player · international archive · 2015–2023
Ch
IndiaArchive goals
12
for India · 3 from the spot
Matches scored in
9
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
1
all in the SAFF Cup
Career span
2015–2023
first 2015-12-27 · last 2023-06-27
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru. He is the all-time top scorer in ISL history, the fourth-highest international goalscorer, and the most-capped player and all-time top goalscorer of the India national team. He is known for his pace, technique, and dribbling ability. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-25
A different player of the same name scored for India (14 goals, 2007–2024) — Sunil Chhetri · India
International goals in our archive
12 goals across 9 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 2015–2023| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-27 |  Kuwait | D1–1(h) | 45' | Bengaluru |
| 2023-06-24 |  Nepal | W2–0(h) | 62' | Bengaluru |
| 2023-06-21 |  Pakistan | W4–0(h) | 10' (pen) 16' (pen) 73' (pen)hat-trick | Bengaluru |
| 2021-10-13 |  Maldives | W3–1(a) | 62' 71' | Malé |
| 2021-10-10 | Nepal | W1–0(n) | 82' | Malé |
| 2021-10-04 |  Bangladesh | D1–1(n) | 26' | Malé |
| 2016-01-03 |  Afghanistan | W2–1(h) | 101' | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2015-12-31 | Maldives | W3–2(h) | 25' | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2015-12-27 | Nepal | W4–1(h) | 68' | Thiruvananthapuram |
Honours
26 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours26 | ||||
| I-League | ×4 | 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 | Dempo ·1, Churchill Brothers ·1, Bengaluru ·2 | |
| SAFF Championship | ×4 | 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023 | India | |
| Nehru Cup | ×3 | 2007, 2009, 2012 | India | |
| Federation Cup | ×2 | 2014–15, 2016–17 | Bengaluru | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×2 | 2018, 2023 | India | |
| 2011 − Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports. | ×1 | |||
| 2019 − Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of India. | ×1 | |||
| 2021 – Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India. | ×1 | |||
| 2025 – Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award, the inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Sports award. | ×1 | |||
| AFC Challenge Cup | ×1 | 2008 | India | |
| Durand Cup | ×1 | 2022 | Bengaluru | |
| ISL Cup | ×1 | 2018–19 | Bengaluru | |
| Puttaiah Memorial Cup | ×1 | 2014 | Bengaluru | |
| South Asian Games silver medal | ×1 | 2004 | India U20 | |
| Super Cup | ×1 | 2018 | Bengaluru | |
| Tri-Nation Series | ×1 | 2023 | India | |
| Individual honours32 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 4 | ||||
| SAFF Championship Top Scorer | ×3 | 2011, 2021, 2023 | ||
| I-League Golden Boot | 2013–14 | |||
| Player of the year · 15 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| More honours · 13 | ||||
| 2018 Indian Super Cup | ||||
| 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||||
| AFC Asian Icon | 2018 | |||
| AFC Cup All-time XI (The Strikers) | 2021 | |||
| Arjuna Award | 2011 | |||
| Football Ratna Award (first recipient) by Football Delhi | 2019 | |||
| Hero of the I-League | 2016–17 | |||
| Hero of the Indian Super League | 2017–18 | |||
| Hero of the Intercontinental Cup | 2018 | |||
| Indian Sports Honours | 2019 | |||
| Khel Ratna Award | 2021 | |||
| Padma Shri in sports | 2019 | |||
| The Times of India TOISA Best Footballer | 2021 | |||
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