Bivesh Gurung
English footballer (born 2001)
Bivesh Gurung (born 1 July 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Ramsgate.
Early life
Gurung was born in Maidstone, Kent to Nepalese parents, Bhupal and Sanu, from the Khotang District.
Career
Having first played football at his school, Gurung joined the academy of Maidstone United at the age of fourteen in 2015. After eighteen months with the club's academy, he moved to Premier League side Crystal Palace, after five months of trialling. After two years in the academy of Crystal Palace, he moved to Norway in 2019, joining Trysil, where he went on to score four times in thirteen Norwegian Fourth Division appearances.
He remained in Scandinavia for the following season, joining Swedish side Ytterhogdal. He scored twice in twelve league appearances for the side, including the only goal in a 1–0 win against Boden, but left the club at the end of 2020. On his return to England, he went on trial with Premier League side Chelsea, and was named on the bench for a friendly match against Brentford B, going on to feature briefly as a substitute.
Having not been offered a contract by Chelsea, Gurung dropped down to the Isthmian League, joining Margate at the beginning of the 2021–22 season. After only seven league appearances, he was scouted and signed by former side Maidstone United, now in the National League South, but featured sparingly in his first season with the club as they achieved promotion to the National League.
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