Bivesh Gurung

DOB: 1st July 2001

Position: Defensive midfielder

Season of first appearance: 2021/22

Season of last appearance: 2021/22

Full Appearances: 6

Substitute: 5

Goals: 0

Also played for:

Trysil (Norway), Ytterhogdal (Sweden), Maidstone United, Tonbridge Angels

Player Profile:

Defensive midfielder Bivesh joined the academy of his home town club Maidstone United in 2015. He moved to Premier League side Crystal Palace in 2017 to spend two years in their academy. In 2019, he joined Norwegian Fourth Division side Trysil.

He remained in Scandinavia for the following season, signing for Swedish side Ytterhogdal. He returned to England in 2020 and had a trial with Chelsea.

Manager Jay Saunders brought Bivesh to Margate at the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign. He made his debut on 4.9.21 in a 2-2 draw in the FA Cup at home to Thame United. He went on to make 11 appearances for Margate, including five as a sub, before leaving in November 2021 to rejoin Maidstone United, now in the National League South. 

He went on a one-month loan to National League South side Tonbridge Angels in January 2023 to be reunited with Jay Saunders, who had become manager at Longmead.

On his return to the Stones, Bivesh established himself in the first-team squad, before extending his contract in May 2023.

Bivesh was part of Maidstone’s run to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup in 2023-24. He scored a stunning winning goal in the 2-1 Second Round victory at home to League Two Barrow on 2.12.23. He played as a sub in the 2-1 win at Championship side Ipswich Town in the Fourth Round on 27.1.24. He also came off the bench during the Fifth Round tie, a 5-0 defeat at Coventry City of the Championship on 26.2.24.