List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri

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Chhetri has scored 92 international goals for India

Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer who represents the India national football team as a forward. The current captain of the India national team, he is the country's all-time top goal scorer and most-capped player.[1][2][3] As of 4 July 2023, he has scored 92 goals in 142 official international appearances since his debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.Template:Efn[4][5][6]

On 9 December 2011, Chhetri netted twice in a match (also known as a brace) in India's 3–1 semi-final win over the Maldives in the 2011 SAFF Championship to take his tally to 31,[7] thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 29 set by I. M. Vijayan.[1][8] With his 92 international goals, he is currently the third-highest international goalscorer among active players, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina. He is also the highest active goalscorer from Asia. On 21 June 2023, Chhetri scored a hat-trick for India in a 4–0 win over the Pakistan to take his tally to 90 international goals,[9] thus becoming the second-highest international goalscorer from Asia of all time. His tally of 92 puts him as the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of international football.[10]

Chhetri at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Chhetri (left) celebrating a goal with his teammate Anirudh Thapa in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup group match against Thailand

Chhetri scored his first ever international goal during his first ever international appearance on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.[6] Chhetri's first international tournament for India was the 2007 Nehru Cup where he scored four goals in total: two against Cambodia, one against Syria, and one against Kyrgyzstan, which helped India to win their first Nehru Cup title.[11][12] Chhetri's 50th goal came during his 88th match in a 3–2 victory against the Maldives in the 2015 SAFF Championship semi-final on 31 December 2015.[13] He is the only Indian footballer to have scored 50 or more international goals. Between all of his 92 goals: 23 came in SAFF Championship matches, 18 came in friendlies, 13 came in Intercontinental Cup, 9 in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 9 in the Nehru Cup, 8 in AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, 4 in AFC Asian Cup finals, 1 in the King's Cup, and the rest have come in the AFC Challenge Cup finals and its qualifiers.[4] Chhetri has scored four international hat-tricks, the most by any Indian and has scored braces on sixteen occasions.[1][4] He has scored nine times against Nepal, the most against a team. He has also scored eleven international goals at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, his most at a single ground. He has scored 15 out of his 92 goals from penalty kicks.

