Sunil Chhetri (conceived 3 August 1984) is an Indian expert footballer who plays as a forward and chiefs both Indian Super Association club Bengaluru FC and the India public group. He is known for his connection up play, objective abilities to score, and leadership.[3][4] He is the third-most noteworthy worldwide goalscorer among dynamic players, behind just Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi,[5][6] fourth generally, and is additionally the most-covered player and the untouched top goalscorer of the India public group. He is broadly viewed as one of the best Indian footballers ever for his commitments for the country.
Sunil Chhetri
Chhetri at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Individual data
Complete name
Sunil Chhetri
Date of birth
3 August 1984 (age 39)[1]
Spot of birth
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (present-day Telangana)[1]
Level
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)
Forward
Group data
Current group
Bengaluru
Number
11
Youth vocation
2001-2002
City Club Delhi[2]
Senior career*
Years
Group
Applications
(Gls)
2002-2005
Mohun Bagan
18
(8)
2005-2008
JCT
79
(44)
2008-2009
East Bengal
17
(9)
2009-2010
Dempo
13
(8)
2010
Kansas City Wizards
0
(0)
2011
Chirag Joined together
7
(7)
2011-2012
Mohun Bagan
14
(8)
2012-2013
Wearing CP B
3
(0)
2013
→ Churchill Siblings (advance)
8
(4)
2013-2015
Bengaluru
43
(16)
2015-2016
Mumbai City
17
(7)
2016
→ Bengaluru (advance)
14
(5)
2016-
Bengaluru
135
(57)
Worldwide career‡
2004
India U20
3
(2)
2006-2023
India U23
6[a]
(2)
2005-
India
143
(93)
Award record
Men's football
Addressing India
SAFF Title
Winner 2011 India
Winner 2015 India
Winner 2021 Maldives
Winner 2023 India
Sprinter up 2008 Maldives and Sri Lanka
Sprinter up 2013 Nepal
Sprinter up 2018 Bangladesh
AFC Challenge Cup
Winner 2008 India
Addressing India U20
South Asian Games
Silver award - second place 2004 Pakistan Team
*Club homegrown association appearances and objectives, right as of 03:45, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ Public group covers and objectives, right as of 18:11, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
Chhetri started his expert vocation at Mohun Bagan in 2002,[10][11] moving to JCT where he scored 21 objectives in 48 games.[12] Sunil was essential for Delhi group in the 59th version of Santosh Prize held at Delhi. He scored six objectives in that competition including a full go-around against Gujarat. Delhi lost to Kerala in the quarter-finals and he scored in that match too.[13] He finished paperwork for Significant Association Soccer side Kansas City Wizards in 2010, turning into the third player from the important subcontinent to go abroad.[14] He got back to India's I-Association where he played for Chirag Joined together and Mohun Bagan prior to returning abroad, at Donning CP of the Primeira Liga, where he played for the club's save side.[15]
Chhetri assisted India with winning the 2007, 2009, and 2012 Nehru Cup, as well as the 2011, 2015, 2021 and 2023 SAFF Title. He likewise drove India to triumph in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, which qualified them to their most memorable AFC Asian Cup in 27 years,[16] scoring two times in the last competition in 2011.[17] In 2016 Chethri drove Bengaluru FC to a silver decoration finish in the AFC Cup. Chhetri has likewise been named AIFF Player of the Year a record multiple times in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018-19 and 2021-22.[18][19]
Chhetri got the Arjuna Grant in 2011 for his remarkable donning accomplishment, the Padma Shri grant in 2019, India's fourth most noteworthy non military personnel grant. In 2021, he got the Khel Ratna Grant, India's most elevated brandishing honor and turned into the primary footballer to get the award.[20]