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{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ayush Chhetri
| image =
| fullname = Ayush Dev Chhetri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]], [[India]]
| height = 1.75 m
| currentclub = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| clubnumber = 14
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = –2020
| youthclubs1 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps2 = 60
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:43, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22:33, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
}}

'''Ayush Dev Chhetri''' (born 16 April 2003) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa|Goa]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Aizawl]], Chhetri was a youth product of his local club [[Aizawl FC]]. He was promoted to the first team in 2020 at the age of 17 and made his senior debut in [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2022-23-fc-goa-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-interview|title=I've been guaranteed minutes if I impress in training, says Ayush Chhetri|publisher=Khel Now|date=8 September 2022|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163113/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2022-23-fc-goa-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 22 July 2022, he signed for [[Indian Super League]] side [[FC Goa|Goa]], signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcgoa.in/media/news/fc-goa-sign-ayush-chhetri-2025|title=FC Goa rope in youngster Ayush Chhetri|publisher=FC Goa|date=22 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/fc-goa-sign-promising-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-on-three-year-deal-news-211307|title=FC Goa Sign Promising Midfielder Ayush Chhetri On Three-year deal|publisher=Outlook India|date=22 July 2022|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163112/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/fc-goa-sign-promising-midfielder-ayush-chhetri-on-three-year-deal-news-211307|url-status=live}}</ref> In his first season with the club, he gained a starter spot in appeared in 20 out of 22 league games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/i-am-better-player-now-than-last-season-ayush-chhetri/articleshow/107558919.cms|title=I am better player now than last season: Ayush Chhetri|publisher=Times of India|date=9 February 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526163112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/i-am-better-player-now-than-last-season-ayush-chhetri/articleshow/107558919.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
===India U23===
In September 2023, Chhetri was named in [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]'s squad for the [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2022 Asian Games]]. He appeared in the first two group stage games as India got knocked out in the round of 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-football-team-asian-games-2023-squad-men|title=Asian Games 2023: Sunil Chhetri, Sandesh Jhingan in Indian men's football team in Hangzhou – full squad|date=15 September 2023|publisher=Olympics|access-date=26 May 2024|archive-date=16 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816061631/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-football-team-asian-games-2023-squad-men|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 16 June 2025, Chhetri was named as part of [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]'s squad friendly matches against [[Tajikistan national under-23 football team|Tajikistan U23]] and [[Kyrgyzstan national under-23 football team|Kyrgyzstan U23]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-u23-mens-head-coach-naushad-moosa-names-23-member-squad-for-tajikistan-tour|title=India U23 men's head coach Naushad Moosa names 23-member squad for Tajikistan tour|website=www.the-aiff.com|date=16 June 2025|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref> On 18 June 2025, he was sent off for a second yellow card early in the second half of a friendly against [[Tajikistan national under-23 football team|Tajikistan U23]] in [[Tursunzoda]]. [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] later lost 3–2 after conceding twice in stoppage time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/ten-man-india-u23s-lose-lead-and-match-against-tajikistan|title=Ten-man India U23s lose lead and match against Tajikistan|website=www.the-aiff.com|date=18 June 2025|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>

===India===
Chhetri made his debut for [[India national football team|India national team]] on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against Maldives.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/maldives-vs-india-live-score-international-friendly-football-match-2025-ind-vs-mas-live-scorecard-updates-shillong-9894434/|title=India vs Maldives football match highlights: Sunil Chhetri scores on comeback as IND win 3-0|date=19 March 2025}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|22 March 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|ayush-dev-chhetri/645180}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
||[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|{{Nowrap|[[2021–22 I-League|2021–22]]}}
|[[I-League]]
|10||3|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||10||3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|[[2022–23 Indian Super League|2022–23]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|20||0||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0||3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |–||24||0
|-
|[[2023–24 Indian Super League|2023–24]]
|Indian Super League
|11||0||3{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0||3{{efn|name=DurandCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |–||17||0
|-
|[[2024–25 Indian Super League|2024–25]]
|Indian Super League
|23||1||3{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||26||1
|-
|[[2025–26 Indian Super League|2025–26]]
|Indian Super League
|6||0||4{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |–||5{{efn|name=AFCCL2|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League Two]]}}||0||15||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!60!!1!!11!!0!!6!!0!!5!!0!!82!!1
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!70!!4!!11!!0!!6!!0!!5!!0!!92!!4
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{{updated|4 June 2025}}<ref name="NFTprofile">{{NFT|98686}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2025||3||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!!3!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerway|ayush-dev-chhetri/645180}}

{{FC Goa squad}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Aizawl]]
[[Category:Indian Gorkhas]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Aizawl FC players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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RajveerSingha1950 at 17:53, 29 March 2026