International goals

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Score and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Chhetri's goal.
Key
Template:Double dagger Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Template:Abbr
1. 1 12 June 2005 Ayub Stadium, Quetta Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 Friendly [5]
2. 7 17 August 2007 Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi Template:Fb 4–0 6–0 2007 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [12]
3. 5–0
4. 9 23 August 2007 Template:Fb 1–0 2–3
5. 10 26 August 2007 Template:Fb 2–0 3–0
6. 12 8 October 2007 Saida International Stadium, Sidon Template:Fb 1–0 1–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
7. 13 30 October 2007 Fatorda Stadium, Margao 1–0 2–2 [15]
8. 14 24 May 2008 Template:Fb 2–0 3–0 Friendly [16]
9. 15 3–0
10. 16 3 June 2008 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Template:Fb 3–0 4–0 2008 SAFF Cup [17][18]
11. 18 11 June 2008 Template:Fb 1–1 2–1 [17][19]
12. 24 7 August 2008 Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup [20][21]
13. 25 13 August 2008 Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi Template:Fb 1–0 4–1 [22][23]
14. 3–0
15. 4–1
16. 28 23 August 2009 Template:Fb 2–0 ‡ 2–1 2009 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [24]
17. 36 8 October 2010 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Template:Fb 1–0 3–1 Friendly [25][26]
18. 2–0
19. 3–1
20. 39 14 January 2011 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Template:Fb 2–4 2–5 2011 AFC Asian Cup [27]
21. 40 18 January 2011 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha Template:Fb 1–2 ‡ 1–4
22. 41 21 March 2011 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya Template:Fb 2–0 3–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [28]
23. 44 10 July 2011 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 Friendly
24. 50 16 November 2011 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Template:Fb 1–0 3–2
25. 3–1
26. 51 3 December 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Template:Fb 1–1 1–1 2011 SAFF Cup [29]
27. 52 5 December 2011 Template:Fb 4–0 5–0 [30]
28. 5–0
29. 53 7 December 2011 Template:Fb 2–0 3–0 [31]
30. 54 9 December 2011 Template:Fb 2–1 ‡ 3–1 [32][33]
31. 3–1
32. 55 11 December 2011 Template:Fb 1–0 ‡ 4–0 [32][33]
33. 59 22 August 2012 Template:Fb 1–0 2–1 2012 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [34]
34. 60 25 August 2012 Template:Fb 1–0 ‡ 3–0 [35]
35. 3–0
36. 62 2 September 2012 Template:Fb 2–2 ‡ 2–2 [36]
37. 66 4 March 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Template:Fb 1–0 4–0 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [37]
38. 4–0
39. 70 3 September 2013 Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu Template:Fb 1–1 1–1 2013 SAFF Cup [38]
40. 73 15 November 2013 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 Friendly [39]
41. 74 19 November 2013 Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 [40]
42. 75 5 March 2014 Fatorda Stadium, Goa Template:Fb 1–0 2–2 [41]
43. 2–2
44. 76 6 October 2014 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri Template:Fb 1–1 2–3 [42]
45. 77 12 March 2015 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [43]
46. 2–0
47. 79 11 June 2015 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Template:Fb 1–1 1–2 [44]
48. 80 16 June 2015 Guam F.A. National Training Center, Harmon Template:Fb 1–2 1–2 [45]
49. 87 27 December 2015 Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum Template:Fb 2–1 4–1 2015 SAFF Cup [46]
50. 88 31 December 2015 Template:Fb 1–0 3–2 [13]
51. 89 3 January 2016 Template:Fb 2–1 2–1 [47]
52. 92 3 September 2016 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Template:Fb 2–1 4–1 Friendly [48]
53. 93 22 March 2017 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh Template:Fb 1–0 3–2 Friendly [49]
54. 94 28 March 2017 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification [50]
55. 95 13 June 2017 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Template:Fb 1–0 1–0
56. 97 11 October 2017 Template:Fb 2–1 4–1
57. 98 14 November 2017 Fatorda Stadium, Margao Template:Fb 1–1 ‡ 2–2
58. 99 1 June 2018 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Template:Fb 1–0 5–0 2018 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [51]
59. 2–0
60. 4–0
61. 100 4 June 2018 Template:Fb 1–0 ‡ 3–0 [52]
62. 3–0
63. 101 7 June 2018 Template:Fb 1–0 1–2 [53]
64. 102 10 June 2018 Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 [54]
65. 2–0
66. 105 6 January 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Template:Fb 1–0 ‡ Template:Center 2019 AFC Asian Cup [55]
67. Template:Center
68. 108 5 June 2019 Chang Arena, Buriram Template:Fb 1–2 ‡ 1–3 2019 King's Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [56]
69. 109 7 July 2019 The Arena, Ahmedabad Template:Fb 1–0 ‡ 2–4 2019 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [57]
70. Template:Center
71. 110 13 July 2019 Template:Fb Template:Center 2–5 [58]
72. 112 5 September 2019 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati Template:Fb 1–0 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [59]
73. 117 7 June 2021 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 [60]
74. 2–0
75. 120 5 September 2021 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu Template:Fb 2–0 2–1 Friendly [61]
76. 121 4 October 2021 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 2021 SAFF Cup [62]
77. 123 10 October 2021 Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 [63]
78. 124 13 October 2021 Template:Fb 2–1 3–1 [64]
79. 3–1
80. 125 16 October 2021 Template:Fb 1–0 3–0 [65]
81. 127 8 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Template:Fb 1–0 ‡ 2–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification [66]
82. 2–0
83. 128 11 June 2022 Template:Fb 1–0 2–1 [67]
84. 129 14 June 2022 Template:Fb 2–0 4–0 [68]
85. 133 28 March 2023 Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal Template:Fb 2–0 ‡ 2–0 Friendly [69]
86. 135 12 June 2023 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 2023 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 [70]
87. 137 18 June 2023 Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 [71]
88. 138 21 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Template:Fb 1–0 4–0 2023 SAFF Championship [72]
89. 2–0 ‡
90. 3–0 ‡
91. 139 24 June 2023 Template:Fb 1–0 2–0 [73]
92. 140 27 June 2023 Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 [74]

Hat-tricks

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No. Date Venue Opponent Goal mins Result Competition Template:Abbr
1. 13 August 2008 Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi Template:Fb Template:Goal 4–1 2008 AFC Challenge Cup [22]
2. 8 October 2010 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune Template:Fb Template:Goal 3–1 Friendly [25]
3. 1 June 2018 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Template:Fb Template:Goal 5–0 2018 Intercontinental Cup [51]
4. 21 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore Template:Fb Template:Goal 4–0 2023 SAFF Championship [9]

Statistics

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Appearances and goals by year
Year Apps Goals
2005 5 1
2006 1 0
2007 7 6
2008 13 8
2009 6 1
2010 6 3
2011 17 13
2012 8 4
2013 11 5
2014 2 3
2015 12 6
2016 4 2
2017 6 5
2018 6 8
2019 11 7
2021 10 8
2022 6 4
2023 11 8
Total 142 92

