# Sabitra Bhandari

_Nepalese association football player_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Sabitra Bhandari (Nepali: साबित्रा भण्डारी), popularly known as Samba, is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix and captains the Nepal national team.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 23 May 1996 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28062337#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Simpani ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28062337#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28062337#P27))
- **Occupation:** association football player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28062337#P106))

## About

She is the all-time highest goal scorer in Nepalese football history and broke record as the highest female goalscorer in South Asia, with 53 goals. She made history by being the first Nepalese player to play and score in top tier European league. She is also the first ever South Asian player to score a hat-trick in a top tier European league.

## Questions

**When was Sabitra Bhandari born?**  
Sabitra Bhandari was born on 23 May 1996 in Simpani.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sabitra Bhandari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabitra_Bhandari) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): साबित्रा भण्डारी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28062337](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28062337) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sabitra Bhandari 02.jpg by Nirmal Dulal (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sabitra_Bhandari_02.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sabitra Bhandari, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sabitra Bhandari 02.jpg — Nirmal Dulal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Sabitra Bhandari". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sabitra-bhandari. Retrieved 10 November 2026.