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Kiban Rai signed for the Shots in June 2025.
The 20-year-old made his senior debut for Newport County in a 3-1 defeat to Salford City in League Two at just 17, and his first professional goal came as a 96th-minute equaliser against Premier League Brentford in the Carabao Cup.
Rai became the first player of Nepalese descent to sign a professional contract with an EFL club and he went on to make 30 appearances for Newport County, including lining up against the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro and Raphael Varane in an FA Cup defeat to Manchester United at Rodney Parade.
The attacking midfielder joined Merthyr Town on loan in January last year and though injury cut the spell short, helped them to the Southern League Premier South title.
