Nyam-Osoryn Naranbold (Mongolian: Ням-Осорын Наранболд; born 22 February 1992) is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a forward for Mongolian Premier League club Khovd and the Mongolian national team.[3] With eight international goals, he is tied for first place on Mongolia’s all-time scorers list.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Nyam-Osoryn Naranbold Ням-Осорын Наранболд | ||
Date of birth | (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 30)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Bayanjargalan, Mongolia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Khovd | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2017 | Khoromkhon | (23) | |
2017–2022 | Athletic 220 | (95) | |
2022 | Tuv Buganuud | (14) | |
2022– | Khovd | (5) | |
National team‡ | |||
2014– | Mongolia | 29 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 11 August 2022 (UTC) |
Naranbold began playing for Khoromkhon of the Mongolian Premier League in 2008.[5][6] He made appearances in the club's two matches during the qualifying rounds of the 2016 AFC Cup, a 0–2 defeat to K-Electric F.C. of Pakistan and a 0–0 draw with Druk United of Bhutan.[3] Khoromkhon failed to progress to the next round.[7] With Khoromkhon, he won the league championship in 2014 and was runner-up in 2008 and 2012.[2] For the 2015 season he was the league's top goal scorer with 23 goals.[8]
Naranbold won the award again two seasons later with 17 goals after transferring to Athletic 220 FC prior to the 2017 Mongolian Premier League season.[9] He scored both of the team’s goals in the final of the 2018 Mongolia Cup as Athletic 220 defeated Ulaanbaatar City FC 2–0 to win the title.[10] He went on to help the club win back-to-back league championships in 2020 and 2021. Following the 2020 season he received the award for Best Goal and Best Male Player.[11] Naranbold went on to score the club's only goal in the 2021 AFC Cup, coming in a 1–5 loss to Hong Kong's Lee Man FC.[12]
In January 2022 Naranbold left Athletic 220 and became a free agent. On 3 March of that year he joined newly-promoted Tuv Buganuud.[13] He finished the 2021–22 season with fourteen goals, tying him with Deren FC's Pavel Zakharov for second in the league.[14] After a single season, Naranbold left the club and signed for Khovd FC.[15]
Naranbold made his senior international debut on 23 July 2014 in a 0–2 loss to Guam in the first round of the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[6] He scored his first senior international goal on 4 July 2016 in an 8–0 victory over the Northern Mariana Islands.[8] The win set Mongolia's record for their largest margin of victory.[16] He went on to score both of Mongolia's goals in a 2–0 victory over Sri Lanka during the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, the inaugural edition of the tournament.[17]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 July 2016 | GFA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam | ![]() | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
2. | 6 November 2016 | Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
3. | 2–0 | |||||
4. | 5 October 2017 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
5. | 2 September 2018 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
6. | 16 October 2018 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
7. | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
8. | 6 June 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Last updated 6 June 2019 |
Mongolia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 5 | 3 |
2017 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 7 | 3 |
2019 | 7 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 29 | 8 |