Bimal Gharti Magar
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Full name | Bimal Gharti Magar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 September 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nawalparasi, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Machhindra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Anfa Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Twente (trial) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Anderlecht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Genk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Far Western FC | 7 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Nepal Police Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 |
Mohun Bagan | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Three Star Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Chyasal Youth Club | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | T.C. Sports Club | 3 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Machhindra F.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Nepal U14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Nepal U17 | 9 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Nepal U20 | 5 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Nepal U23 | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012– | Nepal | 44[2] | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bimal Gharti Magar (Nepali: विमल घर्ती मगर; born on 26 January 1998)[3] is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Machhindra[4] and the retired Nepal national team. Bimal is the product of Central ANFA Academy, which is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). Bimal is also the sixth youngest male scorer and international debutant in the world, making him the youngest Nepalese player to debut (at the age of 14) and score (at the age of 15) for the Nepal national team.[5]
Personal life
Magar was born in Nawalparasi, Panchanagar 1, Nepal[6] and is from Bhutaha village in Nawalparasi. Magar's father, Hom Bahadur was also a footballer who played locally. It was his father and his childhood mentor who inspired Magar to take up football. Hom Bahadur's greatest wish was to see Magar play for the national team, but he died in a motorbike accident before Magar made it to the highest level.[7] He broke the previous record of Bharat Khawas.
On 26 May 2016, while Magar was in Belgium, his sister was found dead in the home she shared with their mother. Her boyfriend was arrested, although the circumstances of her death remained unclear. He returned home, while in trial with a Belgian Club.[8]
Bimal Gharti Magar married his girlfriend Leena Pradhan on 20 August 2023.[citation needed]
Early career
Magar was selected by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) to join the ANFA Academy in Butwal after his performance for the Butwal Elite English School during the Subroto Cup, held in New Delhi. The Butwal Elite English School went on to win the tournament.[9] Subsequently, that year, during the AFC U-14 Football Festival Magar was then transferred to the Central ANFA Academy, where he gained further attention by senior officials at ANFA.[6] Which in turn, lead to Magar being included in the national team's squad during a friendly against Bangladesh at the age of 14.[10][11]
Club career
During November 2013, Magar was invited for a 2-week trial with the Dutch club,
In March 2014, Magar was granted a Belgian visa to go to Europe from April to May that year and run trials for
On 8 June 2014 Magar penned a new 1-year deal to join
On 20 November 2014, Magar appeared in the 2nd
In December 2014, agent Louis de Vries (who was responsible for arranging Magar's youth appointment at
On 7 January 2015, Magar participated in an international Pokhara football tournament, the Mankamana Cable Car Gold Cup under Rupandehi XI (Jagadamda Lumbini FC), a Butwal-based outfit set up by the Rupandehi District Football Association (an ANFA District FA). The first match was against Nepal Police Club, however the match ended in a penalty shootout with Nepal Police Club advancing into the second round.[38]
On 15 January, Magar left for
After failing to clinch various domestic titles under Rupandehi XI, on 21 June, ANFA confirmed that Club Brugge KV will offer a trial to Magar this summer.[39] On 3 June 2015, Magar acquired the Belgium visa and departed for the club on 5 June.[40][41]
On 16 September 2015, Magar made his first full senior team debut at the
On 26 February 2016, it was announced that Magar was offered a contract by Marbella United FC, an American soccer academy based in Spain.[44] This was arranged by Louis de Vries.[45] In the meantime, Bimal made an appearance for Nepal Police Club for the 2016 Birat Gold Cup. In May 2016 when he was in Belgium, he was linked to Belgian club KSC Lokeren but because of his sister's accident he returned to Nepal. In September, he joined Three Star Club and played in the Bordoloi Trophy. Three Star Club became champion. He scored a match winning goal in the final and became man-of-the-match in the final of the Bordoloi Trophy .[46]
He joined
On 26 September 2018, he joined Chyasal Youth Club for the 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League[50]
On 19 July 2019 he joined TC Sports Club in Maldives for €75k.
