Ritesh Thapa (Nepali: रितेश थापा; born 2 April 1986) is a former footballer from Nepal who played as goalkeeper.
He won many achievements with the Nepali Police Club, including a runners-up medal at the 2007 AFC President's Cup.
[3] Thapa made his debut for Nepal on September 29, 2003 although it was a dark day in his country's football history.
Nepal were playing South Korea in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification and lost by a record 16-0.
[3] On 14 October 2015 Thapa, along with teammates Sagar Thapa, Sandip Rai, Bikash Singh Chhetri, and former Three Star Club coach Anjan KC were arrested by the Nepal Police on suspicion that the group was responsible for match-fixing at the domestic and international level.