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Ganbold Ganbayar

ガンボルド・ガンバヤル　/　がんぼるど・がんばやる

Association football player from Mongolia

September 3, 2000 (age 25)　・　Selenge Province, Mongolia

Selenge Province
association football player

My Take

What grabs me about Ganbold Ganbayar is the sheer audacity of his journey. Becoming the first Mongolian to sign a professional deal with a European top-flight club, Puskás Akadémia, back in 2018 is no small feat. Mongolia is not a football nation, so to leave home, adapt to a foreign language and culture, and keep grinding through to Slovakia's Komárno takes serious nerve. Being touted as your country's first potential superstar is a heavy burden, yet he keeps showing up. I admire pioneers who carry a whole nation's hopes on their shoulders, and Ganbayar is exactly that. I am rooting for him.

Overview

Ganbold Ganbayar (Mongolian: Ганболдын Ганбаяр; born 9 March 2000) is a Mongolian professional footballer who plays for Slovak First Football League club Komárno. He became the first Mongolian ever to sign a professional contract with a top-flight club in Europe when he signed for Puskás Akadémia in August 2018. Ganbayar has been touted as Mongolia's potential first superstar player.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ganbold Ganbayar
Name (Japanese): ガンボルド・ガンバヤル
Reading: がんぼるど・がんばやる
Born: September 3, 2000 (age 25)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dragon
Origin: Selenge Province, Mongolia
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%A4%E3%83%AB

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