Then he returned back to homeland, this time representing Machhindra F.C., where he won two back to back league titles. He is currently playing his third season with the defending champions and is aiming for a hattrick of top flight title in three years.
International career
In May 2012, Magar made his name for himself during the AFC U-14 Football Festival in 2012 for Nepal's under-14 football team, where he scored remarkable 8 goals including a hat-trick against Sri Lanka U14.[9][51] After his performance under-14 coach, Sunil Shrestha, said "Bimal is one of the brightest prospects in Nepalese football".[9]
On 20 September 2012, Magar made his international début for
On 3 October 2012, the
In 2013, Bimal competed at both the
Later that year, Magar was selected as the skipper of
In late 2014, Magar was called up by Jack Stefanowski to play for Nepal U-23 in the 2014 Asian Games. However, due to the injury sustained at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship, Magar was later ruled out of the final squad.[citation needed] Magar also participated in a friendly against the Philippines in Doha, Qatar.[61][62]
On 6 March 2015, Magar was selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) senior team (Nepal) 2-leg match against India.[63] After failing to score, Nepal were knocked out at the first round with a 0-2 aggregate score.
On 18 March 2015, Magar was also called up into the U-23 Nepal squad for the qualifying stage of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship and 2016 Summer Olympics.[64]
On 27 July 2015, following Magar's trial for
During the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 in India, Magar scored his second goal for Nepal within 3 minutes against India, which became Nepal's only goal in the tournament, ending the 2-year goal drought. However Magar's match came to an end after he sustained an injury at half time.[69]
Magar also featured in the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup in Bangladesh where he scored the match winning goal within 2 minutes against Sri Lanka, securing Nepal's first win in over 2 years. In this game, Magar was chosen as the Man of the Match. Magar provided an assist in the semifinal victory against Maldives, and finally Magar scored the opening and assisted one goal to win the title of 2016 Bangabandhu Cup for Nepal against Bahrain. This was the nation's first competitive title in 23 years, and Magar's 2nd title in less than 12 months. Magar was subsequently awarded Man of the Match.
Style of play
Magar is a pacey left-footed
International goals
- Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[72]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 3 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu |
Pakistan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
2. | 27 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
India | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2015 SAFF Championship |
3. | 13 January 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup |
4. | 8 November 2016 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching | Brunei | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
5. | 12 November 2016 | Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching | Laos | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
6. | 5 September 2017 | ANFA Complex, Kathmandu | Tajikistan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7. | 4 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
8. | 6 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
9. | 29 January 2022 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu |
Mauritius | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Last updated 29 January 2022 |
Career statistics
Club
Season | Club | League | League | Other | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2015 | Far Western FC | Nepal National League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
2017-18 | Mohun Bagan | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2018-19 | Chyasal Youth Club | Sahid Smarak league | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
2021
|
Machhindra Football Club | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
Career total | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
International
- As of 5 September 2017[72]
Nepal national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 4 | 1 |
2014 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | 8 | 1 |
2016 | 9 | 3 |
2017 | 5 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 38 | 9 |
Honours
Nepal U-16
- SAFF U-16 Championship Runner-up (1): 2013
Nepal U-19
- SAFF U-19 Championship Champions (1): 2015
Nepal U-23
- South Asian Games Champions (1): 2016
Nepal National Team
- Bangabandhu Cup Champions (1): 2016
Nepal National Team
- AFC Solidarity Cup Champions (1): 2016
Clubs
- Bordoloi Trophy :2016
- Machhindra Football Club
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: 2019-20,2021-22
Trophys
- Butwal Elite English School
Individual
See also
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External links
- Bimal Gharti Magar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bimal Gharti Magar at Soccerway
- Bimal's goal for Anderlecht at YouTube
- Nepalese prodigy sets lofty ambitions at FIFA.com