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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anju Tamang
| name = Anju Tamang
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Alipurduar]], [[West Bengal]]
| birth_place = [[Birpara]], [[West Bengal]], India
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[KRYPHSA F.C.]]
| currentclub = [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]]
| clubnumber = 7
| clubnumber = 9
| years1 = 2017–2018
| years1 =  
| clubs1 = [[Rising Student Club]]
| clubs1 = Share FC, Kalimpong
| caps1 =  
| caps1 =  
| goals1 =  
| goals1 =  
| years2 = 2019–2020
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| clubs2 = [[Rising Student Club]]
| caps2 = 5
| caps2 =
| goals2 = 5
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2020–
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = [[KRYPHSA F.C.]]
| clubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps3 = 3
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 2
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = [[KRYPHSA FC|KRYPHSA]]
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 19
| nationalcaps1 = 50
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| club-update = 14 February 2017
| club-update =  
| nationalteam-update = 28 November 2021
| nationalteam-update = 24 September 2023
}}
}}


'''Anju Tamang''' (born 22 December 1995) is an [[association football|football]] player from [[Alipurduar]], [[West Bengal]]. She represents [[Odisha women's football team]] in [[Indian Women's Football Championship]] and [[KRYPHSA F.C.]] in [[Indian Women's League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8016|title=Welcome to All India Football Federation|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> She joined [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]] in 2019 for [[2018-19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19 Indian Women's League.]]
'''Anju Tamang''' (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian women's international [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]] and the [[India women's national football team|India women's national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8016|title=Welcome to All India Football Federation|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> She joined [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]] for the [[2018-19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19 Indian Women's League]].


==Personal life==
==Early life==
Anju Tamang was born on 22 December 1995 to Mr. Ram Singh Tamang and Mrs. Kanchi Maya at Mujnai Tea Garden in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal. She is of [[Sikkim]]ese descent and represents [[Odisha]] at national level. She went for schooling at Alagarah High School, [[Kalimpong]] and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), [[Kalimpong]]. She went on for the higher studies at the [[University of North Bengal]], [[Siliguri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NDI3NQ==|title=PERSONALITIES|website=www.orisports.com|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref>
Anju Tamang was born on 22 December 1995 to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in [[Birpara]] in the district of [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]], West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/anju-tamang-football/|title=Anju Tamang – Inspiring a Generation|website=The Darjeeling Chronicle|date=11 February 2019|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> She is of [[Tamang people|Tamang]] descent and comes from a family of farmers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/anju-tamang-selected-in-senior-national-football-team.html|title=Sikkim: Anju Tamang selected in senior national football team|website=Northeast Now|date=24 July 2018|access-date=22 May 2022|last=Chhetri|first=Sagar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-anju-tamang-farming|title=Anju Tamang: Farming has helped me keep fit at home|website=Khel Now|date=31 October 2020|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> Her schooling was done at the Alagarah High School, [[Kalimpong]] and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), [[Kalimpong]]. She went on for higher studies at the [[University of North Bengal]], [[Siliguri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NDI3NQ==|title=PERSONALITIES|website=Orisports|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>
 
==Career==
 
Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17. At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural [[Indian Women's League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/fifa-u17-womens-wc-afc-asian-cup-will-encourage-young-girls-pursue-career-in-football-anju-tamang-174351.html|title=FIFA U17 WWC, AFC Asian Cup will encourage young girls in India to pursue a career in football: Anju Tamang|website=myKhel|date=10 September 2021|access-date=22 May 2022|last=Sharma|first=Avinash}}</ref>
 
