Sanish Shrestha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanish Shrestha | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Purkot, Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Machhindra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | NIBL Friends | ||
| 2021–2023 | Nepal A.P.F. | 38 | (3) |
| 2023 | Machhindra | ||
| 2023–2025 | Lalitpur City | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Church Boys United | ||
| 2025–2026 | Brothers Union | 6 | (1) |
| 2026– | Machhindra | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Nepal | 24 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 November 2025 | |||
Sanish Shrestha (Nepali: सनिश श्रेष्ठ; born 9 November 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Machhindra and the Nepal national team.
Club career
Sanish, who joined Nepal A.P.F. in 2021 after making an impact with Friends Club in the A Division League, was named the league's best player in the 2023 season.[2] He had also won the best defender award in the 2021 Birat Gold Cup.[3]
At APF, he played as a right back and later shifted to a more central defensive role when the club's Ivorian center back Adama Doumbia was suspended due to a red card.[4]
In 2025, he joined Brothers Union for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League.[5]
International career
On 22 March 2023, Sanish made his international debut for Nepal during a 2–0 victory over Laos in the 2023 Three Nations Cup.[6]
Sanish scored his first international goal on 9 October 2025 against Vietnam during the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification at the Gò Đậu Stadium.[7]
References
- ^ "Sanish Shrestha Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com.
- ^ "को हुन् फुटबल टोलीमा परेका ६ नयाँ खेलाडी? - हाम्रो खेलकुद". HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). March 21, 2023.
- ^ Kafle, Santosh (April 18, 2021). "APF defeat Punjab Police Club, claim Birat Gold Cup crown". The Himalayan Times.
- ^ "राष्ट्रिय टोलीमा सनिशको डेब्यु - हाम्रो खेलकुद". HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). March 22, 2023.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলে এবার নেপাল, ভুটানের খেলোয়াড়". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Footballer Sanish Shrestha to debut against Laos". My Republica.
- ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup.html/news/qualifiers-group-f-vietnam-3-1-nepal
External links
- Sanish Shrestha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sanish Shrestha at Soccerway
- Sanish Shrestha at Global Sports Archive
- Sanish Shrestha at HamroKhelkud