Nawayug Shrestha
Nawayug Shrestha is a Nepalese international footballer who plays for Nepal Army Club in the top division of the Memorial A-Division League. He was born in Mangalbare, Illam. He went to Bhanubhakta Higher Secondary School. Before school started the principal had to make sure that enough footballs were in the school such was the game's popularity.
International career
- Nawayug scored his first goal for the Nepal national team in the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup where he scored a hat-trick.
- In the game, he became the fifth player of Nepal to score a hat-trick in an international match. He ended the tournament as the highest goal scorer with four goals to his name.
- He also scored a hat trick against Maldives in the South Asian Games 2016.
International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 19 January 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | |
| 2. | 19 January 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | |
| 3. | 19 January 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup | |
| 4. | 8 November 2016 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup | |
| 5. | 27 March 2018 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 6. | 6 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |