[2] He also played for the major Calcutta clubs Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting.
His passion for the game made him the part of the first Sikkimese football team which played at the National Championship at Coimbatore in 1976.
Dorji played predominantly as a defender and midfielder and scripted many memorable performances during a career which stretched almost for a decade.
He became the first Sikkimese to captain the India national football team in the Pre-Olympic tournament held in Malaysia.
He played at the Chinese Great Wall Cup in 1984,[9] and won the prestigious medal for the country.