Tshering Dorji
Tshering Dorji aka Tshagay (born 11 September 1995) is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays for Thimphu City FC as a midfielder.
 Dorji with Thimphu City FC in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tshering Dorji | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1995[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ramjar, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan[3] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thimphu City FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Transport United | 10 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Ugyen Academy | ||
| 2015–2018 | Thimphu City | 36 | (9) |
| 2018 | Madhya Bharat[4] | 15 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Aizawl[5] | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | South United Bengaluru | 7 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011– | Bhutan | 31 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dorji is best known for the late goal he scored against Sri Lanka, which gave Bhutan their first ever win in the World Cup qualification.[6]
As of March 2015, he was studying at the Royal Thimphu College as a first year student.[3]
Club career
South United
On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Tshering Dorji signed for Bengaluru-based club South United FC, which plays in the I-League 2nd Division, the tried tier of Indian football.
Madhya Bharat
In 2019, he joined the newly formed club from Bhopal, Madhya Bharat SC, which has earlier played in the 2017–18 season of the I-League 2nd Division.
International career
Dorji represents Bhutan in international football since 2011. He made his senior debut on 12 March against Sri Lanka in 3–0 loss match at the 2011 SAFF Championship in New Delhi.
International statistics
- Scores and results list the Bhutan's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 March 2015 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |  Maldives | 1–4 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 24 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, India | Maldives | 1–1 | 1−3 | 2015 SAFF Championship |
| 4. | 29 March 2016 | National Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Maldives | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 6 June 2019 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |  Guam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
See also
- Bhutan men's international footballers
References
- Tshering Dorji – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Tshering Dorji". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Bhutan's Two Heroes With Three Important Goals In Between Them". The Bhutanese. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Squad". I-league.org. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Tshering". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Sirilal, Ranga (12 March 2015). "World's worst Bhutan win on World Cup qualifying debut". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Tshering Dorji at National-Football-Teams.com