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Anju Tamang (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian women's international
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who plays as a forward for
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and the India women's national team. She joined Gokulam Kerala for 2018–19 Indian Women's League.


Early life

Anju Tamang was born on 22 December 1995 to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in
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in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal. She is of
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ese descent and comes from a family of farmers. She went for schooling at Alagarah High School, Kalimpong and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), Kalimpong. She went on for the higher studies at the
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,
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.


Career

Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17. At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural
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.


International goals


Honours

India *
SAFF Women's Championship The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the ''South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup'', is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seve ...
:
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*
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Gold medal:
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Rising Students Club *
Indian Women's League The Indian Women's League, known as ''Hero Indian Women's League'' for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp is the women's top tier professional football league in Indian football. Founded in 2016, currently a total of 18 teams from across the c ...
: 2017–18


See also

*
Indian Gorkha Indian Gorkhas also known as Nepali Indians, are Nepali language-speaking Indians. The modern term "Indian Gorkha" is used to differentiate the ethnic Gorkhas from Nepalis. Indian Gorkhas are citizens of India as per the gazette notificatio ...


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Anju Tamang
at All India Football Federation * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamang, Anju 1995 births Living people People from Alipurduar district Footballers from West Bengal Sportswomen from West Bengal Indian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Kryphsa F.C. Players Gokulam Kerala FC Women players Sethu FC players Odisha FC Women players Indian Women's League players India women's international footballers South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football Indian Gorkhas University of North Bengal alumni