Santa Kumar Limbu
| 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) |
|
*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) | |||
Santa Kumar Limbu is a Bhutanese professional footballer who currently plays for Bhutan Premier League club Ugyen Academy FC and the Bhutan national team.[1]
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