Gita Rana

Gita Rana
Personal information
Full name	Gita Rana
Date of birth	21 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bardiya
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sethu
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–	Armed Police Force Club
2020–2021	Masha United
2023–	Sethu
International career
2016–	Nepal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gita Rana (Nepali: गिता राना; born 21 September 1996) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Sethu and the Nepal national team.^[1]

Early life

Gita Rana was born to Mr. Ram Bahadur Rana and Mrs. Man Maya Rana who is an inhabitant of Bardiya.

Style of play

She is generally deployed as center back in the 4-4-2 formation but can act as play maker (She wears the No-12 Shirt in national team) in 3-4-3 or 4-5-1 formation just ahead the goalkeeper.

International career

Rana made her international debut against Malaysia in a friendly match on 2016.

Career Statistics

International Level Participation


Year	Tournament	Result
2016	Nepal VS Malaysia - Friendly	Win
2016	SAFF Championship - India
2017	Nepal VS Malaysia - Friendly	1 Win/1 Draw
2018	Friendly Match in Hongkong (APF)	Win
2018	Nepal VS China	Win
2018	Olympic Qualification - Myanmar
2019	Hero Gold Cup - India	Runners Up
2019	SAFF Championship - Nepal	Runners Up
2019	Second round qualification
2019	Nazada Cup - Kyztistan	Runners Up
2019	13th SAG Games - Nepal	Runners Up

International goals

As of match played on 21 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Goals
Nepal
	2021	0
	2024	2
Total		2

Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rana goal.