Santa Kumar Limbu is a Bhutanese international footballer who currently plays for Bhutan Premier League club Ugyen Academy FC and the Bhutan national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Samtse, Bhutan | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ugyen Academy | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Ugyen Academy | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Bhutan U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023– | Bhutan | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 14 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:23, 29 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
For the 2022 season Limbu played for Ugyen Academy FC of the Bhutan Premier League. Following the season, he received the Young Emerging Player Award from the Bhutan Football Federation.[2] As part of the award he received a cash prize of Nu 30,000.[3]
In January 2023 Ugyen Academy kicked off the new season with a 6–1 victory over Chukha Central School in the Bhutan Higher Secondary School Football Championship. Limbu scored three of his team's goals en route to earning Man-of-the-Match honours.[4]
International career edit
Limbu was called up to a Bhutan national team for the first time for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. He went on to score two goals in the tournament,[5] the first against Bangladesh and the second against Bahrain.[6][7][8]
In 2023 at age nineteen Limbu was called up to the senior national team for the first time for upcoming friendlies and the 2023 SAFF Championship.[1] He made his senior debut on 28 March 2023 in friendly away to Nepal.[9]
International statistics edit
- As of match played 28 March 2023[9]
| Bhutan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Youth international goals edit
Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 September 2022 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain |  Bangladesh |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 16 September 2022 |  Bahrain |
1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| Last updated 14 February 2023 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Chimi, Karma. "National football squad bolstered by additional eight young guns". The Bhutan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Paro FC Crowned The BoB Bhutan Premier League Champions". Bhutan Football Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Namgay, Thinley. "Paro FC wins 2022 BoB Bhutan Premier League". Kuensel. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Namgay, Thinley. "BHSSFC begins with landslide victory for UA". Kuensel. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Namgay, Thinley. "Santa Kumar Limboo a rising youth footballer". Kuensel. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh beat Bhutan". Bangladesh New Age. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Bahrain beat Bhutan in Asian U-20 Football". News of Bahrain. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Qatar off to a flier against Nepal; Bangladesh edge Bhutan". The Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams profile. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
External links edit
- Santa Kumar Limbu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Santa Kumar Limbu at Soccerway
- Santa Kumar Limbu at Global Sports Archive