Samir Tamanag

Samir Tamang is a Nepalese professional footballer who currently plays for Nepal Super League club Satdobato Youth and the Nepal national team.

Club career Born in Nijgadh, Tamang was originally a cricket player before shifting his focus to football. He initially played as a goalkeeper before a hand injury forced him to become a forward. He had not competed in any domestic league prior to his international debuts because of a lack of competitions in his region. Therefore, he competed in only district, provincial and central level selections. In 2023, Tamang competed in the Aaha! Gold Cup with Salesh Youth Club. He scored two goals against Gaighat FC to advance to the semi-finals and was named Man of the Match for his performance. He scored and was named the Man of the Match again as Salesh Youth Club defeated Birgunj United FC to advance to the final.

In January 2024, Tamang made his Martyr's Memorial A-Division League debut after joining Church Boys United. In the next match, he again scored his team's lone tally as the club defeated Nepal Army to advance to the final. Tamang was again named Man of the Match.

In February 2025, it was announced that Tamang had been signed by Pokhara Thunders of the Nepal Super League for the 2025 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 April 2025 in a 2–3 loss to Lalitpur City.

International career As a youth, Tamang represented Nepal at the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship and the 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship. He scored three goals and was the competition's joint top scorer in 2023.

In February 2024, Tamang scored two goals for the Nepal national under-23 team in a 5–1 victory over a representative team from China's Yushu Prefecture. Later in 2024, he was the second-highest scorer in 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification with four goals, including a hat-trick against Chinese Taipei.

Tamang received his first senior international call up in March 2024 for a pair of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bahrain. In preparation for qualification, Nepal played an unofficial friendly against Malaysia. Tamang scored Nepal's only goal in the eventual 1–5 defeat. He made his official debut on 21 March 2024 in the first match against Bahrain, coming on as a second-half substitute. The following month, he was called up again for a friendly against the England C team.

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Youth Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 25 September 2023 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Maldives U20 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship 27 September 2023 India U20 22 August 2024 ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal Bangladesh U20 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship 28 August 2024 India U20 21 September 2024 Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City, Taiwan Cambodia U20 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification 23 September 2024 Chinese Taipei U20 Last updated 7 October 2024