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Basanta Thapa

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Basanta Thapa
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kathmandu, Nepal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 MMC
2000–2001 Brothers Union
2001–2013 MMC
International career
1998–2006 Nepal 27 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Basanta Thapa (born 10 April 1977) is a Nepali former footballer who played as a forward for MMC and the Nepal national football team.[1][2]

Career

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Thapa is a former Nepal international.[3][4][5] He won Player of the Martyrs' Memorial League 2061.[6] He started his career with MMC.[7]

In 2005, Thapa trialed for Japanese second tier side Avispa Fukuoka.[1] He was called up for national team to play at the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup.[8]

In 2001, he played for Bangladeshi club Brothers Union in the Dhaka Premier Division Football League, and scored 6 goals in the relegation play-offs in the league.[9]

He has scored over 50 goals in the Nepal league.[10] He was known for his goalscoring prowess.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Basanta Thapa to go to Japan". thehimalayantimes.com.
  2. ^ "An exclusive interview with former Nepal international Basanta Thapa".
  3. ^ "9th Dashain Cup Tomorrow; Former Nepal International Basanta Thapa To Be Honored". goalnepal.com.
  4. ^ Basanta Thapa at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "Nepal Internationals, Former Captain Wish Good Luck To Semifinalists Of Peacezone Championship Cup". goalnepal.com.
  6. ^ "Basanta Thapa Is The Best". chautari.org.
  7. ^ "MMC Take the risk". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-07-18.
  8. ^ "Nepalese footballers leave country When They Become Matured". goal.com.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh 2001/02". RSSSF.
  10. ^ "सन्तोष साहुखल फुटबल लिगमा १०० गोल गर्ने पहिलो खेलाडी" (in Nepali). bbc.com.
  11. ^ "लिगमा गोलको खडेरी" (in Nepali). onlinekhabar.com.