Tenzin Samdup (born 23 December 1992) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Mumbai Kenkre. He represents the Tibet national team in

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tournaments.

Earlier career

Samdup began his professional career with

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n club ''Doeguling Youth Sports Association'' (DYSA), with which he won the 2008 GCM football cup in

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. He later appeared with Goa-Tibetan, TNFA All-Stars club and Sikkim Akraman.

Club career

Earlier career

Before signing for Chennai City in the Indian top flight, upon some unsuccessful trials with various teams, he worked as an

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for

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. footballcamapgne.com. In 2018, he signed for Chennai City FC in the Indian

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, where he made one league appearance before joining Real Kashmir. On 9 March 2019, Chennai City beat former champions Minerva Punjab FC 3–1 to be crowned the

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champions. With Real Kashmir, he played in 2019–20 I-League season.

Mumbai Kenkre

On 1 September 2021, Tenzin signed for Mumbai Kenkre ahead of the

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. Though the team missed out on promotion to the

, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations. On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance in the

for the club, against his former club Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw. He was awarded the Hero of the Match for his outstanding display against

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, on 25 March 2022, in 0–0 stalemate. The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the

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. Later in September, Kenkre was reinstated on sympathetic grounds by the

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and allowed to participate in the

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season. They later went on to participate in Baji Raut Cup in

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, in which they reached semi-finals.

International career

Samdup is a regular member of the

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, a Non-FIFA international football team that represents Tibet. He appeared with Tibet at the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, one of few tournaments the team has ever competed in.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Doeguling Youth SA *GCM Football Cup: 2018 Chennai City *

: 2018–19 Kenkre * I-League 2nd Division runner-up:

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Individual *

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Best Goalkeeper: 2017

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Earlier career

Club career

Earlier career

Mumbai Kenkre

International career

Career statistics

Club

Honours

See also

References

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