Full name Anjan Bista Years Team Name Anjan Bista | Playing position Role Footballer 2011–14 ANFA Academy Date joined 2014 | |
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Date of birth (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 17) Current team Nepal national football team (Forward) | ||
anjan bista 16 years old debut backheel attempt
Anjan Bista (Nepali: अञ्जन) (born 1998) is the famous footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team on 31 October 2014. He has also played numerous times under the Nepalese u-17 team, including at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship.
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- anjan bista 16 years old debut backheel attempt
- Anjan bista goal by spot kick
- U 17 career
- U 20 career
- Senior career
- Club career
- Nepal APF
- Marbella United FC Spain
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
Anjan bista goal by spot kick
U-17 career
Bista has been a regular for the Nepalese junior Gurkhas. During the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship semi-finals Bista scored a free-kick in a 5–1 win over Bangladesh. During the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Bista scored in a 2–0 victory over Bahrain, ending a six-year-long winning drought for the Nepali u-17 side. In the next game Bista scored the equalizing goal as Nepal came from 2–0 down to tie Iraq 2–2. Playing in the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship Bista started as Nepal scored a late equalizer to tie the match 1-1 against defending champions Uzbekistan. Bista was excellent in the next game against Kuwait, it was his early pressure that forced an own goal in the third minute, as well as it was Bista who was fouled in the box for the captain Bimal Magar to score the winning penalty.
U-20 career
In preparation for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship and the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification campaign, Bista played in several friendlies in which he scored a hatrick against a senior Nepal Army Club earning a 4-2 victory. On the second match of the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship, Bista converted a crucial penalty kick against Bangladesh. To which, the match was won 2:1. In the same tournament, Bista also scored a brace against Afghanistan in the semi-finals to register a 3:2 victory for Nepal sending the team into the finals. Nepal went on to win the final defeating India on penalty kicks.
Senior career
Bista made his international debut for Nepal on 31 October 2014 coming on for Sandip Rai in the 61st minute in an eventual 3–0 loss against the Philippines.
On 6 March 2015, Bista was selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) senior team (Nepal) 2-leg match against India. He was as one of the main player when Nepalese team won Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Bangladesh and Gold medal in SAG Games
Club career
During the 12th edition of the Aaha Rara Gold cup, playing for the ANFA Academy Bista score the opening goal in the 17th minute to put his team 1–0 up against Nepal Police Club in Pokhara. However Ranjan Bista scored the equalizer in the 35th minute and the Police Club went on to win on a penalty shootout.
Nepal APF
Bista joined Nepal APF for the upcoming 2015 Nepal National League. He scored his first goal for the club in the second round in a 4-1 win over Morang XI. Anjan's brother Ranjan Bista scored two goals in the same match.
Marbella United FC, Spain
On 28 March 2016, Bista scored the only goal to defeat Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie U-19 Academy 1–0. Anjan Bista showed brilliant performance during a match against ASC 09 Dortmund.
Personal life
After the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship it was announced that Bista had plans to turn to singing. Soon after a video of Bista singing popular a Dashain song was released. "This is a new taste for [me]. I really enjoy singing." said Bista afterwards thanking Kaarlrekha productions.