Sunil Chhetri
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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 2026-08-30
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2011–2024The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Sunil Chhetri in India's starting line-up, from 2011-01-10 to 2024-01-23.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for India (12 goals, 2015–2023) — Chhetri · India
International goals in our archive
14 goals across 11 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2007–2024| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 |  Afghanistan | L1–2(h) | 38' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guwahati |
| 2021-06-07 |  Bangladesh | W2–0(n) | 79' 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 2019-09-05 |  Oman | L1–2(h) | 24' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guwahati |
| 2019-01-06 |  Thailand | W4–1(n) | 27' (pen) 46' | AFC Asian Cup | Abu Dhabi |
| 2015-06-16 |  Guam | L1–2(a) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dededo |
| 2015-06-11 | Oman | L1–2(h) | 26' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bengaluru |
| 2015-03-12 |  Nepal | W2–0(h) | 53' 70' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guwahati |
| 2011-01-18 |  South Korea | L1–4(n) | 12' (pen) | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 2011-01-14 |  Bahrain | L2–5(n) | 52' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 2007-10-30 |  Lebanon | D2–2(h) | 29' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Margao |
| 2007-10-08 | Lebanon | L1–4(a) | 30' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Sidon |
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 | |||