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Appearances and goals by competition
Competition Apps Goals
SAFF Championship 27 23
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 19 9
Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 14 9
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers 12 8
Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 11 13
AFC Challenge Cup 8 4
AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers 6 3
AFC Asian Cup 5 4
King's Cup
(Friendly tournament)		 1 1
Friendlies 39 18
Total 142 92
Appearances and goals by confederation
Confederation Teams Apps Goals
AFC 38 130 83
CONCACAF 4 4 2
CAF 3 4 5
OFC 3 4 2
Total 48 142 92

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Appearances and goals by opposition
Opposition Apps Goals
Template:Fb 13 9
Template:Fb 6 8
Template:Fb 6 6
Template:Fb 5 6
Template:Fb 5 5
Template:Fb 3 5
Template:Fb 8 4
Template:Fb 7 4
Template:Fb 5 4
Template:Fb 2 4
Template:Fb 6 3
Template:Fb 5 3
Template:Fb 3 3
Template:Fb 2 3
Template:Fb 2 3
Template:Fb 6 2
Template:Fb 5 2
Template:Fb 3 2
Template:Fb 3 2
Template:Fb 4 1
Template:Fb 3 1
Template:Fb 2 1
Template:Fb 2 1
Template:Fb 2 1
Template:Fb 2 1
Template:Fb 2 1
Template:Fb 2 1
Template:Fb 1 1
Template:Fb 1 1
Template:Fb 1 1
Template:Fb 1 1
Template:Fb 1 1
Template:Fb 1 1
Template:Fb 3 0
Template:Fb 3 0
Template:Fb 2 0
Template:Fb 2 0
Template:Fb 2 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Template:Fb 1 0
Total 142 92

