Pürevdorjiin Enkhbileg (Mongolian: Пүрэвдоржийн Энхбилэг; born 8 February 1996) is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a forward for Mongolian Premier League club Anduud City and the Mongolian national team.[1]

Enkhbileg Pürevdorj
Personal information
Full name Pürevdorjiin Enkhbileg
Пүрэвдоржийн Энхбилэг
Date of birth (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Mongolia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Anduud City
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Anduud City (15)
International career
2017– Mongolia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Club career edit

Enkhbileg has played for Anduud City of the Mongolian Premier League since 2016.[2] During the club's first season in the top division in 2017, Purevdorj was ranked ninth in the league with seven goals in 18 matches.[3][4] He was named the Premier League ‘’Forward of the Month’’ for September 2017.[5] He also won the "Goal of the Season" award at the Mongolian Football Federation's annual Golden Ball awards. Purevdorj scored more goals than any other player in the Premier League from outside of the box, with one of those strikes winning the award.[6][7]

International career edit

Enkhbileg appeared for Mongolia in 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, including in a match against Malaysia in which he was threatening in the opponents' half.[8] In December 2017 he was again called up to the under-23 team to compete in the 2017 Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup in Indonesia.[9]

He made his senior international debut on 5 October 2017 coming on as a substitute in a 2–4 friendly defeat to Chinese Taipei on 5 October 2017.[10] He scored his first goal for Mongolia in its next match, and just his second cap and first start, in a friendly match away at Malaysia on 22 March 2018.[11]

International goals edit

Score and result list Mongolia's goal tally first.[10]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
22 March 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia   Malaysia
1–1
2–2
Friendly
Last updated 22 March 2018

International statistics edit

As of match played 27 March 2018[10]
Mongolia
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2018 2 1
Total 3 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "MFF profile". Mongolian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Grimm, Justin (18 October 2017). "2017 Premier League Top Scorers List". Mongolia Football Central. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Дээд лигт анх удаа хөл тавьсан "Гоёо Эф Си" клуб" (in Mongolian). Time.mn. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Forward of the Month". Mongolian Premier League. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ Grimm, Justin (14 December 2017). "2017 Golden Ball Award Winners Announced". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  7. ^ http://mglradio.com/home/index.php?mid=fastnews&mode=default&listStyle=webzine&page=372&document_srl=307174 [dead link]
  8. ^ Murphy, Paul (23 July 2017). "Malaysia qualify for AFC U23 Championship after beating Mongolia". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ^ Grimm, Justin (25 November 2017). "Squad for Tsunami Cup Announced". Mongolia Football Database. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. ^ Grimm, Justin (22 March 2018). "Mongolia Earns Historic Draw in Kuala Lumpur". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

External links edit