Sanish Shrestha

Sanish Shrestha (Nepali: सनिश श्रेष्ठ; born 9 November 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Martyr's Memorial A-Division League club Machhindra and the Nepal national team.

Sanish Shrestha
Personal information
Full name Sanish Shrestha
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000[1]
Place of birth Purkot, Nepal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Machhindra
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 NIBL Friends
2021–2023 Nepal A.P.F. 38 (3)
2023– Machhindra 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Nepal 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Club career

Sanish, who joined Nepal A.P.F. in 2021 after making an impact with Friends Club in the A Division League, was named the league's best player in the 2023 season.[2] He had also won the best defender award in the 2021 Birat Gold Cup.[3]

At APF, he played as a right back and later shifted to a more central defensive role when the club's Ivorian center back Adama Doumbia was suspended due to a red card.[4]

International career

On 22 March 2023, Sanish made his international debut for Nepal during a 2–0 victory over Laos in the 2023 Three Nations Cup.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of 16 November 2023[6]
Nepal national team
YearAppsGoals
2023110
Total110

References
  1. "Sanish Shrestha Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com.
  2. "को हुन् फुटबल टोलीमा परेका ६ नयाँ खेलाडी? - हाम्रो खेलकुद". HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). March 21, 2023.
  3. Kafle, Santosh (April 18, 2021). "APF defeat Punjab Police Club, claim Birat Gold Cup crown". The Himalayan Times.
  4. "राष्ट्रिय टोलीमा सनिशको डेब्यु - हाम्रो खेलकुद". HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). March 22, 2023.
  5. "Footballer Sanish Shrestha to debut against Laos". My Republica.
  6. Sanish Shrestha at National-Football-Teams.com
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