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Bharat Khawas ( ne, भरत खवास) (born 22 July 1991) is Nepalese

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& Army Officer. He plays for club

Tribhuvan Army Club Nepal Army Club, also known as Tribhuwan Army Club, is the departmental Army sporting club of Nepal and is based in Kathmandu. In cricket they play top domestic league National League Cricket, and in Prime Minister One Day Cup whereas in footb ...

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) is the top divisions of football in Nepal. Contested by 12 to 16 clubs, it operat ...

as a striker and currently ranked in captain position of Nepal Army.

Club career

Bharat Khawas is an ANFA academy product who has represented Nepal in different age limit competitions and the National team as well. He rejected a European club chance for the sake of playing in AFC Challenge Cup 2012. Later it was found that the club was none other than Valletta FC from Maltese Premier League. The club had offered him a salary of 150,000 Nepali Rupees per month. He signed for Tribhuwan Army from Nepal Police club having offered second lieutenant post at Nepal Army. On 7 June 2014 in the Khawas scored a last minute winner in

Nepal Army Club Nepal Army Club, also known as Tribhuwan Army Club, is the departmental Army sporting club of Nepal and is based in Kathmandu. In cricket they play top domestic league National League Cricket, and in Prime Minister One Day Cup whereas in footb ...

's 3–1 win over arch rivals (and Khawas's former team)

Nepal Police Club Nepal Police Club (formerly known as Mahendra Police Club) is a sports club owned and managed by Nepal Police. The club competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, the top flight of Nepali club football. History Established in 1952 and ...

in the 2014 Bir Ganesh Man Singh Gold Cup Final. As the winning team the Nepali Army Club will receive 5

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s (500,000

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) prize. Afterwards Khawas thanked the Army for allowing him to play on the team while completing his cadet course.

International

He wears the number 21 jersey for the international team.

International goals

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

Award

* 2013-14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: Best Forward * 2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: Best Forward * 2019-20 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: Best Forward

References

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* 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Kathmandu Nepalese men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Nepal Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in India Nepalese military personnel Nepal Police Club footballers {{Nepal-footy-bio-stub