Nim Dorjee Tamang (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League. He mainly plays as a centre-back but can also play as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nim Dorjee Tamang | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Melli, Sikkim | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Indian Air Force | ||
| 2010–2014 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Shillong Lajong | 45 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Pune City | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | NorthEast United | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Hyderabad | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | India U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:54, 25 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Melli, Sikkim,[1] Tamang started playing football with the Namchi Sports Hostel before joining the Air Force Academy from 2009 to 2010.[2] After making appearances with the India under-16 side, Tamang joined Shillong Lajong's youth team.[2]
Tamang was given a place in Shillong Lajong's first-team squad for the 2014–15 season.[3] He made his professional debut in the Federation Cup against Pune on 29 December 2014.[4] He started the match as Shillong Lajong were defeated 1–3.[5] A month later, on 18 January 2015, Tamang made his competitive league debut in the I-League against Royal Wahingdoh. He started the match but couldn't prevent Shillong Lajong from losing 1–2.[6]
On 12 April 2015, Tamang scored his first competitive goal for Shillong Lajong in a 1–1 draw against Royal Wahingdoh in the I-League.[7]
On 10 July 2015, Tamang was up for selection in the 2015 Indian Super League draft but was ultimately not selected and thus he stayed with Shillong Lajong.[8] Prior to the 2016–17 season, Tamang was named Shillong Lajong captain.[9]
On 23 July 2017, Tamang was selected in the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft in the 6th round by Pune City.[10] He would end up missing the 2017–18 season due to injuries.[11]
Tamang made his return to football on 3 October 2018 in Pune City's opening match against Delhi Dynamos. He started at right-back as Pune City drew the match 1–1.[12]
On 2 August 2019, Tamang joined fellow Indian Super League side NorthEast United.[11] He made his debut for the club on 27 November 2019 against Mumbai City. He started at center-back as NorthEast United drew the match 2–2.[13]
On 30 July 2021, Tamang joined Hyderabad on a three-year deal.[14]
Tamang has played for India at both the under-17 and under-20 levels.[11] He also played for India's under-19 during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2014–15 | I-League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Pune City | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Hyderabad | 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
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