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Basanta Thapa (born 10 April 1977) is a Nepali former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a forward for MMC and the
Nepal national football team The Nepal national football team () represents Nepal in FIFA, International men's association football, football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepali footba ...
.


Career

Thapa is a former Nepal international. He won Player of the Martyrs' Memorial League 2061. He started his career with MMC. In 2005, Thapa trialed for Japanese second tier side
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. He was called up for national team to play at the
2006 AFC Challenge Cup The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no qual ...
. In 2001, he played for
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club
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in the Dhaka Premier Division Football League, and scored 6 goals in the relegation play-offs in the league. He has scored over 50 goals in the Nepal league. He was known for his goalscoring prowess.


References

1977 births Living people Nepalese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nepal men's international footballers Manang Marshyangdi Club players Brothers Union players Rahmatganj MFS players Nepalese expatriate men's footballers Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Footballers from Kathmandu South Asian Games medalists in football South Asian Games silver medalists for Nepal {{Nepal-footy-bio-stub