Abhishek Rijal


Abhishek Rijal is a Nepali footballer who plays as a forward for Machhindra Football Club and the Nepal national team.

Club career

Rijal played for the Nepal Police football club. He was one of the young prospects there then he was loaned to Manang Marsyangdi club and went on to scoring in AFC Cup and become the first Nepali Footballer to score in AFC Cup.

International career

Rijal played his first match in international level against Malaysia as a substitute then he played his first match as a starter against Chinese taipei
and went on to scoring in that match

Career statistics

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2019National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan1–11–1Friendly

Awards