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| Full name | Nawayug Shrestha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ilam, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nepal Army Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Nepal Army Club | 79 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Nepal | 54 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nawayug Shrestha (born 8 June 1990)[1] is a Nepalese international footballer who plays for Nepal Army Club in the top division of the Memorial A-Division League. He has also played for the Nepal national football team.
Shrestha was born in Mangalbare, Ilam. He went to Bhanubhakta Higher Secondary School. Before school started the principal had to make sure that enough footballs were in the school such was the game's popularity.
- ^ "Star Striker Nawug's family elated over Nepal's victory". My Republica Retrieved 2016-7-10