| Darshan Gurung | |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Ilam, Nepal |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | New Road Team |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Shree Bhagwati Club |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | New Road Team |
| Years3: | 2021 (draft) |
| Clubs3: | Dhangadhi F.C. |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nepal U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nepal U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Nepal U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam4: | Nepal |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
Darshan Gurung (born 20 August 2002) is a Nepalese former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for New Road Team (NRT) and the Nepal national team.[1] [2] [3] In July 2022, Gurung decided to leave professional football and move to Australia.[4] He made his international debut against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka.[5]
Darshan Gurung was born & raised in Ilam, Nepal.[6]
In 2019, Gurung made his professional debut from Bhagwati Youth Club in 2019 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League(2nd tier league of Nepal), where he scored nine goals and became top goal scorer of the league.[7] [8]
In the same year, Martyr's Memorial A-Division League team NRT signed him as free agent. Gurung scored three goals and won Emerging Player award in the league.[9] [10]
In 2021, Gurung was bought by Dhangadhi F.C. for Rs.100,00 in auction for Nepal Super League.[11] [12]
In 2017, Gurung was named in Nepal U-16 for AFC U-16 Championship qualification tournament. He made his U16 debut against Iraq U-16.[13] [14]
On November 13, 2020, Gurung made his debut for Nepal national team against Bangladesh[15] [16] in Dhaka as substitute replacing Ravi Paswan in 69th minute.[17]
| Season | Club | League | League | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2019 | Shree Bhagwati Club | Martyr's Memorial B-Division League | 8 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 9 | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 9 | |||
| 2019-20 | New Road Team | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 13 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Dhangadhi FC | Nepal Super League | 7 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | New Road Team | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 May 2022 | align=center | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 11 June 2022 | align=center | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |