Sujal Shrestha ( ne, सुजल श्रेष्ठ) (born 4 February 1993) is a former

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 ...

ese

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. He played for club

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 ...

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

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. He was called to

squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On 23rd March 2023 Sujal Announced his Retirement from International Football.

Club career

Sujal Shrestha is a Nepalese striker who was born in

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. After graduating from ANFA Academy in 2006 he joined the

Sankata Boys Sports Club Sankata Boys Sports Club, commonly known as Sankata Club, is a Nepalese professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. Named after Sankata Temple, the club has won the national championsh ...

a year later, he then signed for the

Manang Marshyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club ( ne, मनाङ मर्स्याङ्दी क्लब) is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club is record champion of Nepales ...

in 2008. Shrestha scored the equalizing goal in an

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match against

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. Manang Marshyangdi though went on to lose the match 3-1. Shrestha played for

at the 35 edition Governor's Gold Cup. On October 19 Shrestha scored a penalty kick in the semifinals in a 3-1 win over Sikkim FA. On October 21 in the final against ONGC F.C. Shretha scored another penalty kick after Cederic Aba was brought down in the box, and then set up Zikahi Dodoz for MMC's second goal as they came from 2-0 down to tie 2-2. MMC however would go on to lose the match on penalty kicks. In the group stage match of the 2014 Aaha! Rara Gold Cup Shrestha scoring in the seventh twice in an eventual 7-0 win over Kanchanjunga FC of

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, India. On 2 July 2015 Shrestha signed a monthlong loan deal with CFC Bhutan, with the option of a second month. Shrestha is joined by fellow MMC player Rupesh KC as well as Surendra Thapa of

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. The players will each be paid 64,000

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a month. On 25 July 2015, Sujal scored his first goal with brace for CFC Bhutan as they obliterated

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3-1. On 2 August 2015, Sujal accelerated his goalscoring ability and scored twice in Bhutan national league for CFC Bhutan against FC Tertons as game remained stalemate.

International career

Shrestha made his debut against

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in 2011. He scored his first international goal in 5-0 world qualifier match victory against

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. He also played for Nepal at the

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. In 2016, he scored second goal for Nepal against

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in 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup. Shrestha's third international goal came against African nation Mauritius in 2022 international friendly.

International goals

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

References

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kathmandu Men's association football midfielders Nepalese men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Manang Marshyangdi Club players Expatriate men's footballers in Bhutan Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in Bhutan Nepalese expatriate men's footballers Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in India South Asian Games gold medalists for Nepal South Asian Games medalists in football Martyr's Memorial A-Division League players {{Nepal-footy-bio-stub