007. Despite being a defender he can shoot with both feet and has scored 11 domestic goals.[3]

International career

Maharjan made his national team debut on 25 March 2008 in a friendly that Nepal won 1-0 against Pakistan at Pokhara, Kaski. On 31 August 2015, he won 50 Cap for Nepal national football team in a friendly match against India.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=345314/index.html
  2. ↑ "Biraj Maharjan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. ↑ "Biraj Maharjan". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nepal National Team Defender Biraj Maharjan Completes 50 Caps For Nepal". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.


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