Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's footballer who currently is the

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for the Nepal women's national football team and a

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for APF Club. Lama is currently the second highest international goal-scorer in Nepal, with 35 total international goals to her name.

Personal life

Besides being a footballer Lama is also a member of the Armed Police Force, she along with Bhagwati Thapa, Laxmi Poudel and Usha Bhandari missed the first weeks of training for the

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because they had to go through the mandatory quarantine for the

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as the four had served in the U.N. mission in

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International career

Anu Lama made her debut for Nepal U-23 during the

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women's football tournament against Bangladesh. Lama performed well landing Nepal a silver medal overall after scoring against Sri Lanka (1-0), and a hat-trick against Pakistan (1-0, 4-0, 6-0). During the same year, Lama was later called up for the senior team for the

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. In a

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match against Kuwait Lama scored four goals in an 8-0 victory. After the match Lama dedicated her four goals to all the Nepalese fans who had made the long trip to support the team.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

International

References

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External links

महिला फुटबलकी पूर्वकप्तानको पूरा नभएको सपना - Kantipur Television
1987 births Living people People from Makwanpur District Nepalese women's footballers Nepal women's international footballers Women's association football forwards South Asian Games silver medalists for Nepal South Asian Games medalists in football {{Nepal-women-footy-bio-stub