| Anju Tamang | |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Uttar Rangali Bazna, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | East Bengal |
| Clubs1: | Share FC Kalimpong |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Rising Student Club |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Gokulam Kerala |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | KRYPHSA |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Sethu |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Odisha |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Gokulam Kerala |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | East Bengal |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam1: | India |
| Nationalcaps1: | 63 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 14 |
| Club-Update: | 10 March 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 October 2024 |
Anju Tamang (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the India women's national team.[1] She has also represented Rising Students, Sethu, Odisha and Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League.
Tamang was born to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in Uttar Rangali Bazna, near Birpara in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal.[2] She is of Tamang descent and comes from a family of farmers.[3] [4] Her schooling was done at the Alagarah High School, Kalimpong and the Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution (SUMI), Kalimpong. She went on for higher studies at the University of North Bengal, Siliguri.[5]
Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17. At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural Indian Women's League.[6]
| International caps and goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 14 | |
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| +List of international goals scored by Anju Tamang | No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 February 2019 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Women's Gold Cup | |||
| 2. | 1 March 2019 | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2019 Turkish Women's Cup | |||
| 3. | 9–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 22 March 2019 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2019 SAFF Women's Championship | |||
| 5. | 2 October 2021 | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | |||
| 6. | 10 September 2022 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship | |||
| 7. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 8. | 7–0 | ||||||
| 9. | 9–0 | ||||||
| 10. | 4 April 2023 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||
| 11. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 12. | 7 April 2023 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| 13. | 21 September 2023 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 Asian Games | |||
| 14. | 24 February 2024 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
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Rising Students Club
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