Nawayug Shrestha

Nawayug Shrestha (born 26 January 1990)[1] is a Nepalese international footballer who plays for Nepal Army Club in the top division of the Memorial A-Division League. He was born in Mangalbare, Illam. He went to Bhanubhakta Higher Secondary School. Before school started the principal had to make sure that enough footballs were in the school such was the game's popularity.

Nawayug Shrestha
Personal information
Full name Nawayug Shrestha
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990
Place of birth Ilam, Nepal
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) striker
Club information
Current team
 Nepal Army Club
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? ? 16 (13)
2015– Nepal Army Club 74 (14)
National team‡
2014– Nepal 26 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2018

International career
  • Nawayug scored his first goal for the Nepal national team in the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup where he scored a hat-trick.
  • In the game, he became the fifth player of Nepal to score a hat-trick in an international match.[2] He ended the tournament as the highest goal scorer with four goals to his name.
  • He also scored a hat trick against Maldives in the South Asian Games 2016. [3]

Nawayug Shrestha made his international debut in the game against India in the 2016 SAFF Championship held in India. [4] He scored 3 hat-tricks in a month during January to February 2016. He scored his first international hat-trick against Maldives during the semi final of the Bangabandhu Cup which was held in Bangladesh. He got his second hat-trick against Maldives during the South Asian Games 2016. He increased his hat-trick tally to 3 against Bhutan in the same tournament.[5] He also scored the winning goal against India in the finals.[6] Also he has been playing for Nepal Army Club, one of the domestic football clubs of Nepal.[7][8][9]

International goals
Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 January 2016Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Maldives1–04–12016 Bangabandhu Cup
2.2–0
3.4–1
4.8 November 2016Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia Brunei1–03–02016 AFC Solidarity Cup
5.27 March 2018Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Yemen1–11–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.6 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh2-02-02018 SAFF Championship

References
  1. "Star Striker Nawug's family elated over Nepal's victory". My Republica Retrieved 2016-7-10
  2. "Nepal set date with Bahrainin Bangabandhu Final as Nawayug Shresha scores hat trick". The Himalayan Times Retrieved 2016-7-9
  3. "Anjan Nawayug". Kathmandu Post 13 Feb 2016 Retrieved 10 July 2016
  4. "Shrestha Nepali Football Facts". Archived from the original on 2016-06-21.Sportshelpr Retrieved 2016-7-10
  5. "Nepal defeat Bhutan 5-0 in SAG". The Himalayan Times Retrieved 2016-7-10
  6. " Turning the tide in Nepali football". The Nepali Times Retrieved 2016-7-10
  7. "The Nawayug of football". Kathmandu Post 2016-2-20. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  8. "People's Choice Award nominees announced". The Himalayan Times. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  9. "Shresha winner sinks Jhapa". The Kathmandupost Retrieved 2016-7-10
  10. "Shrestha, Nawayug". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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