Bimal Gharti Magar ( ne, विमल घर्ती मगर; born on 26 January 1998) is a Nepalese

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who plays as a

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for

Machhindra F.C. Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a Nepali professional association football, football club from the central Kathmandu, neighborhood of List of neighborhoods of Kathmandu, Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Divis ...

and Nepal national team. Bimal was the product of Central ANFA Academy, which is controlled by the

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(ANFA). Bimal is also the sixth youngest male scorer and international debutant in the world, making him the youngest Nepalese player to debut (at the age of 14) and score (at the age of 15) for the Nepal national team.

Personal life

Magar was born in

Nawalparasi Nawalparasi District ( ne, नवलपरासी जिल्ला, ), part of which belongs to Gandaki Province and part to Lumbini Province, was one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal before being divided into Nawalparasi (West of Ba ...

, Panchanagar 1, Nepal and is from Bhutaha village in Nawalparasi. Magar's father, Hom Bahadur was also a footballer who played locally. It was his father and his childhood mentor who inspired Magar to take up football. Hom Bahadur's greatest wish was to see Magar play for the

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, but he died in a motorbike accident before Magar made it to the highest level. He broke the previous record of

Bharat Khawas Captain Bharat Khawas ( ne, भरत खवास) (born 22 July 1991) is Nepalese footballer & Army Officer. He plays for club Tribhuvan Army Club in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League as a striker and currently ranked in captain position of ...

. On 26 May 2016, while Magar was in Belgium, his sister was found dead in the home she shared with their mother. Her boyfriend was arrested, although the circumstances of her death remained unclear.

Early career

Magar was selected by the

(ANFA) to join the ANFA Academy in

Butwal Butwal ( ne, बुटवल), officially Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City ( ne, बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in Lumbini Province in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population ...

after his performance for the Butwal Elite English School during the Subroto Cup, held in

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. The Butwal Elite English School went on to win the tournament. Subsequently, that year, during the AFC U-14 Football Festival Magar was then transferred to the Central ANFA Academy, where he gained further attention by senior officials at

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. Which in turn, lead to Magar being included in the

's squad during a friendly against

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at the age of 14.

Club career

During November 2013, Magar was invited for a 2-week trial with the Dutch club,

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where he scored 4 goals with 1 assist during a friendly match against HSC 21 U-19, which ended in a 9–0 victory for

U-16. However, due employment laws and FIFA regulations on youth transfers it was not possible to sign Magar at the age of 16, despite

being 'impressed' with his performance. It is also understood that at the time, Bimal was linked to

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and

Lierse SK Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six ...

. In March 2014, Magar was granted a Belgian visa to go to Europe from April to May that year and run trials for

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's U-16 squad. As part of the trials, Magar also took part in three youth tournaments,

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, the Ten Brinke Bouw Tournament, and the Nuenen Tournament. Both trials for

and

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were carried out under the recommendation and oversight of Rene Koster, the former coach for the Bangladesh U-17 Team. On 8 June 2014 Magar penned a new 1-year deal to join

U-19. The

confirmed that Magar's contract began from July 26, 2014, to May 31, 2015, with

bearing all expenses. Bimal's first tournament with

was the ''Copa del Agatha'' in St. Agatha, North Brabant, Netherlands. After scoring two goals, Bimal finished the tournament as a runner-up for

, losing 0–3 to

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in the final. Bimal was absent during the 2014

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due to a minor injury. On 20 November 2014, Magar appeared in the 2nd Pathari Gold Cup for Church Boys FC, a youth football club in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. To which, Magar scored the match winning goal in the opening match at the 23rd minute. The following month, alongside other Nepal U-17 teammates, Magar appeared in the

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, a 7-a-side youth championship in

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, under Lakeside FC. Magar led Lakeside FC to the title victory in the final of the

, which earned him the award of Most Valued Player in the tournament. In December 2014, agent Louis de Vries (who was responsible for arranging Magar's youth appointment at

) confirmed that

could no longer keep Magar due to FIFA transfer regulations and EU work permit laws on non-European foreigners in Belgium. However de Vries also confirmed that Magar would join another elite Belgian club

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in January 2015 once his visa was approved. On 7 January 2015, Magar participated in an international

football tournament, the Mankamana Cable Car Gold Cup under Rupandehi XI (Jagadamda Lumbini FC), a

-based outfit set up by the Rupandehi District Football Association (an

District FA). The first match was against

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, however the match ended in a

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with

advancing into the second round. On January 15, Magar left for

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to commence his 2-month trial at

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's academy. The trial ended in time for Magar's international appearance for

in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. After failing to clinch various domestic titles under Rupandehi XI, on June 21,

confirmed that

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will offer a trial to Magar this summer. On 3 June 2015, Magar acquired the Belgium visa and departed for the club on 5 June. On 16 September 2015, Magar made his first full senior team debut at the

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under Far Western FC. Magar was awarded

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in his league debut. On 26 February 2016, it was announced that Magar was offered a contract by Marbella United FC, an American soccer academy based in Spain. This was arranged by Louis de Vries. In the meantime, Bimal made an appearance for

for the

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. In May 2016 when he was in Belgium, he was linked to Belgian club

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but because of his sister's accident he returned to Nepal. In September, he joined

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and played in the

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became champion. He scored a match winning goal in the final and became man-of-the-match in the final of the

. He joined

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for the second half of the 2017-18 season. He was released ahead of the

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. He made three appearances for the club and had one assist. After his release he joined his former club

. On September 26, 2018, he joined Chyasal Youth Club for the 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League

