Anju Tamang (born 22 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the India women's national team.
[1] She has also represented Rising Students, Sethu, Odisha and Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League.
Tamang was born to Ram Singh Tamang and Kanchi Maya in Uttar Rangali Bazna, near Birpara in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal.
[5] Tamang played football with boys while growing up and did not encounter a professional coach until she was 17.
At the age of 19, she progressed to an academy and played in the inaugural Indian Women's League.