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Footnotes

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See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 India – Record international players. RSSSF. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Players with 100+ caps and 30+ international goals. RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ↑ S. Chhetri. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sunil Chhetri – Century of International Appearances. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pakistan hold India in first football match(12 June 2005). Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Asian Icons: Sunil Chhetri. AFC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Flashback: SAFF Championship 2011. Sportskeeda. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ↑ I M Vijayan-goals in international matches. RSSSF. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sunil Chhetri becomes fourth-highest goal-scorer in international football. Asian News International(21 June 2023). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ↑ International goals-players with 30 or more goals. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  11. ↑ India outplay Cambodia 6–0 in Nehru Cup opener. Reuters(17 August 2007). Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 ONGC Nehru Cup 2007. RSSSF.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 SAFF Cup: Jeje's brace helps India edge past Maldives, enter final. First Post(1 January 2016). Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  14. ↑ 2010 FIFA WC Q India vs Lebanon L1. FIFA.
  15. ↑ 2010 FIFA WC Q India vs Lebanon L2. FIFA.
  16. ↑ International friendlies against Chinese Taipei 2008(23 May 2008).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 SAFF Cup 2008 details(30 May 2008).
  18. ↑ India 4 – 0 Nepal: Champs in control. maldivesoccer.net(3 June 2008).
  19. ↑ India 2 – 1 Bhutan: Holders into the final. maldivesoccer.net(11 June 2008).
  20. ↑ Chhetri's late goal takes India to final. Rediff(7 August 2008).
  21. ↑ August 13, 2008: Sunil Chhetri’s historic hattrick against Tajikistan. Sportskeeda.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 India win AFC Challenge Cup. Rediff(13 August 2008).
  23. ↑ Indians tear Tajiks apart. The Telegraph (Calcutta)(14 August 2008).
  24. ↑ India beat Kyrgyzstan in Nehru Cup(23 August 2009).
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 India beat Vietnam. The Telegraph (Calcutta)(9 October 2010).
  26. ↑ Sunil Chetri's hat-trick sinks Vietnam. The Hindu(9 October 2010).
  27. ↑ Asian Nations Cup 2011. RSSSF.
  28. ↑ Indian National Team Matches 2011–2019. RSSSF.
  29. ↑ India 1–1 Afghanistan: Defending Champions fail to notch three points against the Stars Of Ariana. GOAL(3 December 2011).
  30. ↑ Bhutan 0–5 India: Clifford Miranda and Sunil Chhetri star as Bhutan make an early exit. GOAL(5 December 2011).
  31. ↑ India 3–0 Sri Lanka: The men in blue set up a Semi-final date with Maldives. GOAL(7 December 2011).
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 South Asian Gold Cup 2011 (New Delhi). RSSSF.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Flashback: SAFF Championship 2011 – India win their record sixth title. Sportskeeda(23 August 2013).
  34. ↑ India 2–1 Syria: Chhetri and Pereira get Koevermans off to a winning start. GOAL(22 August 2012).
  35. ↑ India 3–0 Maldives: Chhetri's brace inspires the Blue Tigers to three points. GOAL(25 August 2012).
  36. ↑ India win Nehru Cup for the thrd time. AIFF(2 September 2012).
  37. ↑ India prove too strong for Guam. AIFF(4 March 2013).
  38. ↑ India split points with Bangladesh. AIFF(3 September 2013).
  39. ↑ IND vs PHI friendly 2013. int.soccerway.com.
  40. ↑ IND vs NEP friendly 2013. int.soccerway.com.
  41. ↑ IND vs BAN friendly 2014. int.soccerway.com.
  42. ↑ India go down to Palestine. AIFF(6 October 2014).
  43. ↑ 2018 Russia fifa qualifier INDvsNEP. FIFA.
  44. ↑ 2018 Russia Fifa qualifier INDvsOMN. FIFA.
  45. ↑ 2018 Russia Fifa qualifier INDvsGUM. FIFA.
  46. ↑ South Asian Championship 2015/16 (Trivandrum). RSSSF.
  47. ↑ India vs Afghanistan, SAFF Cup Final: Sunil Chhetri's goal takes hosts to seventh title. NDTV.
  48. ↑ India vs Puerto Rico friendly match at Mumbai 2016, Sen, Debayan. www.espn.in(29 September 2016).
  49. ↑ India vs Cambodia friendly March 2017, Sen, Debayan. www.espn.in(23 March 2017).
  50. ↑ Asian Nations Cup 2019 Qualifying Tournament. RSSSF.
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Five Star India ease past Chinese Taipei. AIFF(1 June 2018).
  52. ↑ Chhetri scores brace in 100th International cap to lead India to a 3–0 win over Kenya. AIFF(4 June 2018).
  53. ↑ New Zealand Notch up a deserving 2–1 victory against India. AIFF(7 June 2018).
  54. ↑ Chhetri’S left and right lands India the Hero Intercontinental Cup. AIFF(10 June 2018).
  55. ↑ AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 THA vs IND. AFC.
  56. ↑ New look blue tigers go down against Curacao. AIFF(5 June 2019).
  57. ↑ India lose lead and match against Tajikistan. AIFF(7 July 2019).
  58. ↑ India go down to DPR Korea despite late surge. AIFF(13 July 2019).
  59. ↑ Late Oman comeback sinks India. AIFF(5 September 2019).
  60. ↑ Sunil Chhetri brace hands India victory against Bangladesh. AIFF(7 June 2021).
  61. ↑ Blue Tigers emerge victorious in second International Friendly against Nepal. AIFF(5 September 2021).
  62. ↑ India held to a draw by Bangladesh at SAFF Championship 2021. AIFF(4 October 2021).
  63. ↑ Chhetri strike helps India beat Nepal. AIFF(10 October 2021).
  64. ↑ Blue Tigers ride Sunil Chhetri brace to book SAFF C’ship Final berth. AIFF(13 October 2021).
  65. ↑ Blue Tigers win record eighth SAFF Championship crown. AIFF(16 October 2021).
  66. ↑ Sunil Chhetri on the double as India beat Cambodia, Sarkar, Dhiman(8 June 2022). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  67. ↑ Late drama at VYBK as India inch closer to qualifying for Asian Cup. AIFF(11 June 2022). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  68. ↑ India put 4 past Hong Kong, finish top of AFC Asian Cup Qualification Group. AIFF(14 June 2022).
  69. ↑ India too good for Kyrgyz Republic; crowned Hero Tri-Nation champions in Imphal. AIFF(28 March 2023).
  70. ↑ Chhetri’s late winner against Vanuatu books India’s Hero Intercontinental Cup final berth, Rawat, Akhil. AIFF(13 June 2023).
  71. ↑ Champions! Chhetri and his knights make it a momentous night for India, Rawat, Akhil. AIFF(18 June 2023).
  72. ↑ A Diamond is Forever: Super Sunil's hat-trick sinks Pakistan. AIFF(21 June 2023). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  73. ↑ SAFF Championship 2023 match report: Nepal vs India. SAFF(24 June 2023). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  74. ↑ SAFF Championship 2023 match report: India vs Kuwait. SAFF(27 June 2023). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  75. ↑ General Information about the player Sunil Chhetri. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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