Sabitra Bhandari
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Full name | Sabitra Bhandari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Simpani, Lamjung, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | En Avant Guingamp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 |
APF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Sethu | 7 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Gokulam Kerala | 7 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 2 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Guingamp | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Nepal | 46 | (49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 |
Sabitra Bhandari (Nepali: साबित्रा भण्डारी), popularly known as Samba,[1][2] is a Nepalese professional football player who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club En Avant Guingamp and Nepal women's national team. She is the all-time highest goal scorer in Nepalese football history with 49 goals. She is the first Nepali female football player to get international recognition.[3]
Career
At club level, Bhandari plays for
Sethu FC
She joined
En Avant Guingamp
She made her debut on Feb 3rd ,2024 coming as a substitute on 78th minute . She is the first Nepalese player to play in European league.
International career
Bhandari represents Nepal at the international level. She participated in and even scored a goal against Bhutan at the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship. She represented the country during the 2016 South Asian Games where she scored two goals against Sri Lanka.[8] She scored the only goal in a friendly victory against Malaysia on 17 December 2016.[9]
Bhandari then played in Nepal's first match of the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship against Bhutan. She scored six goals as Nepal won 8–0 to open the tournament and scored 5 goals against Maldives in the 2nd group match.[10]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sethu FC | 2018-19 | Indian Women's League | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | |||
Total | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | |||||
Gokulam Kerala
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2019–20 | Indian Women's League | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | |||
2022–23 | Indian Women's League | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | ||||
Total | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | 17 | 45 | |||||
Hapoel Ra'anana
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2023-24
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Liga Alef North | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |||
Total | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |||||
Guingamp | 2023-24 | Division 1 Féminine | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Total | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
Career total | 29 | 66 | — | — | — | 29 | 66 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nepal | 2014 | - | 1 |
2015 | - | 0 | |
2016 | - | 13 | |
2017 | - | 2 | |
2018 | - | 1 | |
2019 | - | 18 | |
2020 | - | 0 | |
2021 | - | 0 | |
2022 | - | 2 | |
2023 | - | 6 | |
2024 | 4 | 10 | |
Total | 46 | 53 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competititon |
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1. | 12 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | Bhutan | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
2. | 13 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2016 South Asian Games |
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 26 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Bhutan | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
5. | 2–0 | |||||
6. | 3–0 | |||||
7. | 5–0 | |||||
8. | 6–0 | |||||
9. | 7–0 | |||||
10. | 28 December 2016 | Maldives | 1–0 | 9–0 | ||
11. | 2–0 | |||||
12. | 3–0 | |||||
13. | 4–0 | |||||
14. | 6–0 | |||||
15. | 2 January 2017 | India | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
16. | 11 November 2018 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Myanmar | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
17. | 11 February 2019 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India | India | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Women's Gold Cup
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18. | 2–0 | |||||
19. | 13 February 2019 | Iran | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
20. | 3–0 | |||||
21. | 9 April 2019 | Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar | Indonesia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
22. | 2–1 | |||||
23. | 12 March 2019 | Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal |
Bhutan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 SAFF Women's Championship |
24. | 16 March 2019 | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
25. | 20 March 2019 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
26. | 22 March 2019 | India | 1–1 | 1–3 | ||
27. | 8 September 2019 | Central Stadium Karakol, Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 8–2 | Friendly
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28. | 2–0 | |||||
29. | 6–2 | |||||
30. | 7–2 | |||||
31. | 10 September 2019 | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
32. | 5 December 2019 | Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal | Maldives | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 South Asian Games |
33. | 2–0 | |||||
34. | 3–0 | |||||
35. | 6 September 2022 | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship |
36. | 2–0 | |||||
37. | 16 February 2023 | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, India | India | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
38. | 2–2 | |||||
39. | 5 April 2023 | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Vietnam | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
40. | 13 July 2023 | Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
41. | 20 February 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Syria | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
42. | 22 February 2024 | Iraq | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
43. | 2–0 | |||||
44. | 3–0 | |||||
45. | 4–0 | |||||
46. | 5–0 | |||||
47. | 24 February 2024 | Palestine | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
48. | 2–0 | |||||
49. | 27 February 2024 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Lebanon | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Honours
Sethu FC
- 2018–19
Gokulam Kerala
- 2022–23[11]
Individual
- Indian Women's League Top Scorer: 2022–23[12]
- Top Goal Scorer of 2016 SAFF Women's Championship,
- Best Player of Pradhansenapati International women's football tournament 2013,
- Seventh National Game Of Nepal 2013 women's football top goal scorer,
- 2019 Pulsar Sports Award woman's Player Of The year.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ "Bhandari's goal ensures Nepal victory over Malaysia". The Himalayan Times. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Sabitra inspired Nepal routs Bhutan". The All Nepal Football Association. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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