Nyam-Osor Naranbold


Nyam-Osoryn Naranbold is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a forward for Mongolian Premier League club Athletic 220 and the Mongolian national team. With eight international goals, he is tied for first place on Mongolia’s all-time scorers list.

Club career

Naranbold began playing for Khoromkhon of the Mongolian Premier League in 2008. He made appearances in the club's two matches during the qualifying rounds of the 2016 AFC Cup, a 0–2 defeat to K-Electric F.C. of Pakistan and a 0–0 draw with Druk United of Bhutan. Khoromkhon failed to progress to the next round. With Khoromkhon, he won the league championship in 2014 and was runner-up in 2008 and 2012. For the 2015 season he was the league's top goal scorer with 23 goals.
He won the award again two seasons later with 17 goals after transferring to Athletic 220 FC prior to the 2017 Mongolian Premier League season. He scored both of the team’s goals in the final of the 2018 Mongolia Cup as Athletic 220 defeated Ulaanbaatar City FC 2–0 to win the title.

International career

Naranbold made his senior international debut on 23 July 2014 in a 0–2 loss to Guam in the first round of the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup. He scored his first senior international goal on 4 July 2016 in an 8–0 victory over the Northern Mariana Islands. The win set Mongolia's record for their largest margin of victory. He went on to score both of Mongolia's goals in a 2–0 victory over Sri Lanka during the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, the inaugural edition of the tournament.

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