Chencho Nio

Chencho Nio
Personal information
Full name Chencho Nio
Date of birth (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Thimphu, Bhutan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2002–2003 Druk Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Yeedzin
2010–2012 Royal Wahingdoh 38 (16)
2012–2013 Luangmal 6 (2)
2015–2019 Thimphu City FC
2020 Paro FC 25 (6)
2021 High Quality United 17 (8)
International career‡
2009–2019 Bhutan 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Chencho Nio (born 2 October 1985[1]) is a Bhutanese footballer, who last played for High Quality United in the Bhutan Premier League. He has experience playing in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India.[2] Having played in Bhutan for a number of years, he became the first Bhutanese player to become a full-time player when he moved to Royal Wahingdoh in 2010.[3] He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT Player – National Team & Club Appearances: Nio, Chencho". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ "5 city teams in the 2nd Division". Calcutta Telegraph. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ^ Pelden, Karma (27 December 2011). "The first Bhutanese pro footballer". kuenselonline.com. Kuensel. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.