Naro Hari Shrestha (born 12 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Calcutta Customs in the Calcutta Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naro Hari Shrestha | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Calcutta Customs | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Salgaocar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2016–2017 | DSK Shivajians | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mohun Bagan | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Peerless | 7 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Fateh Hyderabad | 8 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Peerless | ||
| 2020–2022 | Bengaluru United | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Calcutta Customs | 8 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | India U-18 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 in 2014. He played a crucial role in Salgaocar junior teams various title victories. Soon the following year Shrestha joined Salgaocar F.C Senior team.
Shrestha began his senior career with Salgaocar. He played for the club in the Goa Professional League.[1] After the Pro League season, he signed with I-League club 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.[2] He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Kim Song-Yong as DSK Shivajians won 2–1.[3]
In 2020, he moved to FC Bengaluru United and won the 2021–22 Bangalore Super Division title.[4][5]
In 2022, he represented West Bengal football team at the 36th National Games of India in Gujarat, in which they clinched gold defeating Kerala 5–0 in final.[6][7]
Naro was selected to join the India U-19 team in the 2014 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.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| DSK Shivajians | 2016–17 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Peerless | 2018 | Calcutta Football League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Fateh Hyderabad | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| Bengaluru United | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Calcutta Customs | 2022 | Calcutta Football League | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Career total | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
Bengaluru United
West Bengal