Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tsedenbal. Norjmoo is a patronymic, not a family name.

Tsedenbal Norjmoo

Personal information
Full name	Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal
Date of birth	(1988-09-12) 12 September 1988
Place of birth	Mongolia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Wing-back
Team information
Current team	Ulaanbaatar City
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud
2014–2015	Selenge Press
2015–2017	Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud
2017–	Ulaanbaatar City FC
International career‡
2009–	Mongolia	35	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal (Mongolian: Норжмоогийн Цэдэнбал; born 12 September 1988) is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a defender for Mongolian Premier League club Ulaanbaatar City and the Mongolian national team.

Career

In March 2017 he joined Mongolia Premier League club Ulaanbaatar City FC on a 2-year contract.

Tsedenbal scored the first goal worldwide in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, opening the scoring against Brunei with a ninth minute free kick in the first leg of the first round of AFC Qualifiers on 6 June 2019.

International goals

Scores and results list Mongolia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 March 2009	Leo Palace Resort, Yona, Guam	Macau	1–0	2–1	2010 East Asian Football Championship qualification
2.	15 March 2009		Northern Mariana Islands	3–0	4–1
3.	6 September 2018	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Guam	1–1	1–1	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
4.	13 November 2018	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	1–2	1–2
5.	6 June 2019	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Brunei	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	11 June 2019	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei		1–2	1–2
7.	15 October 2019	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Kyrgyzstan	1–2	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification