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List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri

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 26 March 2024, he has scored 94 goals in 150 official international appearances since his debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.[a][10][11][12]

Chhetri has scored 94 international goals for India

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,[13] thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 29 set by I. M. Vijayan.[1][14] With his 94 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, thus becoming the second-highest international goalscorer from Asia of all time.[15] His tally of 94 puts him the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of international football.[16]

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.[12] 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.[17][18] 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.[19] He is the only Indian footballer to have scored 50 or more international goals. Between all of his 94 goals: 23 came in SAFF Championship matches, 18 came in friendlies, 13 came in Intercontinental Cup, 10 in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 9 in the Nehru Cup, 8 in AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, 4 in AFC Asian Cup finals, 1 each in the King's Cup and the Merdeka Tournament, and the rest have come in the AFC Challenge Cup finals and its qualifiers.[10] Chhetri has scored four international hat-tricks, the most by any Indian and has scored braces on sixteen occasions.[1][10] 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 16 out of his 94 goals from penalty kicks.

International goals

As of 26 March 2024
Score and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Chhetri's goal.
Key
‡Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
GoalCapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.112 June 2005Ayub Stadium, Quetta  Pakistan1–01–1Friendly[11]
2.717 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi  Cambodia4–06–02007 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[18]
3.5–0
4.923 August 2007  Syria1–02–3
5.1026 August 2007  Kyrgyzstan2–03–0
6.128 October 2007Saida International Stadium, Sidon  Lebanon1–01–42010 FIFA World Cup qualification[20]
7.1330 October 2007Fatorda Stadium, Margao1–02–2[21]
8.1424 May 2008  Chinese Taipei2–03–0Friendly[22]
9.153–0
10.163 June 2008Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé    Nepal3–04–02008 SAFF Championship[23][24]
11.1811 June 2008  Bhutan1–12–1[23][25]
12.247 August 2008Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad  Myanmar1–01–02008 AFC Challenge Cup[26][27]
13.2513 August 2008Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi  Tajikistan1–04–1[28][29]
14.3–0
15.4–1
16.2823 August 2009  Kyrgyzstan2–0 ‡2–12009 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[30]
17.368 October 2010Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune  Vietnam1–03–1Friendly[31][32]
18.2–0
19.3–1
20.3914 January 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Bahrain2–42–52011 AFC Asian Cup[33]
21.4018 January 2011Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha  South Korea1–2 ‡1–4
22.4121 March 2011Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya  Chinese Taipei2–03–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[9]
23.4410 July 2011Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé  Maldives1–01–1Friendly
24.5016 November 2011Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata  Malaysia1–03–2
25.3–1
26.513 December 2011Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi  Afghanistan1–11–12011 SAFF Championship[34]
27.525 December 2011  Bhutan4–05–0[35]
28.5–0
29.537 December 2011  Sri Lanka2–03–0[36]
30.549 December 2011  Maldives2–1 ‡3–1[37][38]
31.3–1
32.5511 December 2011  Afghanistan1–0 ‡4–0[37][38]
33.5922 August 2012  Syria1–02–12012 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[39]
34.6025 August 2012  Maldives1–0 ‡3–0[40]
35.3–0
36.622 September 2012  Cameroon2–2 ‡2–2[41]
37.664 March 2013Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Guam1–04–02014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[42]
38.4–0
39.703 September 2013Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu  Bangladesh1–11–12013 SAFF Championship[43]
40.7315 November 2013Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri  Philippines1–01–1Friendly[44]
41.7419 November 2013    Nepal1–02–0[45]
42.755 March 2014Fatorda Stadium, Goa  Bangladesh1–02–2[46]
43.2–2
44.766 October 2014Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri  Palestine1–12–3[47]
45.7712 March 2015Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati    Nepal1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[48]
46.2–0
47.7911 June 2015Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Oman1–11–2[49]
48.8016 June 2015Guam F.A. National Training Center, Harmon  Guam1–21–2[50]
49.8727 December 2015Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum    Nepal2–14–12015 SAFF Championship[51]
50.8831 December 2015  Maldives1–03–2[19]
51.893 January 2016  Afghanistan2–12–1[52]
52.923 September 2016Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai  Puerto Rico2–14–1Friendly[53]
53.9322 March 2017Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh  Cambodia1–03–2Friendly[54]
54.9428 March 2017Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Myanmar1–01–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[55]
55.9513 June 2017Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Kyrgyzstan1–01–0
56.9711 October 2017  Macau2–14–1
57.9814 November 2017Fatorda Stadium, Margao  Myanmar1–1 ‡2–2
58.991 June 2018Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai  Chinese Taipei1–05–02018 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[56]
59.2–0
60.4–0
61.1004 June 2018  Kenya1–0 ‡3–0[57]
62.3–0
63.1017 June 2018  New Zealand1–01–2[58]
64.10210 June 2018  Kenya1–02–0[59]
65.2–0
66.1056 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Thailand1–0 ‡
4–1
2019 AFC Asian Cup[60]
67.
2–1
68.1085 June 2019Chang Arena, Buriram  Curaçao1–2 ‡1–32019 King's Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[61]
69.1097 July 2019The Arena, Ahmedabad  Tajikistan1–0 ‡2–42019 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[62]
70.
2–0
71.11013 July 2019  North Korea
2–4
2–5[63]
72.1125 September 2019Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati  Oman1–01–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification[64]
73.1177 June 2021Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Bangladesh1–02–0[65]
74.2–0
75.1205 September 2021Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu    Nepal2–02–1Friendly[66]
76.1214 October 2021Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé  Bangladesh1–01–12021 SAFF Championship[67]
77.12310 October 2021    Nepal1–01–0[68]
78.12413 October 2021  Maldives2–13–1[69]
79.3–1
80.12516 October 2021    Nepal1–03–0[70]
81.1278 June 2022Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata  Cambodia1–0 ‡2–02023 AFC Asian Cup qualification[71]
82.2–0
83.12811 June 2022  Afghanistan1–02–1[72]
84.12914 June 2022  Hong Kong2–04–0[73]
85.13328 March 2023Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal  Kyrgyzstan2–0 ‡2–0Friendly[74]
86.13512 June 2023Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar  Vanuatu1–01–02023 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		[75]
87.13718 June 2023  Lebanon1–02–0[76]
88.13821 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Pakistan1–04–02023 SAFF Championship[77]
89.2–0 ‡
90.3–0 ‡
91.13924 June 2023    Nepal1–02–0[78]
92.14027 June 2023  Kuwait1–01–1[79]
93.14313 October 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia2–32–42023 Merdeka Tournament
(Friendly tournament)		[80]
94.15026 March 2024Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati  Afghanistan1–0 ‡1–22026 FIFA World Cup Qualification[81]

