Sandip Rai

Sandip Rai (Nepali: सन्दिप राई) is a Nepali former professional footballer who played as a defender for Three Star Club in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. He was voted the Nepalese Footballer of the Year in 2013. He was banned due to match-fixing.

Sandip Rai

Personal information
Full name	Sandip Rai
Date of birth	(1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Lalitpur District, Nepal[2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Three Star Club
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	Nepal	38	(3[3])

Mohammedan Sporting Club

He signed for I-League 2nd Division side Mohammedan Sporting Club in Kolkota in 2010.^[4][5][6]

International

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Maldives	1–1	1–1	2011 SAFF Championship[7][8]
2	2 March 2013	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	Northern Mariana Islands	5–0	6–0	2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[9]

Match fixing allegations

On 14 October 2015 Rai, along with teammates Sagar Thapa, Bikash Singh Chhetri, Ritesh Thapa and former Three Star Club coach Anjan KC were arrested by the Nepal Police on suspicion of match-fixing at the domestic and international level.^{[10][11][12][13]} On 19 October 2015, Rai and the other four were banned by the Asian Football Confederation.^[14]