Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer, born on 3 August 1984 in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India. Chhetri plays as a forward for Bengaluru. Chhetri has scored 343 goals in 718 games for club and country and has won 18 trophies, including 5 league titles.

Chhetri's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions561248
India15795
Total718343

Goals per game: 0.48.

Chhetri's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 18
  • League titles: 5
  • Domestic cups: 5
  • Trophies with India: 8
  • Individual awards: 28

Dempo

  • I-League: 1 (2009–10)

Churchill Brothers

  • I-League: 1 (2012–13)

Bengaluru

  • Indian Super League: 1 (2018–19)
  • I-League: 2 (2013–14, 2015–16)
  • Federation Cup: 2 (2014–15, 2016–17)
  • Super Cup: 1 (2018)
  • Durand Cup: 1 (2022)
  • Puttaiah Memorial Cup: 1 (2014)

India

  • AFC Challenge Cup: 1 (2008)
  • SAFF Championship: 4 (2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
  • Intercontinental Cup: 2 (2018, 2023)
  • Tri-Nation Series: 1 (2023)

Individual

  • AIFF Player of the Year: 7 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018–19, 2021–22)
  • FPAI Indian Player of the Year: 4 (2009, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • SAFF Championship Player of the Tournament: 4 (2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
  • SAFF Championship Top Scorer: 3 (2011, 2021, 2023)
  • Hero of the Intercontinental Cup: 1 (2018)
  • Hero of the I-League: 1 (2016–17)
  • I-League Golden Boot: 1 (2013–14)
  • Hero of the Indian Super League: 1 (2017–18)
  • 2018 Indian Super Cup: 1
  • Indian Sports Honours: 1 (2019)
  • Football Ratna Award (first recipient) by Football Delhi: 1 (2019)
  • The Times of India TOISA Best Footballer: 1 (2021)

Awards and accolades

  • − Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of India.: 1 (2019)
  • Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India.: 1 (2021)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2002–2005: Mohun Bagan, 18 games, 10 goals
  2. 2005–2008: JCT, 48 games, 21 goals
  3. 2008–2009: East Bengal, 17 games, 9 goals
  4. 2009–2010: Dempo, 13 games, 8 goals
  5. 2010: Kansas City Wizards, 0 games, 0 goals
  6. 2011: Chirag United, 7 games, 7 goals
  7. 2011–2012: Mohun Bagan, 14 games, 6 goals
  8. 2013: Churchill Brothers (loan), 8 games, 4 goals
  9. 2013–2015: Bengaluru, 43 games, 16 goals
  10. 2015–2016: Mumbai City, 15 games, 7 goals
  11. 2016: Bengaluru (loan), 14 games, 5 goals
  12. 2017–: Bengaluru, 179 games, 67 goals

What fans say about Chhetri

Club stats as of 12 April 2025.