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Nepalese footballer (born 2000)

Arik Bista

Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Nepal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Church Boys United
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Tribhuvan Army Club
2019–2022 New Road Team
2021 (draft) Lalitpur City
2022–2023 Church Boys United
2023–2024 Butwal Lumbini 8 (0)
2024 Shillong Lajong
2024– Church Boys United
International career
2016 Nepal U16
2017 Nepal U19 6 (0)
2019– Nepal U23 3 (0)
2020– Nepal 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arik Bista (born 17 March 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Church Boys United and the Nepal national team.

In 2022, Bista joined Nepal Super League club Pokhara Thunders.[1][2] He made his debut for the national team against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka.[3] Arik won the Martyrs Memorial A-Division League 2023 season.

In January 2024, he moved to India, signing with I-League side Shillong Lajong.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Pokhara Thunders secure Arik Bista with maximum bid". Hamrokhelkud. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ^ diwakar (2021-03-24). "Nepal squad announced for Three Nations Cup with Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan — OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. ^ "Arik Bista Makes Debut For Nepal". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. ^ Bhowmick, Mohul (10 February 2024). ""It feels great to come and play here in India" — Nepal's Arik Bista praises the atmosphere in the Shillong Lajong dressing room | I-League 2023–24". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Nepal International Arik Bista Joins I-League Side, Shillong Lajong FC". Goal Nepal. Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.