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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sagar Thapa | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Machhegaun, Kathmandu District[2] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Banned | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2012 | Himalayan Sherpa Club | ||
| 2012–2013 | Friends Club | 12 | (-) |
| 2014–2015 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | ||
| 2015– | Three Star Club | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Nepal | 66[3] | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sagar Thapa (born 21 November 1985) is a Nepalese footballer, and was until October 2015 the captain of the Nepal national football team. He made his first appearance for the national team in 2003.[3] Since then, Thapa has represented his country in 50 international matches which puts him behind only Bal Gopal Maharjan and Upendra Man Singh in terms of the most appearances for Nepal.[4] In October 2015, five members of the All Nepal Football Association, including Sagar Thapa and Sandip Rai, were arrested for match fixing. He was supposed to take 5 lakhs per fixed match.[5]
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Ankit Shakya (30 September 2013). "Our Very Own Captain Fantastic". Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ a b Sagar Thapa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Nepal Skipper Sagar Thapa To Score Half Century On Sauterday!". GoalNepal.com. 8 February 2013.
- ^ Keshav P. Koirala; Anil Ghimire (14 October 2015). "Nepal national team footballers arrested on charge of match-fixing in national and international games". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 14 October 2015.