Bishal Sunar (Nepali: बिशाल सुनार; born 9 February 2002) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Martyr's Memorial A-Division League club NIBL Friends and the Nepal national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bishal Sunar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Siyari, Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NIBL Friends | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Tribhuwan Army | ||
| 2019–2021 | Brigade Boys | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Chitwan (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Manang Marshyangdi | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Lalitpur City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | NIBL Friends | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Nepal U17 | (0) | |
| 2020 | Nepal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nepal | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Bishal was included in the preliminary squad for the 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup, however, failed to make the final squad. Eventually, he was listed in the A-category for the 2023 Nepal Super League and thus was contracted by FC Chitwan for Rs 200,000. He played five games for the club. In his debut match, he saved a penalty from Lalitpur City's captain Anjan Bista.[2] But, he was sent off in the fifth match, against Pokhara Thunders.[3]
He previously represented Siddhartha FC in the 1st Mukti, Rajendra, Rajesh & Om Prakash memorial cup Football Tournament in Rupandehi.[4]
International career edit
Bishal represented Nepal at youth level from 2018 to 2020,[3][5] before making his Nepal national team debut on 3 June 2022, during a 0–2 defeat to Oman in a Friendly match.[6]
Honours edit
Lalitpur City
References edit
- ^ "Bishal Sunar Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "FC Chitwan Goalie Bishal Sunar Adjudged The Super Player". GoalNepal. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Know 6 new members of Nepal's national football team". onlinekhabar.com. May 21, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Rupandehi: Siddhartha FC Enters SFs Of 1st Mukti, Rajendra, Rajesh & Om Prakash Memorial Cup". GoalNepal. May 4, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "India defeat Nepal in Saff U-15 group stage game". kathmandupost.com. August 23, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Oman vs. Nepal". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
External links edit
- Bishal Sunar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bishal Sunar at Soccerway
- Bishal Sunar at Global Sports Archive
- Bishal Sunar at HamroKhelkud