Biraj Maharjan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Biraj Maharjan | ||
Date of birth | October 1, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Tripureswor, Nepal | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manang Marshyandhi | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
ANFA Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007- | Three Star Club | (11) | |
National team‡ | |||
2008- | Nepal | 50 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Biraj Maharjan (Nepali: बिराज महर्जन) (born 18 November 1990) is a footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2008.[1]He is the fourth most capped player for Nepal national football team. He is also the newly appointed captain of Nepal national football team.
Career
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.[2]
International Career
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 50 Cap for Nepal national football team in a friendly match against India.[3] He is one of the most luckiest Nepali captain because Nepal won two big tournaments under his captaincy.
References
- ↑ Biraj Maharjan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Biraj Maharjan". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "Nepal National Team Defender Biraj Maharjan Completes 50 Caps For Nepal". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.