Nim Dorjee Tamang

Nim Dorjee Tamang (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Hyderabad.

Nim Dorjee Tamang
Personal information
Full name Nim Dorjee Tamang
Date of birth (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995
Place of birth Melli, Sikkim, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2010 Indian Air Force
2010–2014 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Shillong Lajong 45 (1)
2017–2019 Pune City 6 (0)
2019–2021 NorthEast United 12 (0)
2021– Hyderabad 18 (1)
International career
2013 India U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Melli, Sikkim,[1] Tamang started playing football with the Namchi Sports Hostel before joining the Air Force Academy from 2009 to 2010.[2] After making appearances with the India under-16 side, Tamang joined Shillong Lajong's youth team.[2]

Tamang was given a place in Shillong Lajong's first-team squad for the 2014–15 season.[3] He made his professional debut in the Federation Cup against Pune on 29 December 2014.[4] He started the match as Shillong Lajong were defeated 1–3.[5] A month later, on 18 January 2015, Tamang made his competitive league debut in the I-League against Royal Wahingdoh. He started the match but couldn't prevent Shillong Lajong from losing 1–2.[6]

On 12 April 2015, Tamang scored his first competitive goal for Shillong Lajong in a 1–1 draw against Royal Wahingdoh in the I-League.[7]

On 10 July 2015, Tamang was up for selection in the 2015 Indian Super League draft but was ultimately not selected and thus he stayed with Shillong Lajong.[8] Prior to the 2016–17 season, Tamang was named Shillong Lajong captain.[9]

Pune City

On 23 July 2017, Tamang was selected in the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft in the 6th round by Pune City.[10] He would end up missing the 2017–18 season due to injuries.[11]

Tamang made his return to football on 3 October 2018 in Pune City's opening match against Delhi Dynamos. He started at right-back as Pune City drew the match 1–1.[12]

NorthEast United

On 2 August 2019, Tamang joined fellow Indian Super League side NorthEast United.[11] He made his debut for the club on 27 November 2019 against Mumbai City. He started at center-back as NorthEast United drew the match 2–2.[13]

Hyderabad

On 30 July 2021, Tamang joined Hyderabad on a three-year deal.[14]

International

Tamang has played for India at both the under-17 and under-20 levels.[11] He also played for India's under-19 during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[15]

Career statistics
As of 24 February 2022[16]
Club Season League Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2014–15 I-League 1810000—181
2015–16 900000—90
2016–17 1801000—190
Pune City 2017–18 Indian Super League 000000—00
2018–19 600000—60
NorthEast United 2019–20 500000—50
2020–21 700000—70
Hyderabad 2021–22 600000—60
Career total 691100000701

References
  1. "Sikkim: New football talents enter Namchi Sports Hostel". iSikkim. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. "Sikkim youth in U-19 Indian football team bound for China". Sikkim First. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. "Hero I-League : Team List And Players". I-League. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. "Pune vs. Shillong Lajong (Federation Cup)". Shillong Lajong F.C. (Facebook). Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. "Pune 3–1 Shillong Lajong". Shillong Lajong F.C. (Facebook). Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. "Shillong Lajong 1–2 Royal Wahingdoh". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. "Royal Wahingdoh 1–1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. "Sunil Chhetri spearheads list in ISL player auction". The Times of India. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. "NIM DORJEE TAMANG- A RAISING STAR". Goalie365. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. "Edathodika, Lyngdoh in 'Crorepati Club' at Indian Super League Draft". The Hindu Business Online. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  11. "Northeast United FC wrap up a deal for Nim Dorjee Tamang from FC Pune City". The Away End. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. "Odisha 1–1 Pune City". Soccerway.
  13. "NorthEast United 2–2 Mumbai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  14. ISL: Hyderabad FC signs exciting duo of Dorjee and Singh from NorthEast United FC Archived 31 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine SPORTSTAR Hindu. Retrieved 31 July 2021
  15. "Lajong Academy Boys To Represent India in U-19 AFC Qualifiers". The Shillong Times. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  16. Nim Dorjee Tamang at Soccerway
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