| Bishal Rai | |
| Fullname: | Bishal Rai |
| Birth Date: | 1993 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Jhapa, Nepal[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Manang Marshyangdi F.C. |
| Youthclubs1: | ANFA Jhapa Academy |
| Years1: | 2008–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Machhindra F.C. |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Saraswoti Y.C. (loan) |
| Years3: | 2014– |
| Clubs3: | Manang Marshyangdi F.C. |
| Nationalteam1: | Nepal U-16 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nepal U-19 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam3: | Nepal |
| Nationalcaps3: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 2 September 2021 |
Bishal Rai (born 6 June 1993, in Jhapa District) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manang Marshyangdi Club and the Nepal national football team.
Bishal Rai started off in the ANFA Jhapa Youth Academy before joining Machhindra F.C. in 2008. He played for Machindra for four years straight with the exception of a loan move to Saraswoti Youth Club two years after arriving.[1] Later in 2014 he joined Manang Marshyangdi Club ahead of the 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League season.
Rai played for Nepal at the u-14, u-16 and u-19 youth levels.[1] After being routinely called up for the senior squad since 2014 Rai finally made his senior national team debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly against India.[2] Bishal Rai scored his first goal for Nepal in a 4–1 win against Maldives in the Bangabandhu gold cup on 19 January 2016.[3]
Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 January 2016 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–1 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | |||
| 2. | 29 May 2016 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 3. | 28 March 2017 | align=center | 1–3 | align=center | 1–4 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |