Bishal Rai


Bishal Rai is a Nepalese footballer, who currently plays for Manang Marshyangdi Club and the Nepal national football team.

Career

Bishal Rai started off in the ANFA Jhapa Youth Academy before joining Machhindra F.C. in 2008. He played for Machindra for four years straight with the exception of a loan move to Saraswoti Youth Club two years after arriving. Later in 2014 he joined Manang Marshyangdi Club ahead of the 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season.

International career

Rai played for Nepal at the u-14, u-16 and u-19 youth levels. After being routinely called up for the senior squad since 2014 Rai finally made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India. Bishal Rai scored a goal for in a 4-1 win against Maldives in the Bangabandhu gold cup on 19 January 2016.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 January 2016Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2–04–12016 Bangabandhu Cup
2.29 May 2016New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos1–01–1Friendly
3.28 March 2017Taipei Municipal Stadium, Tapei, Chinese Taipei1–31–42019 AFC Asian Cup qualification