Anil Gurung
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anil Gurung | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pokhara, Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Manang Marshyangdi Club | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Sahara Club Pokhara | 25 | (12) |
| 2004 | Brigade Boys Club | 27 | (8) |
| 2005 | Three Star Club | 24 | (13) |
| 2007 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | 0 | (32) |
| 2008 | New Road Team | 12 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Shillong Lajong FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Manang Marshyangdi Club | (32) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| U–19 | Nepal | 45 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2015 |
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Anil Gurung (Nepali: अनिल गुरुङ; born 17 September 1986) who made headlines when he was selected for a trial for Chelsea reserve team and Woking F.C in England. Sahara Club, Nepal and Sahara Football Club, UK jointly initiated the trial-selection process. Sahara Club (Pokhara), a local football Club in Pokhara, which has branches in the UK, had applied for Anil’s trial. In England, Gurung went through a four-month-long trial, where he put his footballing skills to the test. Chelsea F.C. took care of all his footballing expenses during the trial period.
He currently plays for Manang Marshyangdi Club and for his national side Nepal.
Anil Gurung was born to late Mr. Bil Bahadur Gurung and Mrs. Laxmi Kumari Gurung who is an inhabitant of Malepatan, Pokhara. He completed his school education from Barahi Secondary School, during then, he started playing football from the age of thirteen. He started his career from Sahara club, Pokhara in 2001. Anil's parents believed that sports can't help earn a living and urged him to join the army. Although his family opposed him, he kept playing.
In his domestic league, Anil previously played for Brigade Club, Three Star Club, New Road Team (NRT) and Manang Marshyangdi Club. Anil proved himself in Nepali football by scoring 32 goals and becoming the highest scorer in the 2009 edition of Martyrs Memorial A Division Football League for this achievement he won a Yamaha motorcycle . He won a cash prize of Rupees fifty thousand in one of the matches of the 10th edition of SAFF games for having an outstanding performance. In one of the matches in Itahari Gold Cup 2063 BS he was tagged as man of the match. In the 10th Buddha Subba Gold Cup, he was the highest scorer and was duly selected as the best player of the tournament. He was also chosen as best player during a match in the 2064 BS edition of Governor Gold Cup. He was selected as the best player in the yearly match organized by the Nepal Khel Khud Patrakar Manch. Likewise, in the yearly match held in Kaski district, he received a cash prize of Rs. 30,000. Thus, his career was bombarded with trophy and prizes. Due to his success, he is also regarded as one of the most successful and highly paid player of Nepal. Anil Scored first Head goal against Bangladesh on SAFF Championship held in Kathmandu August, 2013.
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