Bimal Gharti Magar (Nepali: विमल घर्ती मगर; born on 26 January 1998)[3] is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Machhindra[4] and the retired Nepal national team.

[13] However, due employment laws and FIFA regulations on youth transfers[14][15] it was not possible to sign Magar at the age of 16, despite FC Twente being 'impressed' with his performance.

[18][19] In March 2014, Magar was granted a Belgian visa to go to Europe from April to May that year and run trials for Anderlecht's U-16 squad.

[23] Both trials for FC Twente and RSC Anderlecht were carried out under the recommendation and oversight of Rene Koster, the former coach for the Bangladesh U-17 Team.

After scoring two goals, Bimal finished the tournament as a runner-up for RSC Anderlecht, losing 0–3 to Atletico Paranaense in the final.

[29] On 20 November 2014, Magar appeared in the 2nd Pathari Gold Cup for Church Boys FC, a youth football club in Nepal.

[30] The following month, alongside other Nepal U-17 teammates, Magar appeared in the 2014 BT Cup, a 7-a-side youth championship in Pokhara, under Lakeside FC.

[31] Magar led Lakeside FC to the title victory in the final of the 2014 BT Cup, which earned him the award of Most Valued Player in the tournament.

[33] However de Vries also confirmed that Magar would join another elite Belgian club Racing Genk in January 2015 once his visa was approved.

[34][35][36][37] On 7 January 2015, Magar participated in an international Pokhara football tournament, the Mankamana Cable Car Gold Cup under Rupandehi XI (Jagadamda Lumbini FC), a Butwal-based outfit set up by the Rupandehi District Football Association (an ANFA District FA).

The trial ended in time for Magar's international appearance for Nepal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

After failing to clinch various domestic titles under Rupandehi XI, on 21 June, ANFA confirmed that Club Brugge KV will offer a trial to Magar this summer.

[40][41] On 16 September 2015, Magar made his first full senior team debut at the Nepal National League under Far Western FC.

[43] On 26 February 2016, it was announced that Magar was offered a contract by Marbella United FC, an American soccer academy based in Spain.

However, Magar accrued two yellow cards in the preliminaries, and hence was suspended for the opening match against Uzbekistan in the finals of the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship in Thailand.

[citation needed] In late 2014, Magar was called up by Jack Stefanowski to play for Nepal U-23 in the 2014 Asian Games.

[61][62] On 6 March 2015, Magar was selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) senior team (Nepal) 2-leg match against India.

[64] On 27 July 2015, following Magar's trial for Club Brugge K.V., ANFA confirmed that the striker will participate in the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship.

[66] Despite picking up an injury, Magar started against India in the finals where he finished the tournament as joint-highest scorer (3 goals) along with teammate Anjan Bista as Nepal clinched title victory.

[70] Bimal has also been deployed as a central attacking midfielder, most notably in Nepal's win against Laos in the semifinals of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.