Passang Tshering (born 16 July 1983) is a

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ese former professional

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and

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. Passang played as a

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for

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, Druk Star and Thimphu City. He was also a member of

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. In 2007, he won the title of A-Division top-scorer.Bhutan 2007. A-Division. RSSSF
/ref> On 4 August 2007, Passang Tshering could go down in the history of football for three reasons: scoring a

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within three minutes, scoring nine goals in the second half (45 minutes), and scoring the most goals in a single game, 17. “I didn’t expect to score 17", Passang Tshering told ''Kuensel''. "But there is no reason to celebrate or feel great because we played against a weak team.” Asked if Passang Tshering's record would be recognised, coordinator Dinesh Chhetri said that it was just a national league and would be difficult for regional or international football governing to recognize it. “Besides his team mates planned him to score the goals to make him the highest goal scorer”, said Dinesh. Passang is also a member of the Bhutanese national team.

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International goals

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* 1983 births Living people Association football midfielders Association football forwards Bhutanese footballers Bhutan international footballers Transport United F.C. players People from Thimphu {{Bhutan-footy-bio-stub