Sabitra Bhandari
Personal information
Full name Sabitra Bhandari
Date of birth (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996
Place of birth Simpani, Lamjung, Nepal
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 APF Club
2019 Sethu FC 7 (15)
2019–2020 Gokulam Kerala 7 (16)
2023 Gokulam Kerala 10 (29)
2023 Hapoel Ra'anana 2 (5)
International career
2014– Nepal 42 (43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sabitra Bhandari (Nepali: साबित्रा भण्डारी), popularly known as Samba,[1][2] is a Nepali professional women's footballer who plays as a forward. She is the all time highest goal scorer in Nepalese football history with 43 goals.

Career

Bhandari in 2019

At club level, Bhandari plays for APF Club.[3] she became the best women striker of south Asia at the age of 20. In February 2017 she was invited to play the Maldives women's league.

Sethu FC

She joined Indian Women's League side Sethu FC for the 2018-19 Indian Women's League season.[4][5][6] In her debut match she scored 4 goals for the club against Manipur Police Sports Club on 6 May 2019. She was also awarded with women of the match in her first match with Sethu FC.

International career

Bhandari represents Nepal at the international level. She participated in and even scored a goal against Bhutan at the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship. She represented the country during the 2016 South Asian Games where she scored two goals against Sri Lanka.[7] She scored the only goal in a friendly victory against Malaysia on 17 December 2016.[8]

Bhandari then played in Nepal's first match of the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship against Bhutan. She scored six goals as Nepal won 8–0 to open the tournament and scored 5 goals against Maldives in the 2nd group match.[9]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetititon
1.12 November 2014Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Bhutan8–08–02014 SAFF Women's Championship
2.13 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India Sri Lanka2–04–02016 South Asian Games
3.3–0
4.26 December 2016Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India Bhutan1–08–02016 SAFF Women's Championship
5.2–0
6.3–0
7.5–0
8.6–0
9.7–0
10.28 December 2016 Maldives1–09–0
11.2–0
12.3–0
13.4–0
14.6–0
15.2 January 2017 India1–21–3
16.11 November 2018Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar1–01–12020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
17.11 February 2019Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India India1–02–12019 Women's Gold Cup
18.2–0
19.13 February 2019 Iran2–03–0
20.3–0
21.9 April 2019Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar Indonesia1–02–12020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
22.2–1
23.12 March 2019Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal Bhutan2–03–02019 SAFF Women's Championship
24.16 March 2019 Bangladesh2–03–0
25.20 March 2019 Sri Lanka3–04–0
26.22 March 2019 India1–11–3
27.8 September 2019Central Stadium Karakol, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan1–08–2Friendly
28.2–0
29.6–2
30.7–2
31.10 September 2019 Tajikistan1–01–0
32.5 December 2019Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal Maldives1–03–02019 South Asian Games
33.2–0
34.3–0
35.6 September 2022Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Bhutan1–04–02022 SAFF Women's Championship
36.2–0
37.16 February 2023Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, India India1–22–2Friendly
38.2–2
39.5 April 2023Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Vietnam1–41–52024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
40.13 July 2023Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Sethu FC

Gokulam Kerala

Individual

  • Indian Women's League Top Scorer: 2019–20, 2022–23[11]
  • Top Goal Scorer of 2016 SAFF Women's Championship,
  • Best Player of Pradhansenapati International women's football tournament 2013,
  • Seventh National Game Of Nepal 2013 women's football top goal scorer,
  • 2019 Pulsar Sports Award woman's Player Of The year.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bhandari on course of becoming all-time best". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nepal's all-time top scorer Sabitra Bhandari 'Samba' features in FIFA.com". The Himalayan Times. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Women's Tournament Best Forward". GoalNepal. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "सावित्रा र अनिता भारत प्रस्थान". deshsanchar.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "पहिलो पटक इन्डियन लिग खेल्न जाँदै सावित्रा र अनिता". deshsanchar.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "भारतमा सावित्रा र अनिता". baahrakhari.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "SAG: Kamala Devi stars in India's title triumph". The Hindu. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bhandari's goal ensures Nepal victory over Malaysia". The Himalayan Times. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sabitra inspired Nepal routs Bhutan". The All Nepal Football Association. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "सावित्रालाई उत्कृष्ट महिला खेलाडी अवार्ड". Hamrokhelkud.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.


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