# Anu Lama

Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's footballer who currently is the captain for the Nepal women's national football team and a forward for APF Club. Lama is currently the second highest international goal-scorer in Nepal, with 35 total international goals to her name.

## Personal life

Besides being a footballer Lama is also a member of the Armed Police Force, she along with Bhagwati Thapa, Laxmi Poudel and Usha Bhandari missed the first weeks of training for the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship because they had to go through the mandatory quarantine for the Ebola virus disease as the four had served in the U.N. mission in Liberia.

## International career

Anu Lama made her debut for Nepal U-23 during the 2010 South Asian Games women's football tournament against Bangladesh. Lama performed well landing Nepal a silver medal overall after scoring against Sri Lanka (1-0), and a hat-trick against Pakistan (1-0, 4-0, 6-0).
During the same year, Lama was later called up for the senior team for the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship. In a friendly match against Kuwait Lama scored four goals in an 8-0 victory. After the match Lama dedicated her four goals to all the Nepalese fans who had made the long trip to support the team.

### International goals

    Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 12 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Maldives | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | 12 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Maldives | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 3. | 12 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Maldives | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 4. | 14 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 13–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 5. | 14 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Afghanistan | 4–0 | 13–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 6. | 14 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Afghanistan | 5–0 | 13–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 7. | 14 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Afghanistan | 7–0 | 13–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 8. | 18 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Pakistan | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 9. | 18 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Pakistan | 7–0 | 12–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 10. | 21 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 11. | 21 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 12. | 21 December 2010 | Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar | Bangladesh | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 13. | 6 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo | Pakistan | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 14. | 10 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo | Maldives | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 15. | 12 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo | Afghanistan | 6–1 | 7–1 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 16. | 12 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo | Afghanistan | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 17. | 14 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 18. | 8 January 2013 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 2–0 | 8–0 | Exhibition match |
| 19. | 8 January 2013 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 3–0 | 8–0 | Exhibition match |
| 20. | 8 January 2013 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 6–0 | 8–0 | Exhibition match |
| 21. | 8 January 2013 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 7–0 | 8–0 | Exhibition match |
| 22. | 24 October 2013 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Qatar | 2–0 | 6–0 | Exhibition match |
| 23. | 26 October 2013 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Qatar | 1–0 | 3–0 | Exhibition match |
| 24. | 26 October 2013 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Qatar | 3–0 | 3–0 | Exhibition match |
| 25. | 12 October 2014 | Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad | Bhutan | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 26. | 12 October 2014 | Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad | Bhutan | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 27. | 14 October 2014 | Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad | Pakistan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 28. | 16 October 2014 | Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 29. | 16 October 2014 | Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 30. | 5 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2016 South Asian Games |

## Career statistics
### International

Nepal national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 30 |