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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anju Tamang
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Birpara]], [[West Bengal]], India
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]]
| clubnumber = 9
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Share FC, Kalimpong
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [[Rising Student Club]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = [[KRYPHSA FC|KRYPHSA]]
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 50
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 24 September 2023
}}

'''Anju Tamang''' (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian women's international [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]] and the [[India women's national football team|India women's national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8016|title=Welcome to All India Football Federation|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> She joined [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]] for the [[2018-19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19 Indian Women's League]].

==Early life==
Anju Tamang was born on 22 December 1995 to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in [[Birpara]] in the district of [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]], West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/anju-tamang-football/|title=Anju Tamang – Inspiring a Generation|website=The Darjeeling Chronicle|date=11 February 2019|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> She is of [[Tamang people|Tamang]] descent and comes from a family of farmers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/anju-tamang-selected-in-senior-national-football-team.html|title=Sikkim: Anju Tamang selected in senior national football team|website=Northeast Now|date=24 July 2018|access-date=22 May 2022|last=Chhetri|first=Sagar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-anju-tamang-farming|title=Anju Tamang: Farming has helped me keep fit at home|website=Khel Now|date=31 October 2020|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> Her schooling was done at the Alagarah High School, [[Kalimpong]] and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), [[Kalimpong]]. She went on for higher studies at the [[University of North Bengal]], [[Siliguri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NDI3NQ==|title=PERSONALITIES|website=Orisports|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>

==Career==

Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17. At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural [[Indian Women's League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/fifa-u17-womens-wc-afc-asian-cup-will-encourage-young-girls-pursue-career-in-football-anju-tamang-174351.html|title=FIFA U17 WWC, AFC Asian Cup will encourage young girls in India to pursue a career in football: Anju Tamang|website=myKhel|date=10 September 2021|access-date=22 May 2022|last=Sharma|first=Avinash}}</ref>

==International goals==
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 9 February 2019 || [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[India]] || {{fbw|IRN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[2019 Women's Gold Cup (India)|2019 Women's Gold Cup]]
|-
| 2. || rowspan=2| 1 March 2019 || rowspan=2| [[Alanya]], [[Turkey]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|TKM}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 10–0 || rowspan=2| [[2019 Turkish Women's Cup]]
|-
| 3. || align=center|'''9'''–0
|-
| 4. || 22 March 2019 || [[Sahid Rangasala]], [[Biratnagar]], [[Nepal]] || {{fbw|NEP}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 3–1 || [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
| 5. || 2 October 2021 || Theyab Awana Stadium, [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || {{fbw|UAE}} || align=center|'''4'''–1 || align=center| 4–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
| 6. || rowspan=4| 10 September 2022 || rowspan=4| [[Dasharath Rangasala]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] || rowspan=4| {{fbw|MDV}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=4 align=center| 9–0 || rowspan=4| [[2022 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
| 7. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 8. || align=center|'''7'''–0
|-
| 9. || align=center|'''9'''–0
|-
| 10. || rowspan=2| 4 April 2023 || rowspan=3| [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]], [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|KGZ}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=3| [[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]
|-
| 11. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 12. || 7 April 2023 || {{fbw|KGZ}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0
|-
|13.
|21 September 2023
|[[Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre|Wenzhou Sports Olympic Center Stadium]], [[Wenzhou]]
|{{Fbw|TPE}}
|'''1'''-0
|1-2
|[[2022 Asian Games]]
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''India'''
* [[SAFF Women's Championship]]: [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2019]]

'''Rising Students Club'''
* [[Indian Women's League]]: [[2017–18 Indian Women's League season|2017–18]]

'''KRYPHSA'''
*[[Indian Women's League]] runner-up: [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 - As it happened |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-vs-kryphsa-live-iwl-indian-womens-league-sabitra-bhandari-anju-tamang-ratanbala-kamala-devi-karishma-manisha-grace-football/article30813472.ece |website=Sportstar |date=13 February 2020 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian Gorkha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/44558 Anju Tamang] at All India Football Federation
* {{GSA player|anju-tamang/175917}}

{{India squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamang, Anju}}
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:KRYPHSA FC players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
[[Category:Odisha FC Women players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:Indian Gorkhas]]
[[Category:Tamang people]]
[[Category:University of North Bengal alumni]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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Rajiv Ranjan Bhakt at 07:39, 1 October 2023