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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Naro Hari Shrestha
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Naro Hari Shrestha
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[West Bengal]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| currentclub = [[F.C. Bengaluru United]]
| clubnumber = 29
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]/ [[Midfield (association football)|midfield]]
| youthyears1 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs1 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = [[Mohun Bagan]]
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = [[Peerless SC]]
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 2
|years5 = 2018
|clubs5 = [[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.]]
| caps5 =2
|goals5=1
| years6 = 2020– |clubs6 = [[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]] |caps6 = |goals6 =
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam1 = India U-18 Elite Academy
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 13 September 2020
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Naro Hari Shrestha''' (born 12 May 1996) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]/ [[midfield (association football)|midfield]] for [[F.C. Bengaluru United]].

==Career==
=== Youth career ===
Born in [[West Bengal]], Shrestha represented his state in the [[Santosh Trophy]]. Shrestha started his youth career playing for India U-18 Elite Academy. He then signed a two-year contract with [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] in 2014. He played a crucial role in [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] junior teams various title victories. Soon the following year Shrestha joined Salgaocar F.C Senior team.

=== Senior career ===
Shrestha began his senior career with [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]. He played for the club in the [[Goa Professional League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Salgaocar avoid 1st loss; Vasco gets 1st point|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/salgaocar-avoid-1st-loss-vasco-get-1st-point/|access-date=10 April 2017|work=Navhind Times|date=20 September 2016}}</ref> After the Pro League season, he signed with [[I-League]] club [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]. Shrestha started his DSK Shivajians career by helping his side win the DSK Cup and in the process he became the Golden Boot winner of the tournament. He also played the PDFA Pune Super League 2017 scoring 9 goals in 5 matches in which DSK Shivajians gained comfortable victories over their rival teams.

He made his [[I-League]] debut for the club on 11 February 2017 against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|title=FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-agree-big-transfer-fee-for-liston/articleshow/58332395.cms|access-date=24 April 2017|work=Times of India|date=24 April 2017}}</ref> He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for [[Kim Song-Yong]] as DSK Shivajians won 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong 1-2 DSK Shivajians|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/11/india/i-league/lajong-sc/dsk-shivajians/2383772/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

== International ==
Naro was selected to join the India U-19 team in the 2014 [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup|AFC U-19 Championship qualifications]] while India got knocked out early in the tournament. He also played a few friendlies when the U-19 team traveled to Shanghai.

==Career statistics==
{{updated|11 November 2018}}<ref>{{soccerway|naro-hari-shrestha/471375}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|[[I-League]]||3||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||3||0
|-
|rowspan=“2” | [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2017-2018 I-League|2017-2018]]
|[[I-League]]||4||0||0||0||-||-||-||-||4||0
|-
|rowspan=“3” | [[Peerless SC]]
|[[2018 Calcutta League|2018]]
|[[Calcutta League]]||7||2||0||0||-||-||-||-||7||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!14!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!14!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.dskshivajians.com/player-single.aspx?plid=7 DSK Shivajians Football Club Profile].

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:DSK Shivajians FC players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Peerless SC players]]
[[Category:FC Bengaluru United players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]]

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->Billjones94 at 12:46, 31 October 2021