Biraj Maharjan

Biraj Maharjan
Personal information
Full name	Biraj Maharjan
Date of birth	18 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tripureswor, Nepal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-Back \| Right-Back
Team information
Current team	Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC
Youth career
	ANFA Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2016	Three Star Club
2016–2019	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2019–2020	Machhindra F.C.
2021	Butwal Lumbini F.C.
2021	Chyasal Youth Club
International career
2008–2021	Nepal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biraj Maharjan (Nepali: बिराज महर्जन; born 18 September 1990) is a professional footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2008.^[3]

Career edit

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.^[4]

International career edit

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 his 50th cap for Nepal national football team in a friendly match against India.^[5] He is the most capped player for Nepal national football team. He made his last appearance in Nepal jersey on 29 March 2021 at Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu in which Nepal beat Bangladesh by 2 goal in finals of Three Nations Cup.