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Rohit Chand

रोहित चन्द

Nepalese footballer

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Rohit Chand Thakuri (Nepali: रोहित चन्द; born 1 March 1992) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bashundhara Kings and the Nepal national team.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Dailekh wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
association football player wd

About

During his teenage years, Chand was heavily linked to clubs such as Arsenal, Tottenham, and Lille. Chand was awarded The Best Player of The Year in Liga 1 2018 (the highest level of Indonesia football competition) as well as becoming champion with Persija Jakarta.

Early life and education

Quoted from Wikipedia: Rohit Chand (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 7 November 2026.

  • His idol is Paolo Maldini. GoalNepal.com
  • Aside from football Chand is also an avid reader and enjoys novels, and also loves pets having a dog named Roger. GoalNepal.com

Career

  • On 2 January 2012, it was reported that Chand had signed a 6-month contract with the club after trying his luck in Europe. WorldFootball.net
  • Rohit Chand gave a trial at Indonesia Liga side Arema where he was able to give an average performance, although he was not selected by the team. givemegoal.com
  • Later he was signed by another Indonesian side PSPS Pekanbaru on a 10 months. givemegoal.com
  • In May 2013 he signed a 5-month contract with the Indonesian side Persija Jakarta in the Indonesia Super League. jakonline.asia
  • He was then nominated for the Young player of the year award for the same season in the Indonesian league. jhattainews.com
  • Rohit signed a year deal with Malaysian Outfit T-Team in January 2016. Kathmandupost.com

Questions

When was Rohit Chand born?
Rohit Chand was born on 1 March 1992 in Dailekh.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Rohit Chand · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): रोहित चन्द · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q3940192 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Rohit Chand SubasTheOne2017.jpg by SubasTheOne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  5. Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Rohit Chand · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. GoalNepal.com: Rohit Chand Profile
  7. GoalNepal.com: Rohit Chand: I Have No Plan To Naturalize Myself (10 November 2017)
  8. WorldFootball.net: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC » Players from A–Z
  9. givemegoal.com: Rohit Chand Scribbled off Arema, Can select other team (16 November 2012)
  10. givemegoal.com: BREAKING NEWS! Rohit Chand Officially signs for PSPS Pekanbaru (24 December 2012)
  11. jakonline.asia: Resmi! Rohit Chand Bergabung Dengan Persija Jakarta - (4 May 2013)
  12. jhattainews.com: Rohit Chand Nominated for Young Player of the Year
  13. Kathmandupost.com: Chand joins Malaysia’s T Team

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Rohit Chand". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/rohit-chand. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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