Biraj Maharjan

Biraj Maharjan
Personal information
Full name	Biraj Maharjan
Date of birth	18 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tripureswor, Nepal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-Back
Team information
Current team	Machhindra F.C.
Number	3
Youth career
	ANFA Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–16	Three Star Club
2016–2019	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2019–	Machhindra F.C.
International career‡
2008–	Nepal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019

Biraj Maharjan (Nepali: बिराज महर्जन; born 18 September 1990) is a footballer from Nepal. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2008.^[3] He is the most capped player for Nepal national football team. He is also the newly appointed captain of Nepal national football team.

Career

Biraj Maharjan is a Nepalese defender who, after graduating from ANFA Academy joined the Three Star Club in 2007. Despite being a defender he can shoot with both feet and has scored 11 domestic goals.^[4]

International career

Maharjan made his national team debut on 25 March 2008 in a friendly that Nepal won 1-0 against Pakistan at Pokhara, Kaski. On 31 August 2015, he won 50 Cap for Nepal national football team in a friendly match against India.^[5]