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Darshan Gurung

Darshan Gurung

Former Nepalese footballer

Darshan Gurung (born 20 August 2002) is a Nepalese former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for New Road Team (NRT) and the Nepal national team.[1][2][3] In July 2022, Gurung decided to leave professional football and move to Australia.[4] He made his international debut against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka.[5]

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Early life

Darshan Gurung was born & raised in Ilam, Nepal.[6]

Club career

In 2019, Gurung made his professional debut from Bhagwati Youth Club in 2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League(2nd tier league of Nepal), where he scored nine goals and became top goal scorer of the league.[7][8]

In the same year, Martyr's Memorial A-Division League team NRT signed him as free agent. Gurung scored three goals and won Emerging Player award in the league.[9][10]

In 2021, Gurung was bought by Dhangadhi F.C. for Rs.100,00 in auction for Nepal Super League.[11][12]

International career

In 2017, Gurung was named in Nepal U-16 for AFC U-16 Championship qualification tournament. He made his U16 debut against Iraq U-16.[13][14]

On November 13, 2020, Gurung made his debut for Nepal national team against Bangladesh[15][16] in Dhaka as substitute replacing Ravi Paswan in 69th minute.[17]

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