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 ranked as captain of Nepal Army.[4]
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| Birth name | Bharat Khawas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1991[1] Haraincha, Morang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Nepali Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2012-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
Bharat Khawas is an ANFA academy product who has represented Nepal in different age limit competitions and the National team as well. 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 edit
He wears the number 21 jersey for the international team.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[11]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 edit
- 2013-14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: Best Forward
- 2018-19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: Best Forward
- 2019-20 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League: Best Forward
References edit
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Bharat Khawas (Player)". Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Oldest and youngest". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepal International Bharat Khawas Promoted To Captain". GoalNepal. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Bharat Khawas Rejected European Football for National Duty". 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Bharat Khawas signs for Army". 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tamang, Ananta". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links edit
- Bharat Khawas at National-Football-Teams.com
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