International career

In May 2012, Magar made his name for himself during the AFC U-14 Football Festival in 2012 for Nepal's under-14 football team, where he scored remarkable 8 goals including a hat-trick against Sri Lanka U14. After his performance under-14 coach, Sunil Shrestha, said "Bimal is one of the brightest prospects in Nepalese football". On 20 September 2012, Magar made his international début for Nepal's senior team against

in an international friendly at the

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. He became the youngest player ever to represent the country at the age of 14. Nepal national team coach, Krishna Thapa, said "''He is a very young boy. He played well in the first match. I can't demand more from him in the first international match''". On 3 October 2012, the

(ANFA) selected 16 players under coach

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, which included Bimal, for Kizuna Project Japan's SAARC U-14 Football Exchange Program held in

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from October 7–21. The side managed to beat the Maldives 4–0, Japan Football Academy 3–1, and registered a 4–0 victory over Pakistsan. The Nepal U-14 team maintained their winning momentum as they scored 6–0 against Sri Lanka, with Bimal scoring 4 goals including a hat-trick within 9-minutes of each other. Nepal returned home as group winners after winning all 4 matches in their group. विमल घर्ती मगर 1

In 2013, Bimal competed at both the

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and the

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(national team), where he made his mark on both tournaments. In the

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, Bimal finished the campaign as the tournament's highest scorer. Also, in the senior tournament, Bimal was the youngest player to appear and score at the

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, having scored his first international goal against Pakistan in injury time to earn his side a 1–1 draw. Later that year, Magar was selected as the skipper of

for the

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. Their campaign began with a selection match against

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on 25 September 2013 at

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. The ''Junior Gorkhalis'' won the match 2–0, with one assist from Magar. He played the next match against

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and scored first goal for Nepal in a 2–2 draw. In the last match he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against

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. He ended the tournament with four goals as

qualified for the

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in September. However, Magar accrued two yellow cards in the preliminaries, and hence was suspended for the opening match against

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in the finals of the

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. On top of this, Magar sustained several injuries during the

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friendly and Anderlecht's training sessions. Despite all this, he was still selected to start in all but 2 of Nepal's remaining games. In his first appearance in the tournament, Magar converted a penalty against

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to win 2–1 in spite of enduring the ankle injury. As a result, Magar was awarded

. In late 2014, Magar was called up by Jack Stefanowski to play for Nepal U-23 in the

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. However, due to the injury sustained at the

, Magar was later ruled out of the final squad. Magar also participated in a friendly against the

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. On 6 March 2015, Magar was selected for the

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senior team (

) 2-leg match against

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. After failing to score, Nepal were knocked out at the first round with a 0-2 aggregate score. On 18 March 2015, Magar was also called up into the U-23 Nepal squad for the

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of the

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and

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. On 27 July 2015, following Magar's trial for

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confirmed that the striker will participate in the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship. On the opening match against

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, Magar opened the scoresheet with a goal, followed by 2 more, routing Bhutan 3:1 with a

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on his U19 debut. Despite picking up an injury, Magar started against

in the finals where he finished the tournament as joint-highest scorer (3 goals) along with teammate

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as Nepal clinched title victory. On 4 October 2015, Magar scored a goal against

during the qualifying stage of the

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. During the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 in

, Magar scored his second goal for

within 3 minutes against

, which became Nepal's only goal in the tournament, ending the 2-year goal drought. However Magar's match came to an end after sustaining an injury at half time. Magar also featured in the

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where he scored the match winning goal within 2 minutes against

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, securing Nepal's first win in over 2 years. In this game, Magar was chosen as the Man of the Match. Magar provided an assist in the semifinal victory against Maldives, and finally Magar scored the opening and assisted one goal to win the title of 2016 Bangabandhu Cup for Nepal against Bahrain. This was the nation's first competitive title in 23 years, and Magar's 2nd title in less than 12 months. Magar was subsequently awarded Man of the Match.

Style of play

Magar is a pacey left-footed striker who is notable for his agility and acceleration. For this reason, he is often played as a forward, secondary striker, or winger. Magar is also technical in his finishing and shooting ability, as well as physical with tactical with off-the-ball intelligence and cuts. Overall, his professionality mentality has earned him a multitude of trials at various

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club academies and youth team place in Belgium giants

, as well as earning the role as skipper in most of his national youth teams. Bimal has also been deployed as a central attacking midfielder, most notably in Nepal's win against Laos in the semifinals of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.

International goals

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

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Nepal U-16

Runner-up (1):

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Nepal U-19

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Champions (1):

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Nepal U-23

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Champions (1):

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Nepal National Team

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Champions (1):

Nepal National Team

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Champions (1):

Clubs

;

:2016 ;

Machhindra Football Club Machhindra FC (formally known as Machhindra Bahal Club) is a Nepali professional football club from the central Kathmandu, neighborhood of Keltole, playing in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. History Machhindra FC was established in 19 ...

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 ...

: 2019-20,2021-22 ; T.C. Sports Club * Maldivian FA Charity Shield :2019

Trophys

;Butwal Elite English School * Subroto Mukherjee Cup: 2011

Individual

* Sukriti Award: 2014 * Pulsar NSJF Sports Award Youth Player Of The Year: 2014

References

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Bimal's goal for Anderlecht
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magar, Bimal 1998 births Living people People from Parasi District Nepalese footballers Nepal youth international footballers Nepal international footballers Nepalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Association football forwards Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games South Asian Games gold medalists for Nepal Asian Games competitors for Nepal South Asian Games medalists in football T.C. Sports Club players FC Twente players r.S.C. Anderlecht players k.R.C. Genk players mohun Bagan AC players Machhindra F.C. players Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in India

Personal life

Early career

Club career

International career

Style of play

International goals

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Club

International

Honours

Nepal U-16

Nepal U-19

Nepal U-23

Nepal National Team

Nepal National Team

Clubs

Trophys

Individual

See also

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