| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Sikkim, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United Sikkim | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012– | United Sikkim | ||
Tshering Zangpo (born in Sikkim) is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for United Sikkim F.C. in the I-League.
Early Career
editZangpo was first discovered during a meet in Namchi and was scouted to join the Namchi Sports Hostel.[1] He spent five years at the Namchi Sports Hostel till he was scouted by United Sikkim F.C. for their under-16 team.[1] On 4 November 2012 Zangpo gained news attention after he helped United Sikkim's under-16 team win the Kalipada Dhar-Jagat Bandhu Basu Roy Under-16 Night Football Tournament in Siliguri after he scored against George Telegraph from 25-yards out.[1] After the match Zangpo was announced as the Man of the Tournament and he also ended as the top scorer throughout the tournament.[1]
Personal
editZangpo's family was noted to be very poor.[1] His brother, Sandip Tamang, a driver, was said to be the main earner in the family.[1] Zangpo's father, also a driver, died in 2009 and his mother, a housewife, also died the next year.[1] Zangpo also has 3 other siblings, a brother, Kumar Daju and sisters Sonam and Sophia.[1]
Zangpo has stated that his favorite footballer to watch is Brazilian footballer Neymar who is apparently the hero for many of the school children in his village.[1]
Career Statistics
editClub
editStatistics accurate as of 2 February 2013
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| United Sikkim | 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
editExternal links
edit- [www.wikipedia.org Profile] at Example.