Sonam Tobgay
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| Full name | Sonam Tobgay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lhuntse, Bhutan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016– | Bhutan | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonam Tobgay (born 25 March 1990) is a Bhutanese sportsman who has represented his country in both, cricket and football.[1][2]
Career
His international tournaments for the Bhutan include the 2006 ACC Trophy, the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, the 2010 ACC Trophy Elite, the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup, the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite, the 2014 ACC Elite League, and the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One.[3] He scored 55 runs against Saudi Arabia in the 2014 ACC Elite League, though his team still lost by 300 runs.[4]
Tobgay made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in their final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Maldives, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.[5] He has played in six international football matches for Bhutan to date.[6]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Bhutan in the 2019 South Asian Games against Nepal on 5 December 2019.[7]
On 7 December 2019 he became the first batsman to be Retired out in a T20I.[8]
References
- ^ "Transport United Rule Over The Bhutan Thimphu League". Football in Asia. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Sonam Tobgay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Sonam Tobgay". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Bhutan v Saudi Arabia at Singapore, Jun 8, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Maldives v Bhutan - 2018 World Cup, AFC Qualifying Second Round". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Sonam Tobgay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "4th Match, South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Kirtipur, Dec 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "9th Match, South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Kirtipur, Dec 7 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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