| Kinga Wangchuk | |
| Fullname: | Kinga Wangchuk |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Phuntsholing, Bhutan |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Paro |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2019 |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Paro |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bhutan U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bhutan U20 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Bhutan |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 25 March 2024 |
Kinga Wangchuk (born 19 September 2002) is a Bhutanese international footballer who plays as a winger for Paro FC in the Bhutan Premier League and the Bhutan national team.
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]
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.
Kinga represented Bhutan at youth level during both the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.[7]
On 22 June 2023, Kinga made his debut for the Bhutan national team during the 2023 SAFF Championship against Maldives.
Kinga has cited Paro FC teammate, Kazuo Honma, as his favourite player.[1]
| Bhutan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2017 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship | |||
| Last updated 20 August 2017 | |||||||
Transport United
Paro
2022, 2023