Pema Choden Tshering
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pema Choden Tshering | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Thimphu, Bhutan | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thimphu City F.C. | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bhutan | 26 | (5) | |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 August 2025 | |||
Pema Choden Tshering is a Bhutanese footballer who plays as a forward for the Bhutan women's national football team and Thimphu City. She is currently the captain of Bhutan.[1][2][3]
Early life
She was born to Hishey Tshering, the president of Thimphu City FC.[4]
Career
She has served as head of women's football of Bhutan Football Federation.[5] She was the first person to score a hat trick for Bhutan women's national team, in a 4-2 friendly win against Saudi Arabia.
Style of play
She has been described as "an all-rounder player who plays in midfield".[6]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 September 2022 | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 September 2022 | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 3–1 | |||||
| 5. | 24 July 2024 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |  Bangladesh | 1–0 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| 6. | 24 October 2024 | Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Maldives | 2–0 | 13–0 | 2024 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 7. | 4–0 | |||||
| 8. | 10 July 2025 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 9. | 2–1 | |||||
| 10. | 9 April 2026 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |  Macau | 4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 5–0 | |||||
| 12. | 6–0 | |||||
| 13. | 28 May 2026 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao, India |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2026 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 14. | 3–0 | |||||
| 15. | 4–0 | |||||
Personal life
She enjoys reading.[7]
References
- ↑ "Bhutan women's football 'still in its infancy'". skysports.com.
- ↑ "Bhutan rises through women's football ranks". Kuensel. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023.
- ↑ "SAFF Women's Championship 2022". nepal90.com.
- ↑ Nestler, Stefan (13 February 2023). "Football: Bhutan's allrounder aiming to lift country higher". Deutsche Welle.
- ↑ "Tshering lauds FIFA's support to women development in Bhutan".
- ↑ "Bhutan women's football team shines despite several hurdles". theprint.in.
- ↑ "Pema Choden Tshering is the head of Women's Football and the youngest one to take up her current position in the country". Hello Bhutan.