Nhean Sosidan (born 11 October 2002) is a Cambodian professional

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who plays as an

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or a

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for

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club Tiffy Army and the Cambodia national team.

Club career

For the 2021 season, Sosidan began playing for the senior team of

National Defense Ministry FC Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA ( km, សមាគមកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), also referred to as Tiffy Army for sponsorship reasons, is a Cambodian professional football (soccer) ...

of the Cambodian

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. That year he scored his first goal for the club on 14 July 2021 in a league match against

Prey Veng FC Prey Veng Football Club ( Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ខេត្តព្រៃវែង), is a football club based in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia. The club usually competes in the Hun Sen Cup, the major national cup compet ...

after coming on as a 77th-minute substitute. That season he was called one of Cambodia's rising stars by Jose Rodriguez T. Senase of the ''

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''.

International career

In late September 2021 Sosidan was named to

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's squad for two 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off matches against

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and for

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, both of which were scheduled for the following month. He went on to make his senior international debut on 12 October 2021 in the second-leg match against Guam, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lim Pisoth.

International career statistics

International goals

U23

References

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