Lalit Thapa : Football Player at FC Pune City
Daniel Chabungbam *
Lalit Thapa : Football Player at FC Pune City
Lalit Thapa - FC Pune City
Lalit Thapa is an Indian-born Nepalese footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Sporting Clube de Goa . Not to be confused with another Nepalese footballer also named Lalit Thapa, who is a midfielder that plays for Nepal national under-17 football team.
Club career
Thapa joined Churchill Brothers in 2010. Thapa was critical in Churchill Brothers' 2013-14 season, especially in a game against S.C. Goa and the 3-1 win in the Federation's final also against Goa.
After it was announced that the Churchill Brothers would not take part in the 2014–15 I-League Thapa says it is likely that he will join another team in the ISL or IMG. On the AIFF's decision to suspend Churchill Brothers from the league Thapa says "I really don't know what to say [about Churchill Brothers not being in I-League]. There are a lot of players who are contracted with the club," he said."
Then he joined Sporting Clube de Goa later.
In July 2015 Thapa was drafted to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.
International career
Although born in India Thapa is of Nepalese descent and thus eligible to play for either India or Nepal, although he has not made a senior appearance for either team.
Personal life
Thapa is a Nepali Indian. His favorite team is Brazil national football team.
Personal information
Full name Lalit Thapa
Date of birth 20 December 1984 (age 30)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1/2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
FC Pune City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2014 Churchill Brothers 12 (0)
2014 FC Pune City 0 (0)
2015- Sporting Clube de Goa 3 (0)
2015- FC Pune City (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
+ Appearances (goals)
* Daniel Chabungbam is a frequent contributor to e-pao.net
This article was posted on November 15, 2015.
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