Tenzin Samdup
{{Short description|Tibetan footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pune,{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2021/lot-of-the-credit-for-those-clean-sheets-goes-to-my-teammates-kenkre-fc-goalkeeper-tenzin-samdup/|title=Lot of the credit for those clean sheets goes to my teammates – Kenkre FC Goalkeeper Tenzin Samdup|website=Football Counter|date=11 November 2021|access-date=1 May 2022|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111164116/https://www.footballcounter.com/2021/lot-of-the-credit-for-those-clean-sheets-goes-to-my-teammates-kenkre-fc-goalkeeper-tenzin-samdup/|url-status=live}} India
| position = Goalkeeper
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| years1 = 2013
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| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Chennai City
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| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Real Kashmir
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| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Mumbai Kenkre
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Namdhari FC
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| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = Malappuram FC
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| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| nationalteam1 = Tibet
| nationalcaps1 = 8
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Tenzin Samdup (born 23 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.{{cite news |title=Tenzin Samdup |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/124233?type=club |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=AIFF}}{{cite web|first=Arjun|last=Bangde|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2021/lot-of-the-credit-for-those-clean-sheets-goes-to-my-teammates-kenkre-fc-goalkeeper-tenzin-samdup/|title=Lot of the credit for those clean sheets goes to my teammates – Kenkre FC Goalkeeper Tenzin Samdup|website=www.footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|date=11 November 2021|access-date=1 May 2022|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111164116/https://www.footballcounter.com/2021/lot-of-the-credit-for-those-clean-sheets-goes-to-my-teammates-kenkre-fc-goalkeeper-tenzin-samdup/}} Born in India, he represents the Tibet national team in CONIFA tournaments.
Earlier career
Samdup began his professional career with Indian club Doeguling Youth Sports Association (DYSA), with which he won the 2008 GCM football cup in Gangtok.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2018/04/11/mundgod-lifts-gcm-football-cup-2018-beating-gangtok-team|title=Mundgod lifts GCM football cup 2018 beating Gangtok team|website=Tibetsun.com|access-date=10 February 2021|archive-date=1 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501145127/https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2018/04/11/mundgod-lifts-gcm-football-cup-2018-beating-gangtok-team}} He later appeared with Goa-Tibetan, TNFA All-Stars club and Sikkim Akraman.
Club career
=Earlier career=
Before signing for Chennai City in the Indian top flight, upon some unsuccessful trials with various teams, he worked as an English teacher for monks.[http://footballcampagne.com/index.php/2018/06/25/tenzin-samdup-le-gardien-du-temple/ TENZIN SAMDUP: KEEPER OF THE TEMPLE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020074802/http://footballcampagne.com/index.php/2018/06/25/tenzin-samdup-le-gardien-du-temple/ |date=2020-10-20 }}. footballcamapgne.com.
In 2018, he signed for Chennai City FC in the Indian I-League,{{cite web|first=Sattyik|last=Sarkar|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-kenkre-fc-all-you-need-to-know/|title=All you need to know about new I-League entrant Kenkre FC|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|date=28 December 2021|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228130342/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-kenkre-fc-all-you-need-to-know/}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/chennai-city-fc-i-league-2018-19-champions-manzi-east-bengal-gokulam-kerala-1474250-2019-03-09|title=Chennai City FC win I-League 2018–19 title, East Bengal finish second|website=indiatoday.in|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720130700/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/chennai-city-fc-i-league-2018-19-champions-manzi-east-bengal-gokulam-kerala-1474250-2019-03-09|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiachamp.html |title=India - List of National Champions |first1=Atsushi |last1=Fujioka |first2=Arunava |last2=Chaudhuri |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-date=23 August 2017 |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823022558/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiachamp.html |url-status=live }} With Real Kashmir, he played in 2019–20 I-League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.phayul.com/2019/09/05/41636/|title=I-League's Real Kashmir FC signs Tibet's No.1 goalie Tenzin Samdup|date=5 September 2019|access-date=20 December 2022|publisher=Phayul Newsdesk|website=phayul.com|location=Dharamshala|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211135137/https://www.phayul.com/2019/09/05/41636/}}
= Mumbai Kenkre =
On 1 September 2021, Tenzin signed for Mumbai 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.{{cite web|author=S. Dipak Raghav|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/aiff-bars-chennai-city-from-i-league-2021-22-names-kenkre-as-replacement/article37839682.ece|title=AIFF bars Chennai City from I-League 2021-22, names Kenkre as replacement|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|access-date=6 December 2021|date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204142111/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/aiff-bars-chennai-city-from-i-league-2021-22-names-kenkre-as-replacement/article37839682.ece|archive-date=4 December 2021}}{{cite web|author=S. Dipak Raghav|url=https://thebridge.in/football/aiff-kenkre-fc-all-set-to-join-i-league-chennai-city-fc-gets-barred-27123|title=Kenkre FC is all set to join I-League as Chennai City FC gets barred|publisher=The Bridge|website=thebridge.in|date=4 December 2021|access-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204153516/https://thebridge.in/football/aiff-kenkre-fc-all-set-to-join-i-league-chennai-city-fc-gets-barred-27123|archive-date=4 December 2021}}
