Biraj Maharjan (; born 18 September 1990) is a Nepalese former professional

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 ...

. He made his first appearance for 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 ...

in 2008.

Career

Biraj Maharjan is a Nepalese defender who, after graduating from ANFA Academy, joined the

Three Star Club Three Star Club is a Nepali professional football club based in Lalitpur. The club was formed in 2031 BS (1974). Dinker Govinda Amatya, Lt. Krishna Charan Mishra, Lt. Kedar Lal Khosin, Rajkaji Lakhey, Motikaji Bajracharya and Lt. Mehbooh Khan are ...

in 2007. Despite being a defender, he can shoot with both feet and has scored 11 domestic goals.

International career

Maharjan made his national team debut on 25 March 2008 in a friendly that Nepal won 1–0 against Pakistan at Pokhara, Kaski. On 31 August 2015, he won his 50th cap for

in a friendly match against

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. He is the most capped player for Nepal national football team. He made his last appearance in Nepal jersey on 29 March 2021 at

Dasharath Rangasala Dasharath Rangasala ( ; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and cultural programmes. The stadium ha ...

, Kathmandu in which Nepal beat Bangladesh by 2 goal in finals of

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Honours

Country

* Bangabandhu Gold Cup **winner:2016 *

AFC Solidarity Cup The AFC Solidarity Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries who were out of the continental qualifiers at early stage. The tournament was created following the termination of the AFC ...

**winner:2016 *

**winner:2021

Club

;

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) also known as the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League for sponso ...

**winner: 2012-13 ;

Manang Marshyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club () is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club has won the National Championship title a record 8 times. Historically, they have had a fierce ...

**winner: 2018-19 ; Machhindra F.C. *

**winner: 2019-20

References

External links

Goal.com Profile
1990 births Living people People from Dhading District Sportspeople from Bagmati Province Nepalese men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Three Star Club players Men's association football defenders Machhindra F.C. players {{Nepal-footy-bio-stub