Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's footballer who currently is the captain for the Nepal women's national football team and a forward for APF Club. Lama is currently the second highest international goal-scorer in Nepal, with 35 total international goals to her name.

Anu Lama
Personal information
Full name Anu Lama
Date of birth (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Makwanpur, Nepal[1]
Height 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
APF Club
International career
2010 Nepal U-23 5 (4)
2010— Nepal 19 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life edit

Besides being a footballer Lama is also a member of the Armed Police Force, she along with Bhagwati Thapa, Laxmi Poudel and Usha Bhandari missed the first weeks of training for the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship because they had to go through the mandatory quarantine for the Ebola virus disease as the four had served in the U.N. mission in Liberia.[2][3]

International career edit

Anu Lama made her debut for Nepal U-23 during the 2010 South Asian Games women's football tournament against Bangladesh.[citation needed] Lama performed well landing Nepal a silver medal overall after scoring against Sri Lanka (1-0), and a hat-trick against Pakistan (1-0, 4-0, 6-0).[citation needed]

During the same year, Lama was later called up for the senior team for the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship.[citation needed] In a friendly match against Kuwait Lama scored four goals in an 8-0 victory.[4] After the match Lama dedicated her four goals to all the Nepalese fans who had made the long trip to support the team.[5]

International goals edit

Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Maldives
1–0
6–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
2. 12 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Maldives
2–0
6–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
3. 12 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Maldives
6–0
6–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
4. 14 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Afghanistan
1–0
13–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
5. 14 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Afghanistan
4–0
13–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
6. 14 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Afghanistan
5–0
13–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
7. 14 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Afghanistan
7–0
13–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
8. 18 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Pakistan
1–0
12–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
9. 18 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Pakistan
7–0
12–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
10. 21 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Bangladesh
1–0
3–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
11. 21 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Bangladesh
2–0
3–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
12. 21 December 2010 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar   Bangladesh
3–0
3–0
2010 SAFF Women's Championship
13. 6 September 2012 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo   Pakistan
7–0
8–0
2012 SAFF Women's Championship
14. 10 September 2012 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo   Maldives
2–0
5–0
2012 SAFF Women's Championship
15. 12 September 2012 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo   Afghanistan
6–1
7–1
2012 SAFF Women's Championship
16. 12 September 2012 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo   Afghanistan
7–1
7–1
2012 SAFF Women's Championship
17. 14 September 2012 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo   Sri Lanka
1–0
3–0
2012 SAFF Women's Championship
18. 8 January 2013 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City   Kuwait
2–0
8–0
Exhibition match
19. 8 January 2013 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City   Kuwait
3–0
8–0
Exhibition match
20. 8 January 2013 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City   Kuwait
6–0
8–0
Exhibition match
21. 8 January 2013 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City   Kuwait
7–0
8–0
Exhibition match
22. 24 October 2013 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha   Qatar
2–0
6–0
Exhibition match
23. 26 October 2013 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha   Qatar
1–0
3–0
Exhibition match
24. 26 October 2013 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha   Qatar
3–0
3–0
Exhibition match
25. 12 October 2014 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad   Bhutan
3–0
8–0
2014 SAFF Women's Championship
26. 12 October 2014 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad   Bhutan
4–0
8–0
2014 SAFF Women's Championship
27. 14 October 2014 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad   Pakistan
1–0
2–0
2014 SAFF Women's Championship
28. 16 October 2014 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad   Sri Lanka
2–0
3–0
2014 SAFF Women's Championship
29. 16 October 2014 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad   Sri Lanka
3–0
3–0
2014 SAFF Women's Championship
30. 5 February 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong   Bangladesh
2–0
3–0
2016 South Asian Games

Career statistics edit

International edit

Nepal national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 5 11
2011 0 0
2012 5 5
2013 3 7
2014 5 5
2015 0 0
2016 1 1
Total 19 30

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Anu Lama - GoalNepal Player Profile". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "SAFF Women's Championship 2014: Four National Players Join Training Camp After Finding No Symptoms Of Ebola In Them". goalnepal.com. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Nepal national Women's Team Skipper Anu Lama: We Want To Win SAFF Championship In Our Third Attempt". goalnepal.com. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Kuwait City: Anu Lama Shines as Nepal Eves Thrash Kuwaitis In First Friendly Match". goalnepal.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Kuwait City: Anu Lama Dedicates Her Four Goals To Nepalese Football Fans". goalnepal.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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