Nepali national men's football team forward and striker Anjan Bista has stepped out to play international club football outside Nepal. Anjan, who gained more attention at the international level after scoring a hat-trick in the international friendly match against Bangladesh has been associated with a player’s agency named Ruiz & Gomez. Ruiz & Gomez is a successful agency in finding clubs for the players, especially in South East Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia and other countries.
Why do a players need agent to join a club?
A player needs an agent to join a club in international football. As soon as he registers his name as an agent, the respective agency search the clubs for the player, matches the price, facilitates the contract signing and so on. As per the multiple reports it’s been said that Ruiz & Gomez are especially looking Anjan for the clubs in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
However, with which club Ruiz is negotiating with has not been disclosed. According to the details mentioned in the transfer market, Anjan's price in the international market is 100th Euro or about 130 million Nepali rupees. In this case, if any East Asian (ASEAN) club contracts Anjan, he will also get good exposure in the international football with a very large amount.
Anjan: The Goal Machine
Young forward Anjan Bista, who has spent 8 years in the Nepali national team, is currently the top scorer in the team. By scoring a hat-trick in one match with Bangladesh on September 27, he broke the record of 9 goals of his own fellow forward Bimal Gharti Magar. Also, Anjan, who has already played 50 international matches for the national team, opened his account by scoring 2 goals in the World Cup and Asian Cup joint qualifying match against Chinese Taipei in 2019. Since then, all 10 goals from Anjan have come in just last 3 years.
Anjan eying on record break?
Anjan is now only 3 goals behind breaking the record of Hari Khadka and Nirajan Rayamajhi, who are the top scorers in Nepal national football team with 13 goals each. Anjan, who has been making headlines in domestic football as Manang Marsyangdi in the Martyr's Memorial A Divicon League and as the captain of Lalitpur City FC in the Nepal Super League, will now get a great opportunity to show his playing skills at the international level.
Not only Anjan, captain & goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong, Rohit Chand, Manish Dangi and other players of the team are also showing their strong presence in international club football. The day is not far when young players like star player Bimal Gharti Magar, defender Anant Tamang, U-20 team captain Ayush Ghalan will play in foreign clubs if they show good performance on behalf of the national team in domestic and international football.