 Chand with Nepal in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rohit Chand Thakuri | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1992[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dailekh, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Persik Kediri | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | ANFA Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Machhindra | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | HAL | 38 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | PSPS Pekanbaru | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Persija Jakarta | 46 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | T-Team | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Manang Marshyangdi | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Persija Jakarta | 119 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Persik Kediri | 65 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Nepal U19 | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Nepal U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Nepal | 92 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Rohit Chand Thakuri (Nepali: रोहित चन्द; born 1 March 1992) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri and the Nepal national team.[2] During his teenage years, Chand was heavily linked to clubs such as Arsenal, Tottenham, and Lille.[3] Chand was awarded The Best Player of The Year in Liga 1 2018 (the highest level of Indonesia football competition) as well as becoming champion with Persija Jakarta.[4]
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Chand Nepal's highest paid footballer in the world". eKantipur. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Kettering beat Arsenal and Spurs in race for Nepal star". 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Rohit Chand awarded most valuable player of Indonesia's Liga 1". The Himalayan Times. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.