Ananta Tamang (Nepali: अनन्त तामाङ; born 14 January 1998) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal[3] and the Nepal national team. He was vice-captain of Nepal under-19 football team which went on to win the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship. Tamang made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India.[4]
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Full name | Ananta Tamang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jhapa, Nepal[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | ANFA Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Marbella United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Three Star Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | East Bengal | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Nepal U17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Nepal U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2021 | Nepal U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Nepal | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2021 |
In January 2017, Tamang earned a spot to train and be a part of Spanish club Marbella United's pre-season duties in 2015–16 season.[5] He later joined the club in 2018 but shortly after, he got injured.
He later moved back to Nepal and signed with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club.[5]
On 10 February 2022, Tamang was roped in by Indian Super League club SC East Bengal.[6] He joined the club as their sole AFC Quota replacing Australian defender Tomislav Mrcela.[6] He made his debut for club on March 5, against Bengaluru FC in a 1–0 defeat, which was their final game of the season.[7]
On 6 March 2022, Tamang joined Nepal Super League outfit FC Chitwan.[8]
Tamang represented Nepal at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship, captaining his country in the first game against Uzbekistan in the absence of regular captain Bimal Gharti Magar.[9][10] Tamang also scored a headed goal in a 1-4 defeat to North Korea, a game which eliminated Nepal from the tournament.[11]
Tamang played every minute of every game at the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship as the host Nepal won the tournament.[12] Tamang also played all three games at the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification but this time they were unsuccessful to qualify.[13]
Tamang represented Nepal during the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification but his country had a disastrous campaign, losing all four games and failing to score a single goal. Tamang himself had a particularly poor game against Iran where the last two goals of the match where the result of Tamang's poor headed clearances.[14]
Tamang comes from traditional cloth. With excellent 1v1 skills, he relies heavily on tackles, last man challenges, and interceptions to get rid of the dangers.[5] His ability to consistently be on track with opposition strikers till the last moment is the key attribute.[5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 November 2016 | Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 (3–0 p) | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
2. | 6 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
East Bengal FC – current squad | |
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