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.{{cite web|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/real-kashmir-and-kenkre-fc-play-out-thrilling-1-1-draw|title=Real Kashmir and Kenkre FC play out thrilling 1-1 draw|date=4 March 2022|access-date=5 April 2022|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|location=Kalyani, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328022838/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/real-kashmir-and-kenkre-fc-play-out-thrilling-1-1-draw|archive-date=28 March 2022}} He was awarded the Hero of the Match for his outstanding display against Rajasthan United, on 25 March 2022, in 0–0 stalemate.{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/sport/i-league-10-man-rajasthan-united-hold-kenkre-fc-to-stalemate/889193/|title=I-League: 10-man Rajasthan United hold Kenkre FC to stalemate|website=ThePrint|date=25 March 2022|access-date=1 May 2022|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328024143/https://theprint.in/sport/i-league-10-man-rajasthan-united-hold-kenkre-fc-to-stalemate/889193/|url-status=live}} The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division.{{cite web|url=https://footballdatabase.com/league-scores-tables/india-i-league-2021-2022|title=Hero I-League 2021–2022 TABLE|website=footballdatabase.com|publisher=FootballDatabase|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820153656/https://footballdatabase.com/league-scores-tables/india-i-league-2021-2022|archive-date=20 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-i-league-2022-kenkre-fc-relegated-indian-arrows-stab-home-late-winner|title=I-League 2022: Kenkre FC relegated after Indian Arrows stab home a late winner|first=Sayantan|last=Guha|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=4 May 2022|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505052325/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-i-league-2022-kenkre-fc-relegated-indian-arrows-stab-home-late-winner|archive-date=5 May 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Press Trust of India |title=Kenkre FC suffer relegation |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-valiant-real-kashmir-beat-drop-kenkre-fc-suffer-relegation/articleshow/91322204.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022 |location=Naihati |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525124814/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-valiant-real-kashmir-beat-drop-kenkre-fc-suffer-relegation/articleshow/91322204.cms |url-status=live }} Later in September, Kenkre was reinstated on sympathetic grounds by the AIFF and allowed to participate in the 2022–23 I-League season.{{cite web|date=27 September 2022|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|title=AIFF set to ban foreign players from lower leagues|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/aiff-set-to-ban-foreign-players-from-lower-leagues/articleshow/94490651.cms|agency=TNN|location=Panaji, Goa|access-date=27 September 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927185737/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/aiff-set-to-ban-foreign-players-from-lower-leagues/articleshow/94490651.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}} They later went on to participate in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, in which they reached semi-finals.{{cite web|title=Baji Rout Cup: Pradhan attends inaugural match between Odisha & Mumbai Kenkre FC|url=https://argusnews.in/article/odisha/baji-rout-cup2022-pradhan-attends-inaugural-match-between-odisha-mumbai-kenkre-fc|website=argusnews.in|publisher=Argus News|date=3 November 2022|location=Dhenkanal, Odisha|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108111510/https://argusnews.in/article/odisha/baji-rout-cup2022-pradhan-attends-inaugural-match-between-odisha-mumbai-kenkre-fc|archive-date=8 November 2022}}{{cite web |date=6 November 2022 |title=FULL MATCH – Baji Rout Cup semis – Churchill Brothers bulldoze Kenkre FC in 5 goal haul |url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18698-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--churchill-brothers-bulldoze-kenkre-fc-in-5-goal-haul |access-date=8 November 2022 |website=thefangarage.com |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108105444/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18698-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--churchill-brothers-bulldoze-kenkre-fc-in-5-goal-haul |archive-date=8 November 2022 }}
International career
Samdup is a regular member of the Tibet national football team, a Non-FIFA international football team that represents Tibet. He appeared with Tibet at the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, one of few tournaments the team has ever competed in.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2018/05/30/tibetan-football-to-debut-in-conifa-2018-world-cup|title=Tibetan Football to debut in CONIFA 2018 World Cup|website=Tibetsun.com|access-date=10 February 2021|archive-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331022824/https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2018/05/30/tibetan-football-to-debut-in-conifa-2018-world-cup|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|22 February 2023}}{{soccerway|tenzin-samdup/578761}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |Chennai City
| rowspan="2" |I-League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Real Kashmir
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4" |Mumbai Kenkre
|2021 | rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
| rowspan="2" |I-League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Kenkre total
!22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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Honours
Doeguling Youth SA
- GCM Football Cup: 2018
Chennai City
- I-League: 2018–19{{cite web|title=Chennai City Triumph in Photo-Finish to Lift Maiden I-League Title|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/chennai-city-fc-win-i-league-2018-19-final-day-east-bengal|website=thequint.com|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928174051/https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/chennai-city-fc-win-i-league-2018-19-final-day-east-bengal|url-status=live}}
Kenkre
- I-League 2nd Division runner-up: 2021
Individual
- Sikkim Gold Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.tibetanjournal.com/tibetan-keeper-awarded-best-goalie-sikkim-gold-cup/|title=Tibetan Keeper Awarded Best Goalie At Sikkim Gold Cup|website=tibetanjournal.com|publisher=The Tibetan Journal|date=17 October 2017|access-date=11 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812010550/https://www.tibetanjournal.com/tibetan-keeper-awarded-best-goalie-sikkim-gold-cup/|archive-date=12 August 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|tenzin-samdup/578761}}
- {{Global Sports Archive|tenzin-samdup/289090}}
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=675426&epoca_id=151 Tenzin Samdup] at PlaymakerStats
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/124233?type=club Tenzin Samdup] at AIFF
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Tibet men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Footballers from Pune
Category:Indian people of Tibetan descent
Category:Chennai City FC players