Bikesh Kuthu (Nepali :बिकेश कुथु ; born 24 June 1993) is a

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

ese professional

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who plays as a

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for the Nepal national team. Kuthu made his international debut against

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

on August 26, 2012 in

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Early life

Bikesh Kuthu was born and raised in

Sindhupalchowk District Sindhupalchok District (or Sindhupalchok, ) is a part of Bagmati Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, with an area of . The district's headquarters is in Chautara. In 2006, 336,478 people resided in 79 village development ...

in a family of athletes. His brother BM Kuthu is a graduate of Anfa Academy football program.

Club career

Kuthu made his professional debut with

Saraswoti Youth Club Saraswoti Youth Club is a Nepali football club from the Koteshwor neighborhood of Kathmandu that currently competes in the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League. They have also played in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League in several seasons. T ...

. He was signed later on by Himalayan Sherpa Club and then by the newly promoted Madhyapur Youth Association. He showed excellent individual performance in Ncell Cup. After relegation of Madhyapur Youth Association from A division league, Kuthu signed for

Jawalakhel YC Jawalakhel YC, also known as Jawalakhel Youth Club, is a Nepali professional football club from Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal. They play in the Nepalese first division, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division Leagu ...

. In 2015, Kuthu was signed by

Nepal Army Club Nepal Army Club, also known as Tribhuwan Army Club, is the departmental army sporting club of Nepal, based in Kathmandu. In cricket, they played in the top domestic National League Cricket and later in the Prime Minister One Day Cup, whereas in ...

. In 2021, Kuthu was chosen as marquee and captain of Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C., in the inaugural season of the Nepalese Franchise league

Nepal Super League The Nepal Super League (), simply known as the NSL, is Nepal, Nepal's first professional Franchising, franchise club association football, football league organised by the ''Nepal Sports and Events Management'' (NSEM) with technical support of ...

. He was also retained as Marquee player for 2022 season.

International career

Kuthu made his international debut against Cameroon on August 26, 2012 in New Delhi.

Career statistics

International

Club honours

; Kathmandu Rayzers FC *

** Champions (1):

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Individual honours

*Best Goalkeeper: Ncell Cup :

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*Best Goalkeeper:

Bangabandhu Cup The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the founding father of Banglad ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuthu, Bikesh Living people 1993 births People from Sindhupalchowk District Sportspeople from Bagmati Province Nepalese men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division League players