Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal ( mn, Норжмоогийн Цэдэнбал; born 12 September 1988) is a

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

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who plays as a defender for

Mongolian Premier League The Mongolian National Premier League ( Mongolian: ''Монголын Үндэсний Дээд Лиг''), also known as the Hisense Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier professional football league of Mongolia. It is conteste ...

club Ulaanbaatar City and the Mongolian national team.

Career

In March 2017 he joined

Mongolia Premier League The Mongolian National Premier League ( Mongolian: ''Монголын Үндэсний Дээд Лиг''), also known as the Hisense Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier professional football league of Mongolia. It is contest ...

club

Ulaanbaatar City FC Ulaanbaatar City is a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They currently play in the Mongolian National Premier League, the highest level of football in Mongolia. History The club was founded on 19 March 2016 with club owner, ...

on a 2-year contract. Tsedenbal scored the first goal worldwide in

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, opening the scoring against

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with a ninth minute free kick in the first leg of the First Round of AFC Qualifiers on 6 June 2019.

International goals

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

References

1988 births Living people Mongolian footballers Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud FC players SP Falcons players Ulaanbaatar City FC players Association football midfielders Mongolia international footballers Mongolian National Premier League players Tuv Buganuud FC players {{Mongolia-footy-bio-stub