Tshering Dorji aka ''Tshagay'' (born 11 September 1995) is a

Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...

ese 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 ...

who plays for

Thimphu City FC Thimphu City Football Club is a Bhutanese professional football club based in Thimphu that competes in the Bhutan Premier League, the top level of football in Bhutan. Founded in 2012, they qualified for the inaugural Bhutan National League in ...

as a

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. Dorji is best known for the late goal he scored against

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

, which gave Bhutan their first ever win in the World Cup qualification. As of March 2015, he was studying at the

Royal Thimphu College Royal Thimphu College is a private college in Thimphu, Bhutan under the Royal University of Bhutan. It is Bhutan's first private college. The campus is located in an area of 25 acres of land in Ngabiphu, a rural area in Thimphu dzongkhag, locat ...

as a first year student.

Club career

South United

On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Tshering Dorji signed for Bengaluru-based club

South United FC South United Football Club is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that competes in the BDFA Super Division. They have also competed in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian ...

, which plays in the

I-League 2nd Division The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional association football, football league. It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation ...

, the tried tier of

Indian football Association football is one of the most popular sports in India. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the first FIFA event the country hosted. It was called the most successful FIFA U-17 World Cup ever, with a record-breaking attendance of 1,347,133 ...

Madhya Bharat

In 2019, he joined the newly formed club from

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, Madhya Bharat SC, which has earlier played in the 2017–18 season of the

International career

Dorji represents

in international football since 2011. He made his senior debut on 12 March against

in 3–0 loss match at the

2011 SAFF Championship The 2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship, sponsored by Karbonn Mobiles and officially named Karbonn SAFF Championship 2011, was the 9th tournament of the SAFF Championship, which held in New Delhi, India. Venue It was originally ...

in New Delhi.

International statistics

:''Scores and results list the Bhutan's goal tally first.''

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