Arik Bista
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Nepal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortis | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Tribhuvan Army Club | ||
| 2019–2022 | New Road Team | ||
| 2021 | Lalitpur City | ||
| 2022–2023 | Church Boys United | ||
| 2023–2025 | Butwal Lumbini | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| 2024 | Church Boys United | ||
| 2025–2026 | Brothers Union | 9 | (1) |
| 2026 | Church Boys United | 6 | (2) |
| 2026– | Fortis | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Nepal U16 | ||
| 2017 | Nepal U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Nepal U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Nepal | 23 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arik Bista (born 17 March 2000) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Football League club Fortis FC and the Nepal national team.
Club career
In 2022, Bista joined Nepal Super League club Pokhara Thunders.[1][2]
In January 2024, he moved to India, signing with I-League side Shillong Lajong.[3]
In 2025, he joined Brothers Union for the 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League.[4]
International career
He made his debut for the national team against Bangladesh on 13 November 2020 in Dhaka.[5] Arik won the Martyrs Memorial A-Division League 2023 season with Church Boys
References
- ↑ "Pokhara Thunders secure Arik Bista with maximum bid". Hamrokhelkud. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ diwakar (24 March 2021). "Nepal squad announced for Three Nations Cup with Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan — OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "Nepal International Arik Bista Joins I-League Side, Shillong Lajong FC". Goal Nepal. Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ "বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলে এবার নেপাল, ভুটানের খেলোয়াড়". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ "Arik Bista Makes Debut For Nepal". GoalNepal. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Nepalese men's footballers
- Nepal men's youth international footballers
- Nepal men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nepal Super League players
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League players
- I-League players
- Shillong Lajong FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Nepalese expatriate men's footballers
- Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in India
- Nepalese expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Football League players
- Brothers Union players
- Fortis FC players