Bharat Khawas

Captain

Bharat Khawas
Birth nameBharat Khawas
Born (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33)[1]
Haraincha, Morang
AllegianceNepal
Service / branch Nepali Army
Years of service2012-present
RankCaptain
Association football career
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nepal Army Club
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2007 Sankata Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Friends
2011–2012 Nepal Police
2012–2023 Nepal Army Club 1 (0)
2023-24 Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC 7 (0)
2024- Nepal Army Club 3 (0)
International career‡
2008– Nepal 63[2] (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024

Captain Bharat Khawas (Nepali: भरत खवास) (born 22 July 1991[3]) is a Nepalese army officer and international footballer. He plays for Tribhuvan Army Club in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League as a striker. In 2023, He was on loan with Sporting Ilam De Mechi FC. He is currently a captain in Nepal Army.[4]

Club career

Bharat Khawas is an ANFA academy product who has represented Nepal in different age limit competitions and the national team. He rejected a European club chance for the sake of playing in AFC Challenge Cup 2012. Later it was found that the club was none other than Valletta FC from Maltese Premier League. The club had offered him a salary of 150,000 Nepali Rupees per month.[5] He signed for Tribhuwan Army from Nepal Police club having offered second lieutenant post at Nepal Army.[6]

On 7 June 2014 in the Khawas scored a last minute winner in Nepal Army Club's 3–1 win over arch rivals (and Khawas's former team) Nepal Police Club in the 2014 Bir Ganesh Man Singh Gold Cup Final. As the winning team the Nepali Army Club will receive 5 Lakhs (500,000 rupees) prize.[7][8][9] Afterwards Khawas thanked the Army for allowing him to play on the team while completing his cadet course.[10]

International

He wears the number 21 jersey for the international team.

International goals

Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[11]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2008 Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara  Pakistan 1–1 2–1 Friendly
2. 7 April 2011 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu  Afghanistan 1–0 1–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
3. 28 July 2011 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu  Jordan 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 6 December 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi  Pakistan 1–0 1–1 2011 SAFF Championship
5. 2 March 2013 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu  Northern Mariana Islands 1–0 6–0 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
6. 3–0
7. 6–0
8. 31 August 2013 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu  Bangladesh 2–0 2–0 2013 SAFF Championship
9. 8 November 2016 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching  Brunei 2–0 3–0 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
10. 6 September 2018 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bhutan 3–0 4–0 2018 SAFF Championship

Award

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Bharat Khawas (Player)". Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. ^ "Oldest and youngest". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Nepal International Bharat Khawas Promoted To Captain". GoalNepal. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ "Bharat Khawas Rejected European Football for National Duty". 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Bharat Khawas signs for Army". 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Nepal Army Wins The Title Of Bir Ganesh Man Singh Gold Cup". Goal Nepal. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Nepal Army Club vs Nepal Police Club Live Text". Goal Nepal. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  9. ^ dipendra (7 June 2014). "Biratnagar – Nepal Army Claim Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Title". givemegoal.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Bharat Khawas Thanks Nepal Army Department For Allowing Him To Play During Cadet Course". Goal Nepal. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Tamang, Ananta". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.


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