Karma Tsewang

Karma Tsewang

Tsewang with Viva Kerala in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Karma Tsewang
Date of birth	(1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kollegal, Karnataka, India
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Viva Kerala	18	(5)
2011–2013	Pune	46	(3)
2013–2015	Salgaocar	19	(1)
2015–2017	Gangtok Himalayan
International career‡
2013	Tibet	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018

Karma Tsewang (born 1 October 1988) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1] Last played club football for Gangtok Himalayan. Born in India, he played for the Tibet national team.

Karma Tsewang was passionate about football from his childhood and is extremely grateful to the support and encouragement that he gets from his family, which comprises his parents, three brothers and four sisters. It was in fact in one such tournament when a Viva Kerala (later known as Chirag United Club Kerala) scout noticed Karma’s skill and ability, which earned him a place in the side in 2008. Soon he became an integral member of the Viva kerala side, where he played mostly as a right winger for two seasons. His skills and touch along with his unselfish attitude soon earned him the plaudits he deserved. His versatility helped add another dimension to his game as the youngster can play across the midfield as a central midfielder or on either of the wings.

Karma Tsewang signed for Pune FC at the start of the 2011–12 I-League season.^[2] He soon broke into the first team and made the right wing his own displaying some spectacular performances throughout the season.^[3][4]

Tsewang made his debut for Salgaocar in the I-League on 21 September 2013 against reigning champions Churchill Brothers at the Duler Stadium in which he came on as a substitute for Claude Gnakpa in 59th minute; as Salgaocar drew the match 1–1.^[5]

Karma signed his first semi-professional contract with Cholsum Fc on July 14 2019 with help of agent Tapa. He made an immediate impact, demonstrating his technical prowess, vision on the field, and ability to score crucial goals. His performances earned him a reputation as one of the top player in the Tibetan footballing world. Throughout his year at Cholsum Fc, Karma amassed 108 appearances and scored 59 goals and 41 assist for the club. He received several individual accolades and help Cholsum Fc win several titles.

As of 30 May 2015^[6]

• Karma Tsewang Profile at Goal.com (archived)
• Karma Tsewang at soccermanager.com