Chencho Gyeltshen
Gyeltshen (center) lining up for Bhutan before a match against the Maldives in the 2013 SAFF Championship
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Chencho Gyeltshen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Shapa, Paro District, Bhutan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Thimphu City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Yeedzin | ||
| 2014 | Druk United | ||
| 2015 | Thimphu | 10 | (17) |
| 2015–2016 | Buriram United | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Surin City (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| 2016 | → Nonthaburi (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Satun United | 7 | (3) |
| 2016 | Thimphu | 10 | (15) |
| 2016 | Tertons | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 7 | (5) |
| 2017– | Thimphu City | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Bhutan | 25 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:39, 28 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:12, 16 June 2017 (UTC) |
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Chencho Gyeltshen (born 10 May 1996) is a Bhutanese international footballer who currently plays for Thimphu City of the Bhutan National League, and the Bhutanese national team as forward. With nine international goals, he is Bhutan's all-time leading scorer.
He is affectionately nicknamed "CG7" and "The Ronaldo of Bhutan", because of his style of play.
Chencho Gyeltshen hails from the Shapa Gewog of the Paro District. He started playing football in primary school, with his brother inspiring him to play. He cites Cristiano Ronaldo as the player who is his inspiration. He attended Kelki Higher Secondary School until class XII. He originally intended to become a martial artist before deciding to stop his studies to become a professional football player.
From 2008 to 2014, he played for Yeedzin in the Bhutan National League. In 2013, he won the league championship with the club. With the club, he also finished runner-up in the 2013 King's Cup. The club was defeated by a score of 2–4 by Manang Marshyangdi of Nepal in the final despite Gyeltshen's two goal performance.
In 2014, he played for, and was captain of, Druk United F.C. of the Thimphu League. He played for the team in the 2014 King's Cup and scored two goals against Indian club Mohun Bagan.
In 2015, Chencho Gyeltshen played for Thimphu F.C. He made his league debut for the club against Thimphu City F.C. on 5 April. He scored seventeen goals in ten matches in the Thimphu League and finished the season as the league's top scorer.
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