Sonam Bhutia
Personal information
Full name Sonam Zangpo Bhutia[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Shotak, Sikkim, India
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Machhindra
Youth career
Sports Authority of India
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 United Sikkim 8 (0)
2014–2016 Mohun Bagan 0 (0)
2016 Mohammedan 3 (0)
2017–2019 Langsning 4 (0)
2021 Southern Samity 7 (0)
2021– Machhindra 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sonam Bhutia (born 26 January 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Machhindra FC in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.

Club career

Early career

Born and brought up in Shotak, Sikkim, Sonam Bhutia is a product of the Sports Authority of India, Namchi. He was part of the SAI squad that participated in the Subroto Cup in 2008. Though his team lost in the semi-final stage, Sonam who played in central defense got a scholarship for good performance.[3]

Bhutia had a brief stint at the Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy. When Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy went to participate in a tournament at Namchi, Shyam Thapa spotted Sonam and selected him for the Durgapur based Mohun Bagan Academy. However, after 4 months, Sonam went back to Namchi because of his schooling. Though Sonam got offer from United Sikkim around 4–5 years back, he joined the club in 2012 after completing his studies and played there for a couple of seasons.[3]

He represented Sikkim in the Santosh Trophy for 3 consecutive seasons from 2009 onwards. He also appeared in the 2018–19 National Football Championship (73rd edition of Santosh Trophy), in which Sikkim qualified for the final round for the first time since 2004.[4] He was selected in the U-23 Indian Camp held at Bangalore last year, but due to passport issues, he was not kept in the final squad.[3]

He also appeared with Ulkha Football Club of Siliguri, at the Siliguri Super Division League.[1]

United Sikkim

Bhutia made his debut for United Sikkim FC on 24 January 2013 during an I-League match against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal in which he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Sandesh Jhingan; United Sikkim drew the match 0–0.[5]

In March 2013, Nathan Hall managed United Sikkim went to Bhutan for training. With the team, Bhutia played three friendly matches against local sides Drukpol FC, Yeedzin and Zimdra, at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu.[6] From July to August 2013, he went to Bhutan again and participated in 2013 King's Cup,[7][8] in which they moved to the knockout stages. In the first semi-final, United Sikkim lost 2–4 to Manang Marshyangdi of Nepal.[9]

Mohun Bagan

In August 2014, Sonam joined Mohun Bagan,[3] and appeared in the Calcutta Football League.[10]

Mohammedan

On 2 August 2016, it was announced that Bhutia had signed with Mohammedan.[11] He was part of the team, that clinched 36th Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, defeating Jhapa XI of Nepal 1–0 at the Paljor Stadium.[12][1]

Langsning

On 1 July 2017, Bhutia moved to Shillong Premier League side Langsning SC.[1]

Southern Samity

In July 2021, he moved to another Calcutta Football League side Southern Samity.[13]

Machhindra

In December 2021, Bhutia moved to Nepal and signed with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Machhindra F.C. on a season-long deal. He debuted on 2 January 2022, in their 1–0 win against Nepal Police Club.[14][15] Later Machhindra lifted the league trophy and earned a spot in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[16][17]

On 5 April, Machhindra appeared in the match against Blue Star of Sri Lanka at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium but bowed out of the tournament losing 2–1.[18]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2013

Club Season League Federation Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United Sikkim 2012–13 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

Honours

United Sikkim

Mohun Bagan

Mohamedan Sporting

Macchindra

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Sonam Bhutia". I-League.
  3. ^ a b c d "McDowell Mohun Bagan New Recruit - Sonam Zangpo Bhutia". www.mohunbaganac.co. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ Chhetri, Sagar (7 February 2019). "Sikkim qualify for final round of 73rd Santosh Trophy National Football Ch'ship". nenow.in. The Northeast Now. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Mohun Bagan 0-0 United Sikkim". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2 March 2013). "United Sikkim FC on training visit to Bhutan". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ Khandu Tobgyel (19 July 2013). "Bhutan King's Cup 2013 kicks off tomorrow". Bhutan Observer. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (28 June 2013). "Bhutan King's Cup 2013: Mohun Bagan Academy & United Sikkim FC to participate". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Manang defeats United Sikkim to enter finals". www.bbs.bt. Bhutan Broadcasting Service. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Squad 2011-2019". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan AC. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ^ Ganguly, Abhishek (2 August 2016). "Mohammedan Sporting register 8 players for Calcutta League". Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  12. ^ "36th Sikkim Governors Gold Cup: Mohammedan Sporting edge Jhapa XI 1-0 to lift cup". Xtratime.in. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Player info: Sonam Zangpo Bhutia". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Player profile and statistics: Sonam Bhutia". hamrokhelkud.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Machindra selected in AFC Cup". himalsanchar.com. Himal Sanchar. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Machhindra become champion for second consecutive time after defeating Satdobato". the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Machhindra Club to host Sri Lanka's Blue Star". kathmandupost.com. The Kathmandu Post. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. ^ Himalayan News Service, 12:13PM (6 April 2022). "Machhindra crash out of Qualifiers". thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ ":::: The Aiff ::::". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  20. ^ ":::: The Aiff ::::". Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Sikkim Himalayan SC has technically won the Sikkim Premier League title with one more game to go". goalie365.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  22. ^ Das, Amlan (21 May 2016). "Mohun Bagan win 2016 Federation Cup with 5–0 rout of Aizawl FC". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  23. ^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (27 October 2016). "Mohamedan Sporting lifts Governor's Gold Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Machhindra become champion for second consecutive time after defeating Satdobato". the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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