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Bishal Rai
Nepalese footballer
Bishal Rai (born 6 June 1993, in Jhapa District) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manang Marshyangdi Club and the Nepal national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bishal Rai | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Jhapa, Nepal[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manang Marshyangdi F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ANFA Jhapa Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Machhindra F.C. | ||
| 2010 | → Saraswoti Y.C. (loan) | ||
| 2014– | Manang Marshyangdi F.C. | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Nepal U-16 | |||
| Nepal U-19 | |||
| 2014– | Nepal | 28 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2021 | |||
Bishal Rai started off in the ANFA Jhapa Youth Academy before joining Machhindra F.C. in 2008. He played for Machindra for four years straight with the exception of a loan move to Saraswoti Youth Club two years after arriving.[1] Later in 2014 he joined Manang Marshyangdi Club ahead of the 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season.
Rai played for Nepal at the u-14, u-16 and u-19 youth levels.[1] After being routinely called up for the senior squad since 2014 Rai finally made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India.[2] Bishal Rai scored his first goal for Nepal in a 4–1 win against Maldives in the Bangabandhu gold cup on 19 January 2016.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 January 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Maldives | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup |
| 2. | 29 May 2016 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos |  Laos | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 28 March 2017 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Tapei, Chinese Taipei |  Philippines | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
- "Bishal Rai B - Player Profile - Football". GoalNepal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "GoalNepal.com - Anjan Bista & Bimal Gharti Magar To Start From Front, Ananta Tamang In the Defense Line; Anil Gurung, Jumanu Rai Dropped". GoalNepal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "Nepal Promising Midfielder Bishal Rai: I Feel Proud To Open An Account For My Country". GoalNepal.com. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Rai B, Bishal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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