List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri
International goals by Sunil Chhetri
Chhetri has scored 94 international goals for India
Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer who represented the India national football team as a forward between 2005 to 2024. He is the country's all-time top goal scorer and most-capped player .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He has scored 94 goals in 151[ a] official international appearances since his debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan .[ b] [ 13] [ 14]
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,[ 15] thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 29 set by I. M. Vijayan .[ 1] [ 16] 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.[ 17] His tally of 94 puts him the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of international football.[ 18]
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.[ 14] 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.[ 19] [ 20] 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.[ 21] 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. Chhetri has scored four international hat-tricks , the most by any Indian and has scored braces on sixteen occasions.[ 1] 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 6 June 2024
Score and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Chhetri's goal.
Goal
Cap
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1.
1
12 June 2005
Ayub Stadium , Quetta
Pakistan
1–0
1–1
Friendly
[ 13]
2.
7
17 August 2007
Ambedkar Stadium , Delhi
Cambodia
4–0
6–0
2007 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 20]
3.
5–0
4.
9
23 August 2007
Syria
1–0
2–3
5.
10
26 August 2007
Kyrgyzstan
2–0
3–0
6.
12
8 October 2007
Saida International Stadium , Sidon
Lebanon
1–0
1–4
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 22]
7.
13
30 October 2007
Fatorda Stadium , Margao
1–0
2–2
[ 23]
8.
14
24 May 2008
Chinese Taipei
2–0
3–0
Friendly
[ 24]
9.
15
3–0
10.
16
3 June 2008
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium , Malé
Nepal
3–0
4–0
2008 SAFF Championship
[ 25] [ 26]
11.
18
11 June 2008
Bhutan
1–1
2–1
[ 25] [ 27]
12.
24
7 August 2008
Gachibowli Athletic Stadium , Hyderabad
Myanmar
1–0
1–0
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
[ 28] [ 29]
13.
25
13 August 2008
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Tajikistan
1–0
4–1
[ 30] [ 31]
14.
3–0
15.
4–1
16.
28
23 August 2009
Kyrgyzstan
2–0 ‡
2–1
2009 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 32]
17.
36
8 October 2010
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex , Pune
Vietnam
1–0
3–1
Friendly
[ 33] [ 34]
18.
2–0
19.
3–1
20.
39
14 January 2011
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium , Doha
Bahrain
2–4
2–5
2011 AFC Asian Cup
[ 35]
21.
40
18 January 2011
Al-Gharafa Stadium , Doha
South Korea
1–2 ‡
1–4
22.
41
21 March 2011
Petaling Jaya Stadium , Petaling Jaya
Chinese Taipei
2–0
3–0
2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
23.
44
10 July 2011
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Maldives
1–0
1–1
Friendly
24.
50
16 November 2011
Salt Lake Stadium , Kolkata
Malaysia
1–0
3–2
25.
3–1
26.
51
3 December 2011
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , New Delhi
Afghanistan
1–1
1–1
2011 SAFF Championship
[ 36]
27.
52
5 December 2011
Bhutan
4–0
5–0
[ 37]
28.
5–0
29.
53
7 December 2011
Sri Lanka
2–0
3–0
[ 38]
30.
54
9 December 2011
Maldives
2–1 ‡
3–1
[ 39] [ 40]
31.
3–1
32.
55
11 December 2011
Afghanistan
1–0 ‡
4–0
[ 39] [ 40]
33.
59
22 August 2012
Syria
1–0
2–1
2012 Nehru Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 41]
34.
60
25 August 2012
Maldives
1–0 ‡
3–0
[ 42]
35.
3–0
36.
62
2 September 2012
Cameroon
2–2 ‡
2–2
[ 43]
37.
66
4 March 2013
Thuwunna Stadium , Yangon
Guam
1–0
4–0
2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
[ 44]
38.
4–0
39.
70
3 September 2013
Halchowk Stadium , Kathmandu
Bangladesh
1–1
1–1
2013 SAFF Championship
[ 45]
40.
73
15 November 2013
Kanchenjunga Stadium , Siliguri
Philippines
1–0
1–1
Friendly
[ 46]
41.
74
19 November 2013
Nepal
1–0
2–0
[ 47]
42.
75
5 March 2014
Fatorda Stadium , Goa
Bangladesh
1–0
2–2
[ 48]
43.
2–2
44.
76
6 October 2014
Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
Palestine
1–1
2–3
[ 49]
45.
77
12 March 2015
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium , Guwahati
Nepal
1–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 50]
46.
2–0
47.
79
11 June 2015
Sree Kanteerava Stadium , Bangalore
Oman
1–1
1–2
[ 51]
48.
80
16 June 2015
Guam F.A. National Training Center , Harmon
Guam
1–2
1–2
[ 52]
49.
