Namgyal Bhutia

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Namgyal Bhutia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth West Sikkim, India
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team
Bengaluru
Number 25
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Bengaluru B 12 (1)
2017–2018Indian Arrows (loan) 2 (0)
2019– Bengaluru 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:53, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Namgyal Bhutia (born 11 August 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.

Career[edit]

Indian Arrows[edit]

Bhutia started his professional career with developmental side Indian Arrows.

Bengaluru FC[edit]

Bhutia was signed by Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC. He represented Bengaluru FC 'B' in I-League 2nd Division. In January 2020, he was selected as a part of the squad in 2020 AFC Cup. In April 2020, Bhutia extended his contract with Bengaluru FC till 2023.[1] Later, he represented his club in both RF Development league and Next Gen cup in 2022 as captain.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 13 March 2023[3]
Club Season League Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows (loan) 2017–18 I-League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Bengaluru B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
2018–19 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2021–22 7 0 4 2 0 0 9[b] 0 20 2
2022–23 Indian Super League 10 0 0 0 6 0 16 0
Career total 33 1 0 0 13 2 1 0 9 0 56 3
  1. ^ Appearance in the 2021 AFC Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the RF Development League & Next Gen Cup

Honours[edit]

Bengaluru

Bengaluru (R)

References[edit]

  1. ^ @bengalurufc (30 April 2020). "The future is blue! 🔥 Namgyal Bhutia, @LeonAugustine1, Naorem Roshan Singh and Ajay Chhetri have signed contract extensions with the club. Stay tuned for more! #WeAreBFC #YouthDevelopment" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Next Generation Cup 2022 review: Bengaluru FC". khelnow.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ Namgyal Bhutia at Soccerway
  4. ^ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

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