Abhash Thapa (born 19 December 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for

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in the

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Club career

Abhash started his youth career in

U14. In 2012, he moved to

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U18 team and played there for 4 years. In 2016, he joined Royal Wahingdoh, followed by

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and played in CFL Premiere Division B. In 2017–18 season, he joined Real Kashmir, which that time played in I-League 2nd Division. That season, he made 7 appearances for Real Kashmir, and got promoted to

. In I-League, he made 15 appearances. On 1 September 2019 he got transferred to the new

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franchise

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. He couldn't debut in the club. He was loaned to

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on 8 January 2020, till the end of the season.

Mohammedan

In June 2022, Thapa joined

club

, on a two-year deal. On 16 August, he made his debut for the club against

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in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 3–1 comeback win. He assisted Faslu Rahman for their second goal with an inch-perfect cross.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Real Kashmir * IFA Shield:

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* Real Kashmir FC players 1998 births Living people Footballers from West Bengal Indian men's footballers I-League players East Bengal Club players Men's association football forwards Royal Wahingdoh FC players Bhawanipore FC players Indian Super League players Hyderabad FC players I-League 2 players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players {{India-footy-bio-stub