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Sunil Chhetri International Goals: Record, Stats, Jersey Number, Honours & Awards Won For India

India's talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri has scored 94 goals in 150 appearances, twelve behind third-placed Argentina star Lionel Messi in the list for most international goals scored by a player.

Chhetri, who made his international debut in 2005, is regarded as one of the greatest ever footballers of India, having made the most appearances and also being the all-time top goal-scorer for the country.

Sunil Chhetri

Chhetri is only behind Messi (106 goals in 180 appearances) and leader Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (128 goals in 205 appearances) in the list for players with most goals for their national team among active players.

With his latest hattrick against Pakistan, Chhetri surpassed Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia in fourth place for all-time most international goals by a player. 15 out of his 90 goals have been scored via penalties. He has scored the most against Nepal and Maldives.

In June 2005, following his success in the under-20 team, Chhetri announced his international arrival with a goal against arch-rivals Pakistan and since then went on to become the first Indian to make the top 10 international goalscorers list.

Chhetri has also scored more than 140 goals for the clubs he has represented over the years, including Bengaluru FC, Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mumbai City FC among others.

The Indian football great has also had stints abroad with Kansas City Wizards in 2010 and the Sporting Club Portugal in 2012-13. His longest club stint has been with Bengaluru FC.

Chhetri has won many individual awards alongside some awards with club and country throughout his career. Now, here we take a look at Chhetri's stats, record, awards and numbers for the Indian national team:

Sunil Chhetri Profile

  • Date of Birth: 3 August 1984
  • Place of birth: Secunderabad, Telangana
  • Age: 38
  • Height: 5 feet 7 inches
  • International Debut: 2005
  • Jersey Number: 11
  • International Goals: 94 goals in 150 matches

Sunil Chhetri International Goals Tournamentwise Break-up

Competiton/Tournament Appearances Goals
SAFF Championship 27 23
Friendlies 40 19
Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament) 11 13
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 23 10
Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament) 14 9
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers 12 8
AFC Challenge Cup 8 4
AFC Asian Cup 5 4
AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers 6 3
King's Cup (Friendly tournament) 1 1
Asian Games 2 1

Sunil Chhetri International Goals Versus Teams

Against Appearance(s) Goal(s)
Maldives 6 8
Nepal 13 9
Chinese Taipei 5 6
Bangladesh 7 7
Cambodia 3 5
Tajikistan 5 5
Kenya 2 4
Kyrgyz Republic 4 4
Pakistan 7 4
Afghanistan 10 5
Myanmar 5 3
Bhutan 2 3
Vietnam 2 3
Guam 3 3
Lebanon 6 3
Syria 6 2
Malaysia 4 3
Oman 5 2
Thailand 3 2
Sri Lanka 3 1
Bahrain 2 1
South Korea 1 1
Cameroon 1 1
Philippines 2 1
Palestine 2 1
Puerto Rico 1 1
Macao 2 1
New Zealand 1 1
Curacao 1 1
Hong Kong 1 1
Vanuatu 1 1
South Korea 1 1
Kuwait 2 1

Most goals scored in international football

Ranking Player Country Goals Appearances
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 128 205
2 Alie Daei Iran 109 148
3 Lionel Messi Argentina 106 180
4 Sunil Chhetri India 94 150
5 Mokhtar Dahari Malaysia 89 142
6 Ferenc Puskas Hungary 84 89
7 Romelu Lukaku Belgium 83 112
8 Robert Lewandowski Poland 82 147
9 Ali Mabkhout UAE 81 109
10 Godfrey Chitalu Zambia 79 111
10 Neymar Brazil 79 128
12 Hussein Saeed Iraq 78 136
13 Pele Brazil 77 92
14 Sandor Kocsis Hungary 75 68
14 Kunishige Kamamoto Japan 75 76
14 Bashar Abdullah Kuwait 75 134

Awards Won By Sunil Chhetri

  • 2011 - Arjuna Award
  • 2019 - Padma Shri Award
  • 2021 - Khel Ratna Award

Sunil Chhetri Individual Honours

Award Year(s)
AIFF Player of the Year 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018–19
FPAI Indian Player of the Year 2009, 2018, 2019
SAFF Championship Player of the Tournament 2011, 2015, 2021
SAFF Championship Top Scorer 2011, 2021, 2023
Hero of the Intercontinental Cup 2018

Sunil Chhetri Honours With Country

Award Year(s)
AFC Challenge Cup 2008
SAFF Championship 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023
Nehru Cup 2007, 2009, 2012
Intercontinental Cup 2017, 2018, 2023
Tri-Nation Series 2023

Sunil Chhetri Records

  • 150 - Most appearances for India
  • 94 - Highest international goals by an Indian
  • 23 - All-time top goal scorer in SAFF Championship
  • 19 - Most goals by an Indian players in AFC Competitions
  • 7 - AIFF Player of the Year
  • 4 - Most hat-tricks for India
  • AFC Cup All-time XI (The Strikers) - Inductee in 2021
Story first published: Monday, November 28, 2022, 11:40 [IST]
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