Sanish Shrestha (Nepali: सनिश श्रेष्ठ; born 9 November 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Martyr's Memorial A-Division League club Machhindra and the Nepal national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sanish Shrestha | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 2000||
Place of birth | Purkot, Nepal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Machhindra | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | NIBL Friends | ||
2021–2023 | Nepal A.P.F. | 38 | (3) |
2023– | Machhindra | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Nepal | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 |
Sanish, who joined Nepal A.P.F. in 2021 after making an impact with Friends Club in the A Division League, was named the league's best player in the 2023 season.[2] He had also won the best defender award in the 2021 Birat Gold Cup.[3]
At APF, he played as a right back and later shifted to a more central defensive role when the club's Ivorian center back Adama Doumbia was suspended due to a red card.[4]
On 22 March 2023, Sanish made his international debut for Nepal during a 2–0 victory over Laos in the 2023 Three Nations Cup.[5]
Nepal national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2023 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 0 |