Description: Sunil Chhetri, born on August 3, 1984, is an Indian professional footballer renowned for his role as a forward. He serves as the captain for both the Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team. Chhetri is celebrated for his exceptional link-up play, goal-scoring prowess, and leadership qualities. He holds the esteemed title of being the third-highest international goalscorer among active players, trailing only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and ranks fourth overall. Addi ...View More
About: Sunil Chhetri, born on August 3, 1984, is a professional footballer hailing from Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now Telangana). Standing at 1.70 meters (5 feet 7 inches) tall, he is recognized for his prowess as a forward.
Achievements:
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Club | Achievements |
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Dempo | I-League: 2009–10 |
Churchill Brothers | I-League: 2012–13 |
Bengaluru | Indian Super League: 2018–19 |
I-League: 2013–14, 2015–16 | |
Federation Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17 | |
Super Cup: 2018 | |
Durand Cup: 2022 | |
AFC Cup runner-up: 2016 | |
Puttaiah Memorial Cup: 2014 | |
India | AFC Challenge Cup: 2008 |
SAFF Championship: 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023 | |
Runner-up: 2008, 2013 | |
Nehru Cup: 2007, 2009, 2012 | |
Intercontinental Cup: 2018, 2023 | |
Tri-Nation Series: 2023 | |
India U20 | South Asian Games silver medal: 2004 |
Individual | AIFF Player of the Year (7): 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, |
2017, 2018–19, 2021–22 | |
FPAI Indian Player of the Year (3): 2009, 2018, 2019 | |
SAFF Championship Player of the Tournament (4): 2011, | |
2015, 2021, 2023 | |
SAFF Championship Top Scorer (3): 2011, 2021, 2023 | |
Hero of the Intercontinental Cup: 2018 | |
Hero of the I-League: 2016–17 | |
I-League Golden Boot: 2013–14 | |
Hero of the Indian Super League: 2017–18 | |
2018 Indian Super Cup: Golden Boot | |
Indian Sports Honours: Sportsman of the Year 2019 (team | |
sports) | |
Football Ratna Award (first recipient) by Football Delhi: | |
18 February 2019 | |
The Times of India TOISA Best Footballer: 2021 | |
Leading up to the 2022 World Cup, FIFA honoured Chhetri | |
on the occasion by releasing three documentary episodes | |
about his life and career for becoming the third-highest | |
male international goal scorer in the world among active | |
players | |
AFC Asian Icon: 3 August 2018 | |
2019 AFC Asian Cup: Favourite Player (voted by fans) | |
AFC Cup All-time XI (The Strikers): Inductee (2021) | |
Awards and accolades | The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Major |
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2021 to Shri Sunil Chhetri | |
for Football, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 13 | |
November 2021 | |
Ramnath Kovind, then-president of India, presenting the | |
Khel Ratna Award to Chhetri in 2021. | |
2011 − Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in | |
recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports | |
2019 − Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award | |
2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India | |
Records | First Indian player to have played in three different |
continents | |
Most appearances for India (150) | |
Most international goals by an Indian (94) | |
Most hat-tricks for India (4) | |
Most goals for India in AFC Competitions (19) | |
All-time top goal scorer in SAFF Championship (23) | |
Most number of matches played by an Indian in AFC Cup | |
(40) | |
Most number of goals scored by an Indian in AFC Cup (19) | |
Most goals by an Indian in first tier Indian football | |
leagues (147) | |
First Indian player to score hat-trick in Indian Super | |
League | |
Most hat-tricks by an Indian in Indian Super League (2) | |
Top Indian goal scorer in Indian Super League (60) | |
Top Indian goal scorer in I-League (94) | |
All-time top goal scorer in the Super Cup (9) | |
Most number of matches played for Bengaluru (276) | |
Most number of goals scored for Bengaluru (122) |
Social Media Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chetri_sunil11/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chetrisunil11
Country: India
Ratings: 2.0
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