Sanish Shrestha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanish Shrestha | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Purkot, Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brothers Union | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | NIBL Friends | ||
| 2021–2023 | Nepal A.P.F. | 38 | (3) |
| 2023 | Machhindra | ||
| 2023–2025 | Lalitpur City | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Church Boys United | ||
| 2025– | Brothers Union | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Nepal | 24 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 November 2025 | |||
Sanish Shrestha (Nepali: सनिश श्रेष्ठ; born 9 November 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bangladesh Football League club Brothers Union and the Nepal national team.
Club career
Sanish, who joined Nepal A.P.F. in 2021 after making an impact with Friends Club in the A Division League, was named the league's best player in the 2023 season.[2] He had also won the best defender award in the 2021 Birat Gold Cup.[3]
At APF, he played as a right back and later shifted to a more central defensive role when the club's Ivorian center back Adama Doumbia was suspended due to a red card.[4]
International career
On 22 March 2023, Sanish made his international debut for Nepal during a 2–0 victory over Laos in the 2023 Three Nations Cup.[5]
Sanish scored his first international goal on 9 October 2025 against Vietnam during the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification at the Gò Đậu Stadium.[6]
References
- ^ "Sanish Shrestha Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com.
- ^ "को हुन् फुटबल टोलीमा परेका ६ नयाँ खेलाडी? - हाम्रो खेलकुद". HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). March 21, 2023.
- ^ Kafle, Santosh (April 18, 2021). "APF defeat Punjab Police Club, claim Birat Gold Cup crown". The Himalayan Times.
- ^ "राष्ट्रिय टोलीमा सनिशको डेब्यु - हाम्रो खेलकुद". HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Footballer Sanish Shrestha to debut against Laos". My Republica.
- ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup.html/news/qualifiers-group-f-vietnam-3-1-nepal
External links
- Sanish Shrestha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sanish Shrestha at Soccerway
- Sanish Shrestha at Global Sports Archive
- Sanish Shrestha at HamroKhelkud