Personal information | |||
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Full name | Preeti Kulung Rai | ||
Date of birth | November 21, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Nepal | ||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kickstart FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Kickstart FC | |||
International career | |||
Nepal | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Preeti Kulung Rai ( Nepali: प्रीति राई; born 21 November 2004) is a Nepalese footballer who plays as a midfielder for KickStart FC and Nepal National Women Team. Rai made a remarkable debut for Nepal’s national women’s football team in a friendly match against Bangladesh at Dasharath Stadium on 9 September 2021. At just 16 years old, Rai showed her skills and made an immediate impact by scoring a stunning goal in the 22nd minute. [1]
Rai is a native of Solukhumbu District, Nepal. She is the daughter of Chandra Prasad Rai and Gyanmaya Rai. [2] She attended Sharada Academy in Nepal. She started playing football at the age of six. [3]
Rai was part of Nepal women's national football team at the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship. Nepal team scored second place in the tournament. [4]
Rai is mainly a midfielder. She and Dipa Shahi have been described as "smooth operators in the final third and often play intelligent passes in the attacking zone". [5]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Preeti Kulung Rai | ||
Date of birth | November 21, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Nepal | ||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kickstart FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Kickstart FC | |||
International career | |||
Nepal | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Preeti Kulung Rai ( Nepali: प्रीति राई; born 21 November 2004) is a Nepalese footballer who plays as a midfielder for KickStart FC and Nepal National Women Team. Rai made a remarkable debut for Nepal’s national women’s football team in a friendly match against Bangladesh at Dasharath Stadium on 9 September 2021. At just 16 years old, Rai showed her skills and made an immediate impact by scoring a stunning goal in the 22nd minute. [1]
Rai is a native of Solukhumbu District, Nepal. She is the daughter of Chandra Prasad Rai and Gyanmaya Rai. [2] She attended Sharada Academy in Nepal. She started playing football at the age of six. [3]
Rai was part of Nepal women's national football team at the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship. Nepal team scored second place in the tournament. [4]
Rai is mainly a midfielder. She and Dipa Shahi have been described as "smooth operators in the final third and often play intelligent passes in the attacking zone". [5]