Kinga Wangchuk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kinga Wangchuk | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Phuntsholing, Bhutan | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paro | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | BFF Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Ugyen Academy | ||
| 2021–2022 | Transport United | ||
| 2023– | Paro | 16 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Bhutan U17 | ||
| 2019 | Bhutan U20 | ||
| 2023– | Bhutan | 10 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024 | |||
Kinga Wangchuk (born 19 September 2002) is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Paro FC in the Bhutan Premier League and the Bhutan national team.
Early life
[edit]Raised with four siblings, Kinga's father works at Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited, while his mother is a full-time homemaker. Supported by his parents, he chose to leave 12th grade to pursue a career in football.[1]
Kinga secured a place at the BFF Academy in 2015, when he was 13 years old, after attending Sonamgang Middle Secondary School in Phuntsholing.[1] In 2017, Kinga participated in the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal. He also managed to score during a 6–0 victory over Sri Lanka U17 in the group-stages.[2]
Club career
[edit]Kinga joined Ugyen Academy FC in 2020, scoring in a 3–1 victory over High Quality United FC in the club's opening game of the 2020 Bhutan Premier League.[3]
He previously played as a guest player for Transport United FC during the 2019 AFC Cup, a club he would later go on to permanently join in 2021.[1] He helped the club win the 2022 BFF President's Cup scoring in the final against Thimphu City FC.[4]
Kinga represented Paro FC as a guest player during both the 2022 and 2023 editions of the AFC Cup.[5][6] He eventually secured a permanent move, helped the club win the 2023 Bhutan Premier League. On 17 November 2024, he scored a goal for the Transport United against Indian club Gokulam Kerala in their 2–1 quarter-final defeat at the 40th edition of Sikkim Gold Cup.[7]
International career
[edit]Kinga represented Bhutan at youth level during both the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.[8]
On 22 June 2023, Kinga made his debut for the Bhutan national team during the 2023 SAFF Championship against Maldives.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Kinga has cited Paro FC teammate, Kazuo Honma, as his favourite player.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 8 September 2024.[9]
| Bhutan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
International goals
[edit]Youth
[edit]Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2017 | ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal |  Sri Lanka |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship |
| Last updated 20 August 2017 | ||||||
Senior
[edit]Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2024 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |  Bangladesh |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| Last updated 8 September 2024 | ||||||
Honours
[edit]Transport United
- BFF President's Cup: 2022
Paro
- Bhutan Premier League: 2022, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "KINGA WANGCHUK: Beyond the Jersey No 11". Paro FC Official Website. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Bhutan stroll into semis". The Kathmandu Post. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Ugyen Academy FC begins BPL season with a win". Kuensel Online. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Transport United FC ends trophy drought with President's Cup". Kuensel Online. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Paro FC to play Club Valencia today". Kuensel Online. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Paro FC take on Machhindra FC in AFC Qualifiers". Kuensel Online. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Gurung, Bijoy (17 November 2024). "40TH GOVERNOR'S GOLD CUP: GOKULAM FC IN SEMIS". The Sikkim Express. Gangtok. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Kinga Wangchuk". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Kinga Wangchuk". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kinga Wangchuk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kinga Wangchuk at Soccerway