==International goals==
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 9 February 2019 || [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[India]] || {{fbw|IRN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[2019 Women's Gold Cup (India)|2019 Women's Gold Cup]]
|-
| 2. || rowspan=2| 1 March 2019 || rowspan=2| [[Alanya]], [[Turkey]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|TKM}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 10–0 || rowspan=2| [[2019 Turkish Women's Cup]]
|-
| 3. || align=center|'''9'''–0
|-
| 4. || 22 March 2019 || [[Sahid Rangasala]], [[Biratnagar]], [[Nepal]] || {{fbw|NEP}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 3–1 || [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
| 5. || 2 October 2021 || Theyab Awana Stadium, [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || {{fbw|UAE}} || align=center|'''4'''–1 || align=center| 4–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
| 6. || rowspan=4| 10 September 2022 || rowspan=4| [[Dasharath Rangasala]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] || rowspan=4| {{fbw|MDV}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=4 align=center| 9–0 || rowspan=4| [[2022 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
| 7. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 8. || align=center|'''7'''–0
|-
| 9. || align=center|'''9'''–0
|-
| 10. || rowspan=2| 4 April 2023 || rowspan=3| [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]], [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|KGZ}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=3| [[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]
|-
| 11. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 12. || 7 April 2023 || {{fbw|KGZ}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0
|-
|13.
|21 September 2023
|[[Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre|Wenzhou Sports Olympic Center Stadium]], [[Wenzhou]]
|{{Fbw|TPE}}
|'''1'''-0
|1-2
|[[2022 Asian Games]]
|-
|}
 
==Honours==
'''India'''
* [[SAFF Women's Championship]]: [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2019]]
 
'''Rising Students Club'''
* [[Indian Women's League]]: [[2017–18 Indian Women's League season|2017–18]]
 
'''KRYPHSA'''
*[[Indian Women's League]] runner-up: [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 - As it happened |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-vs-kryphsa-live-iwl-indian-womens-league-sabitra-bhandari-anju-tamang-ratanbala-kamala-devi-karishma-manisha-grace-football/article30813472.ece |website=Sportstar |date=13 February 2020 }}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Indian Gorkha]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/44558 Anju Tamang] at All India Football Federation
* {{GSA player|anju-tamang/175917}}
{{India squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}


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[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
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[[Category:KRYPHSA FC players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
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[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Kryphsa F.C. Players]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
 
[[Category:Indian Gorkhas]]
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[[Category:University of North Bengal alumni]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

Latest revision as of 13:09, 1 October 2023


Anju Tamang
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Birpara, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Odisha FC
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Share FC, Kalimpong
2017–2018 Rising Student Club
2019–2020 Gokulam Kerala 5 (5)
2020–2021 KRYPHSA 3 (2)
2022 Sethu 9 (2)
2022– Odisha FC
National team‡
2016– India 50 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2023

Anju Tamang (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian women's international footballer who plays as a forward for Odisha FC and the India women's national team.[1] She joined Gokulam Kerala for the 2018–19 Indian Women's League.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Anju Tamang was born on 22 December 1995 to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in Birpara in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal.[2] She is of Tamang descent and comes from a family of farmers.[3][4] Her schooling was done at the Alagarah High School, Kalimpong and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), Kalimpong. She went on for higher studies at the University of North Bengal, Siliguri.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17. At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural Indian Women's League.[6]

International goals[edit | edit source]

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 February 2019 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India  Iran 1–0 1–0 2019 Women's Gold Cup
2. 1 March 2019 Alanya, Turkey  Turkmenistan 4–0 10–0 2019 Turkish Women's Cup
3. 9–0
4. 22 March 2019 Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal    Nepal 3–1 3–1 2019 SAFF Women's Championship
5. 2 October 2021 Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 4–1 4–1 Friendly
6. 10 September 2022 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal  Maldives 1–0 9–0 2022 SAFF Women's Championship
7. 3–0
8. 7–0
9. 9–0
10. 4 April 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 5–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
11. 2–0
12. 7 April 2023  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 4–0
13. 21 September 2023 Wenzhou Sports Olympic Center Stadium, Wenzhou File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei 1-0 1-2 2022 Asian Games

Honours[edit | edit source]

India

Rising Students Club

KRYPHSA

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Welcome to All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Anju Tamang – Inspiring a Generation". The Darjeeling Chronicle. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Chhetri, Sagar (24 July 2018). "Sikkim: Anju Tamang selected in senior national football team". Northeast Now. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Anju Tamang: Farming has helped me keep fit at home". Khel Now. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "PERSONALITIES". Orisports. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Avinash (10 September 2021). "FIFA U17 WWC, AFC Asian Cup will encourage young girls in India to pursue a career in football: Anju Tamang". myKhel. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 - As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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