Bijendra Rai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Jorthang, Sikkim, India | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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IMG RELIANCE | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Nang Kiew Rat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Royal Wahingdoh | ||
| 2011–2012 | Pailan Arrows | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mohammedan S.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Gangtok Himalayan SC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | India U16 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bijendra Rai (born 8 June 1992) is an Indian footballer who currently plays in IMG RELIANCE.
He was born in Jorthang, South Sikkim district. His father and elder brother were footballers. His father used to play football locally but his brother played for a club in Darjeeling.
He joined Gangtok State Sports Academy in 2006 and stayed there till 2009. The tag line of the Academy was "Search for more Baichung." he took the name of few coaches who had helped me a lot while in the Academy. They are Hongunorden Lepcha, Suresh Mukhia, and Suren Chhetri.
While in the Academy, he got the chance to play for the Sikkim U-16 team.
In 2010, he went to Shillong and joined Nang-Kiew-Rat where he played as a striker in the local league.
In the next season, he joined Royal Wahingdoh F.C. where he played for 4 months. He played in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division. They reached the 2nd phase but could not qualify for the I-league.
He scored 5 goals in that tournament. His best match was against Ar-Hima FC. In that match, though he scored 2 goals, they lost the 3-2. They trounced Southern Samity 6-1, where he scored 1 goal.
The 2011-12 football year got off to a good start for Rai as he made his debut for Pailan Arrows in the 2011 Indian Federation Cup against Mumbai. He then made his I-League debut against HAL SC on 2 November 2011.
On 5 December 2013 it was announced that Bijendra has signed up with Eagles F.C. of Kerala on loan for 2013-14 season along with Nadong Bhutia, Avinabo Bag, Jagroop Singh, Bisheshwor Singh, Biswajit Saha, Ramandeep Singh and Govin Singh. Moreover, IMG-Reliance, the organisers of the proposed IPL-style football tournament Indian Super League, and Eagles F.C. will facilitate a two to six week training stint for the eight players with UK based Reading F.C. Academy.
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