Manish Dangi

Manish Dangi (born 17 September 2001) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Martyr's Memorial A-Division League team Sankata Boys S.C. and the Nepal national team.

Manish Dangi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001
Place of birth Kathmandu, Nepal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2017 Sinheung Middle School
2019 Dongducheon Sinheung FC
2020–2021 Pocheon Citizen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Biratnagar City 5 (0)
2021 Machhindra F.C 9 (0)
2022– Etehad Al-Reef Club 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Nepal U19 5 (1)
2021– Nepal U23 4 (0)
2021– Nepal 15 (3)
Honours
Representing    Nepal
SAFF Championship
Runner-up 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7:31, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7:31, 11 Jane 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Kathmandu, Dangi's family moved to South Korea for better job opportunity. Manish Dangi was raised there and started playing football from 2014.

Youth career

Dangi first started playing football as an elite academy player from Sinheung middle school U15 when he first moved to South Korea. He began to learn football in earnest in the fall of 2015, but due to regulations for registration as a foreign player it took almost a year for him to play in the league. He officially started to play from summer of 2016.

Club career

After high school graduation, Dangi got calls from several university teams and pro clubs, one of them being Daejeon Hana Citizen[1] where he had trials for 3 days. The club asked Dangi to get a Korean citizenship as he had already stayed in Korea for five years and was a registered player in Korea Football Association (KFA), but Dangi refused.

In 2021, Dangi signed for Biratnagar City for the inaugural season of the Nepal Super League (NSL). He played five games as substitute for Biratnagar.

International career

Dangi had an opportunity to take South Korean citizenship and to play in South Korea, but he rejected it and decided to play for Nepal.[2]

Dangi played for Nepal U-19 in the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship.[3] He scored against Maldives in the competition.[4] The goal was only the goal scored by Nepal in the tournament.[5] He also appeared for Nepal in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[6]

In 2021, Dangi was called to a senior national team camp for the first time. He made his international debut against Iraq on 29 May 2021, and scored a goal.[7] Dangi was selected in Nepal's squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship. On 1 October, Dangi scored the only goal for Nepal in a 1–0 victory over the hosts Maldives.[8]

Dangi was called to a Nepal U-23 for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. He made his U-23 debut against Indonesia U-23 in friendly game on 22 October 2021.

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 June 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Continental Total
Biratnagar City 2021 Nepal Super League 50005
Machhindra F.C. 2021-2022 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 901010
Career total 1401015
Notes

    International
    As of matches played 1 October 2021.[9]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Nepal 2021112
    202230
    Total142

    International goals
    Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[9]
    NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.29 May 2021Al Fayhaa Stadium, Basra, Iraq Iraq2–12–6Friendly
    2.1 October 2021National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives1–01–02021 SAFF Championship

    References
    1. "당기 머니스 - 나무위키".
    2. 수정: 2021.03.11 21:57, 입력: 2021 03 11 21:57 (11 March 2021). "머니스, 이대로 떠나야 하나". www.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
    3. "Nepal U19 International Manish Dangi Playing For Pocheon FC U18". GoalNepal. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    4. "Maldives share spoils with Nepal | Football | News |". the-AFC. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    5. "SAFF U18 Championship2019". GoalNepal. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    6. "AFC U19 Championship Qualifiers 2020". GoalNepal. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    7. "Manish Dangi & Gautam Shrestha To Debut For Nepal". GoalNepal. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    8. "Dangi stunner secures win for Nepal". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
    9. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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