Tenzin Samdup

Tenzin Samdup (born 23 December 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mumbai Kenkre.[3] He represents the Tibet national team in CONIFA tournaments.

Tenzin Samdup
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
Place of birth Pune,[1] India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mumbai Kenkre
Number 59
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Goa-Tibetan[2] 0 (0)
2018–2019 Chennai City 0 (0)
2019–2020 Real Kashmir 0 (0)
2021– Mumbai Kenkre 22 (0)
International career
2018– Tibet 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Earlier career

Samdup began his professional career with Indian club Doeguling Youth Sports Association (DYSA), with which he won the 2008 GCM football cup in Gangtok.[4] He later appeared with Goa-Tibetan, TNFA All-Stars club and Sikkim Akraman.[2]

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 English teacher for monks.[5]

In 2018, he signed for Chennai City FC in the Indian I-League,[6] 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 2018–19 I-League champions.[7][8] With Real Kashmir, he played in 2019–20 I-League season.[9]

Mumbai Kenkre

On 1 September 2021, Tenzin signed for Mumbai Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers. Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations.[10][11]

On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance in the I-League for the club, against his former club Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw.[12] He was awarded the Hero of the Match for his outstanding display against Rajasthan United, on 25 March 2022, in 0–0 stalemate.[13] The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division.[14][15][16] Later in September, Kenkre was reinstated on sympathetic grounds by the AIFF and allowed to participate in the 2022–23 I-League season.[17] They later went on to participate in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, in which they reached semi-finals.[18][19]

International career

Samdup is a regular member of the Tibet national football team, 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.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 February 2023[21]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2018–19 I-League 0000–00
Real Kashmir 2019–20 0000–00
Mumbai Kenkre 2021 I-League 2nd Division 6000–60
2021–22 I-League 9000–90
2022–23 7000–70
Kenkre total 2200000220
Career total 2200000220

    Honours

    Doeguling Youth SA

    • GCM Football Cup: 2018

    Chennai City

    Kenkre

    Individual

    See also
    • List of Tibetan footballers

    References
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