Rupesh KC ( ne, रुपेश केसी; born 13 May 1991 in

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Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

) is a

i professional

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. He plays for

Manang Marshyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club ( ne, मनाङ मर्स्याङ्दी क्लब) is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club is record champion of Nepale ...

Nepal National League The National League (also known as Red Bull National League) is a club-level association football competition in Nepal. The champions secured qualification to a continental cup, previously the AFC President's Cup (now AFC Cup). It took place for ...

as a

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. He also played for Nepal in the

2009 Nehru Cup The 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF ...

Club career

Rupesh KC started his career after spending a year at the ANFA academy before joining the Yeti Himalayan Sherpa Club for two years. He latter moved on to the

. On 2 July 2015 KC signed a month long loan deal with

Bhutan Clearing FC Bhutan Clearing was a football club from Phuentsholing, Bhutan, which competed in the Bhutan National League, the top flight of football in Bhutan. History The first recorded mention of Bhutan Clearing competing at any level of football in Bhuta ...

, with the option of a second month. KC was joined by fellow MMC player

Sujal Shrestha Sujal Shrestha ( ne, सुजल श्रेष्ठ) (born 4 February 1993) is a former Nepalese footballer. He played for club Machhindra F.C. in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League as a midfielder. He was called to Nepal squad for the 2014 ...

, as well as Surendra Thapa of

Morang XI Morang XI is a Nepali football club which played the National Football League in Nepal. This club was formed in Biratnagar. They reached the semi-finals of the Birat Gold Cup in February 2016. Ground The club official home ground is Sahid Rangsa ...

. The players will each be paid 64,000

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a month.

International career

Rupesh KC played for

at the U-13, U-14, U-19, and U-22 levels. He was included for the squad for the

, playing in the first two games but his tournament was cut short by an eye infection.

Personal life

Rupesh KC has a part-time job of an

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. In February 2015, he did a music video with famed Nepalese actress

Priyanka Karki Priyanka Karki DS Joshi (née Karki) is a Nepalese film actress, model, director and the winner of the Miss Teen Nepal 2005 pageant. Early Life Karki was born in 1987 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her parents are economist Bhupendra Karki and fli ...

References

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Rupesh KC
Goal.com profile * * * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Kathmandu Men's association football midfielders Nepalese men's footballers Manang Marshyangdi Club players Expatriate men's footballers in Bhutan Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in Bhutan Nepalese expatriate men's footballers Nepal men's international footballers Nepalese male models Nepalese male actors {{Nepal-footy-bio-stub