Dev Narayan Chaudhary (; born 13 February 1972) is a Nepali

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 defender.

Life and career

Chaudhary was born on 13 February 1972 in

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

, Nepal. He played volleyball as a child. He is the son of Thakanlal Chaudhary and Godi Chaudhary. He mainly operated as a defender. He started his career with Nepalese side

Nepal Police Club Nepal Police Club (formerly known as Mahendra Police Club) is a Nepali professional multi-sports club owned and managed by the Nepal Police. The club is best known for its men's football section, Nepal Police F.C., which competes in the Martyr ...

. In 2001, he signed for Indian side Mohammedan SC. In 2002, he returned to Nepalese side

. After retiring from professional football, he lived in the United States. He has worked as a police officer. He has been married. He has a son. Chaudhary was a Nepal international. He made twenty-three appearances and scored one goal while playing 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 ...

. He played for the Nepal national football team for

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA FIFA#Structure, confederations. Each confederation — the Asian Football Confederation, AFC (Asia), Confederation of African Football, CAF (Afr ...

and

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South Americ ...

. He helped the Nepal national football team achieve second place at the

1999 South Asian Games The 1999 South Asian Games (or 8th SAF Games) were held in Kathmandu, Nepal (for the second time) from 25 September to 4 October 1999. King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev declared the games open amidst a grand ceremony. 1069 athletes of the diffe ...

. He helped the Nepal national football team win the 1993 South Asian Games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhary, Dev Narayan 1972 births Living people Footballers from Kathmandu Men's association football defenders Nepalese expatriate men's footballers Nepalese men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Nepal Police Club players