Tenzin Samdup

Tenzin Samdup (born 23 December 1992) is an Indian-born Tibetan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kenkre in the I-League[2] and the Tibet national team.

Tenzin Samdup
Personal information
Full name Tenzin Samdup
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
Place of birth Pune,[1] India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Kenkre
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Chennai City 0 (0)
2019–2020 Real Kashmir 0 (0)
2021– Kenkre 13 (0)
National team
Tibet 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:33, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Earlier career

Samdup began his professional career with Indian club Doeguling Youth Sports Association (DYSA), with which he won the GCM football cup in Gangtok 2018.[3]

Club career

Before signing for Chennai City FC in the Indian top flight, Samdup was unable to play in the Indian highest division due to not having an Indian passport, despite being born there. After some unsuccessful trials with various teams, he worked as an English teacher for monks.[4]

In 2018, he signed for Chennai City FC in the Indian I-League, where he made one league appearance before joining Real Kashmir. On 9 March 2019, Chennai City beat former champions Minerva Punjab FC 3–1 to be crowned the 2018–19 I-League champions.[5][6]

Kenkre

On 1 September 2021, Tenzin signed for Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers. Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations.[7][8]

On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance in the I-League for the club, against his former club Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw.[9] He was awarded the Hero of the Match for his outstanding display against Rajasthan United, on 25 March 2022, in 0–0 stalemate.[10]

International career

Samdup is regular member of the Tibet national football team, a Non-FIFA international football team that represents Tibet.

In 2018, Samdup played for Tibet at the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, which was one of few tournaments the teams has ever competed in.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 April 2022[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kenkre 2021 I-League 2nd Division 6000–60
2021–22 I-League 7000–70
Career total 1300000130

    Honours

    Doeguling Youth SA

    • GCM Football Cup: 2018

    Chennai City

    Kenkre

    See also

    References
    1. "Lot of the credit for those clean sheets goes to my teammates – Kenkre FC Goalkeeper Tenzin Samdup". Football Counter. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
    2. "Lot of the credit for those clean sheets goes to my teammates – Kenkre FC Goalkeeper Tenzin Samdup". Football Counter. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
    3. "Mundgod lifts GCM football cup 2018 beating Gangtok team". Tibetsun.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
    4. TENZIN SAMDUP: KEEPER OF THE TEMPLE Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. footballcamapgne.com.
    5. "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018–19 title, East Bengal finish second". indiatoday.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
    6. Fujioka, Atsushi; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "India - List of National Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
    7. S. Dipak Raghav (4 December 2021). "AIFF bars Chennai City from I-League 2021-22, names Kenkre as replacement". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
    8. S. Dipak Raghav (4 December 2021). "Kenkre FC is all set to join I-League as Chennai City FC gets barred". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
    9. Media Team, AIFF (4 March 2022). "Real Kashmir and Kenkre FC play out thrilling 1-1 draw". www.the-aiff.com. Kalyani, West Bengal: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
    10. "I-League: 10-man Rajasthan United hold Kenkre FC to stalemate". ThePrint. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
    11. "Tibetan Football to debut in CONIFA 2018 World Cup". Tibetsun.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
    12. Tenzin Samdup at Soccerway
    13. "Chennai City Triumph in Photo-Finish to Lift Maiden I-League Title". thequint.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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