Naro Hari Shrestha

Born in West Bengal, Shrestha represented his state in the Santosh Trophy. On account of his strong performances Naro decided he wanted to pursue football professionally. Naro impressed Indian youth coach Colm Toal at the U-18 selections, after which he never looked back.

YOUTH CAREER

Shrestha started his youth career playing for India U-18 Elite Academy. He then signed a two year contract with Salgaocar in 2014. He played a crucial role in Salgaocar junior teams various title victories. Soon the following year Shrestha joined Salgaocar F.C Senior team.

SENIOR CAREER

Shrestha began his senior career with Salgaocar. He played for the club in the Goa Professional League. After the Pro League season, he signed with I-League club DSK Shivajians for a reported 7 lakh. Shrestha started his DSK Shivajians career by helping his side win the DSK Cup and in the process he became the Golden Boot winner of the tournament. He also played the PDFA Pune Super League 2017 scoring 9 goals in 5 matches in which DSK Shivajians gained comfortable victories over their rival teams. He made his I-League debut for the club on 11 February 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He came on as a 86th minute substitute for Kim Song-Yong as DSK Shivajians won 2–1.

International

Naro was selected to join the India U-19 team in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifications but could not see the field as India got knocked out early in the tournament.

He also played a few friendlies when the U-19 team travelled to Shanghai.

As of 10 April 2017