Anu Lama

Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's footballer who currently is the captain for the Nepal women's national football team and a forward for APF Club. Lama is currently the highest international goal-scorer in Nepal, with 33 total international goals to her name.

Anu Lama

Personal information
Full name	Anu Lama
Date of birth	(1987-10-03) 3 October 1987
Place of birth	Makwanpur, Nepal[1]
Height	4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	APF Club
National team
2010	Nepal U-23	5	(4)
2010—	Nepal	19	(30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Besides being a footballer Lama is also a member of the Armed Police Force, she along with Bhagwati Thapa, Laxmi Poudel and Usha Bhandari missed the first weeks of training for the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship because they had to go through the mandatory quarantine for the Ebola virus disease as the four had served in the U.N. mission in Liberia.[2][3]

International career

Anu Lama made her debut for Nepal U-23 during the 2010 South Asian Games women's football tournament against Bangladesh. Lama performed well landing Nepal a silver medal overall after scoring against Sri Lanka (1-0), and a hat-trick against Pakistan (1-0, 4-0, 6-0).

During the same year, Lama was later called up for the senior team for the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship. In a friendly match against Kuwait Lama scored four goals in an 8-0 victory.[4] After the match Lama dedicated her four goals to all the Nepalese fans who had made the long trip to support the team.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Maldives	1–0	6–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
2.	12 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Maldives	2–0	6–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
3.	12 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Maldives	6–0	6–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
4.	14 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Afghanistan	1–0	13–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
5.	14 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Afghanistan	4–0	13–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
6.	14 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Afghanistan	5–0	13–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
7.	14 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Afghanistan	7–0	13–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
8.	18 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Pakistan	1–0	12–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
9.	18 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Pakistan	7–0	12–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
10.	21 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Bangladesh	1–0	3–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
11.	21 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Bangladesh	2–0	3–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
12.	21 December 2010	Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Bangladesh	3–0	3–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
13.	6 September 2012	CR & FC Grounds, Colombo	Pakistan	7–0	8–0	2012 SAFF Women's Championship
14.	10 September 2012	CR & FC Grounds, Colombo	Maldives	2–0	5–0	2012 SAFF Women's Championship
15.	12 September 2012	CR & FC Grounds, Colombo	Afghanistan	6–1	7–1	2012 SAFF Women's Championship
16.	12 September 2012	CR & FC Grounds, Colombo	Afghanistan	7–1	7–1	2012 SAFF Women's Championship
17.	14 September 2012	CR & FC Grounds, Colombo	Sri Lanka	1–0	3–0	2012 SAFF Women's Championship
18.	8 January 2013	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	2–0	8–0	Exhibition match
19.	8 January 2013	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	3–0	8–0	Exhibition match
20.	8 January 2013	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	6–0	8–0	Exhibition match
21.	8 January 2013	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	7–0	8–0	Exhibition match
22.	24 October 2013	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	2–0	6–0	Exhibition match
23.	26 October 2013	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	1–0	3–0	Exhibition match
24.	26 October 2013	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	3–0	3–0	Exhibition match
25.	12 October 2014	Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad	Bhutan	3–0	8–0	2014 SAFF Women's Championship
26.	12 October 2014	Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad	Bhutan	4–0	8–0	2014 SAFF Women's Championship
27.	14 October 2014	Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad	Pakistan	1–0	2–0	2014 SAFF Women's Championship
28.	16 October 2014	Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad	Sri Lanka	2–0	3–0	2014 SAFF Women's Championship
29.	16 October 2014	Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad	Sri Lanka	3–0	3–0	2014 SAFF Women's Championship
30.	5 February 2016	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong	Bangladesh	2–0	3–0	2016 South Asian Games

Career statistics

International

Nepal national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	5	11
2011	0	0
2012	5	5
2013	3	7
2014	5	5
2015	0	0
2016	1	1
Total	19	30

Club

Honours

See also

• Nepal women's national football team
• Jamuna Gurung

References

1. "Anu Lama - GoalNepal Player Profile". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
2. "SAFF Women's Championship 2014: Four National Players Join Training Camp After Finding No Symptoms Of Ebola In Them". goalnepal.com. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
3. "Nepal national Women's Team Skipper Anu Lama: We Want To Win SAFF Championship In Our Third Attempt". goalnepal.com. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
4. "Kuwait City: Anu Lama Shines as Nepal Eves Thrash Kuwaitis In First Friendly Match". goalnepal.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
5. "Kuwait City: Anu Lama Dedicates Her Four Goals To Nepalese Football Fans". goalnepal.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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External Link

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