Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon

Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon
Personal information
Full name Orkhony Mönkh-Orgil
Орхоны Мөнх-Оргил
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999
Place of birth Sükhbaatar, Mongolia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Central Stallions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2025 Deren 87 (16)
2025–2026 Taichung Futuro 18 (1)
2026– Central Stallions
International career‡
2017 Mongolia U23 9 (0)
2017– Mongolia 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:01, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8:02, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Orkhony Mönkh-Orgil (Mongolian: Орхоны Мөнх-Оргил; born 30 January 1999) is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a defender for Taiwan Football Premier League club Central Stallions and the Mongolia national team.[2]

International career

Mönkh-Orgil played for the national under-23 team during the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers in July 2017.

He made his senior international debut with Mongolia on 5 October 2017 during an international friendly against Chinese Taipei, playing the entire 90 minutes of the 4–2 defeat.

In late 2018, Mönkh-Orgil was called up for the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifiers.[3] He scored his first career goal during their first round fixture against Northern Mariana Islands on 4 September 2018, scoring in the 89th minute of a 9–0 victory.[4] He made two more appearances in the second round in losses against North Korea and Hong Kong, respectively.

Mönkh-Orgil captained Mongolia on 12 October 2023 during the second game of the first round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, in which they lost to Afghanistan 1-0. Mönkh-Orgil took over for Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar, who was sent off with a red card in the first match.[5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 7 January 2019.[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mongolia 201710
201861
Total71

International goals

Scores and results list Mongolia's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 September 2018MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands9–09–02019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification

Personal life

Mönkh-Orgil was born in Sükhbaatar and has two siblings. His older brother, father, and grandfather were all footballers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Munkh-Orgil Orkhon at the Mongolian Football Federation website
  2. 1 2 3 "Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.
  3. ↑ "Mongolia squad". East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mongolia 9 – 0 Northern Mariana Islands". East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mongolia v Afghanistan 0-1". fifa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "орхон мөнх-оргил" (in Mongolian). msports.mn. Retrieved 5 March 2025.