Hat-tricks

No.DateVenueOpponentGoal minsResultCompetitionRef.
1.13 August 2008Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi  Tajikistan 9', 19', 75'4–12008 AFC Challenge Cup[28]
2.8 October 2010Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune  Vietnam 25', 48', 72'3–1Friendly[31]
3.1 June 2018Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai  Chinese Taipei 14', 34', 62'5–02018 Intercontinental Cup[56]
4.21 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Pakistan 10', 16' (pen.), 73' (pen.)4–02023 SAFF Championship[15]

Statistics

As of 26 March 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by competition
CompetitionAppsGoals
SAFF Championship2723
FIFA World Cup qualifiers2310
Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)		149
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers128
Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)		1113
AFC Asian Cup84
AFC Challenge Cup84
AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers63
King's Cup
(Friendly tournament)		11
Merdeka Tournament
(Friendly tournament)		11
Friendlies3918
Total15094
Appearances and goals by confederation
ConfederationTeamsAppsGoals
AFC3913885
CONCACAF442
CAF345
OFC342
Total4915094
Appearances and goals by opposition
OppositionAppsGoals
   Nepal139
 Maldives68
 Bangladesh66
 Chinese Taipei56
 Afghanistan105
 Tajikistan55
 Cambodia35
 Pakistan74
 Kyrgyzstan54
 Kenya24
 Lebanon63
 Myanmar53
 Malaysia43
 Guam33
 Bhutan23
 Vietnam23
 Syria72
 Oman52
 Thailand32
 Sri Lanka41
 Hong Kong31
 Kuwait31
 Bahrain21
 Macau21
 North Korea21
 Palestine21
 Philippines21
 Cameroon11
 Curaçao11
 New Zealand11
 Puerto Rico11
 South Korea11
 Vanuatu11
 Turkmenistan30
 United Arab Emirates30
 Australia20
 Fiji20
 Laos20
 Qatar20
 Yemen20
 China10
 Guyana10
 Iran10
 Jordan10
 Mongolia10
 Namibia10
 Singapore10
 Trinidad and Tobago10
 Uzbekistan10
Total15094

Footnotes

See also

References

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