87
27 December 2015
Trivandrum International Stadium , Trivandrum
Nepal
2–1
4–1
2015 SAFF Championship
[ 53]
50.
88
31 December 2015
Maldives
1–0
3–2
[ 21]
51.
89
3 January 2016
Afghanistan
2–1
2–1
[ 54]
52.
92
3 September 2016
Mumbai Football Arena , Mumbai
Puerto Rico
2–1
4–1
Friendly
[ 55]
53.
93
22 March 2017
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium , Phnom Penh
Cambodia
1–0
3–2
Friendly
[ 56]
54.
94
28 March 2017
Thuwunna Stadium , Yangon
Myanmar
1–0
1–0
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
[ 57]
55.
95
13 June 2017
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Kyrgyzstan
1–0
1–0
56.
97
11 October 2017
Macau
2–1
4–1
57.
98
14 November 2017
Fatorda Stadium , Margao
Myanmar
1–1 ‡
2–2
58.
99
1 June 2018
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Chinese Taipei
1–0
5–0
2018 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 58]
59.
2–0
60.
4–0
61.
100
4 June 2018
Kenya
1–0 ‡
3–0
[ 59]
62.
3–0
63.
101
7 June 2018
New Zealand
1–0
1–2
[ 60]
64.
102
10 June 2018
Kenya
1–0
2–0
[ 61]
65.
2–0
66.
105
6 January 2019
Al Nahyan Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Thailand
1–0 ‡
4–1
2019 AFC Asian Cup
[ 62]
67.
2–1
68.
108
5 June 2019
Chang Arena , Buriram
Curaçao
1–2 ‡
1–3
2019 King's Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 63]
69.
109
7 July 2019
The Arena , Ahmedabad
Tajikistan
1–0 ‡
2–4
2019 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 64]
70.
2–0
71.
110
13 July 2019
North Korea
2–4
2–5
[ 65]
72.
112
5 September 2019
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Oman
1–0
1–2
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 66]
73.
117
7 June 2021
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Bangladesh
1–0
2–0
[ 67]
74.
2–0
75.
120
5 September 2021
Dasharath Rangasala , Kathmandu
Nepal
2–0
2–1
Friendly
[ 68]
76.
121
4 October 2021
Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Bangladesh
1–0
1–1
2021 SAFF Championship
[ 69]
77.
123
10 October 2021
Nepal
1–0
1–0
[ 70]
78.
124
13 October 2021
Maldives
2–1
3–1
[ 71]
79.
3–1
80.
125
16 October 2021
Nepal
1–0
3–0
[ 72]
81.
127
8 June 2022
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Cambodia
1–0 ‡
2–0
2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
[ 73]
82.
2–0
83.
128
11 June 2022
Afghanistan
1–0
2–1
[ 74]
84.
129
14 June 2022
Hong Kong
2–0
4–0
[ 75]
85.
133
28 March 2023
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium , Imphal
Kyrgyzstan
2–0 ‡
2–0
Friendly
[ 76]
86.
135
12 June 2023
Kalinga Stadium , Bhubaneswar
Vanuatu
1–0
1–0
2023 Intercontinental Cup (Friendly tournament)
[ 77]
87.
137
18 June 2023
Lebanon
1–0
2–0
[ 78]
88.
138
21 June 2023
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Pakistan
1–0
4–0
2023 SAFF Championship
[ 79]
89.
2–0 ‡
90.
3–0 ‡
91.
139
24 June 2023
Nepal
1–0
2–0
[ 80]
92.
140
27 June 2023
Kuwait
1–0
1–1
[ 81]
93.
143
13 October 2023
Bukit Jalil National Stadium , Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
2–3
2–4
2023 Merdeka Tournament (Friendly tournament)
[ 82]
94.
150
26 March 2024
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Afghanistan
1–0 ‡
1–2
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification
[ 83]
Hat-tricks
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Goal mins
Result
Competition
Ref.
1.
13 August 2008
Ambedkar Stadium , Delhi
Tajikistan
9' , 19' , 75'
4–1
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
[ 30]
2.
8 October 2010
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex , Pune
Vietnam
25' , 48' , 72'
3–1
Friendly
[ 33]
3.
1 June 2018
Mumbai Football Arena , Mumbai
Chinese Taipei
14' , 34' , 62'
5–0
2018 Intercontinental Cup
[ 58]
4.
21 June 2023
Sree Kanteerava Stadium , Bangalore
Pakistan
10' , 16' (pen. ) , 73' (pen. )
4–0
2023 SAFF Championship
[ 17]
Statistics
As of 6 June 2024
Appearances and goals by confederation
Confederation
Teams
Apps
Goals
AFC
39
139
85
CONCACAF
4
4
2
CAF
3
4
5
OFC
3
4
2
Total
49
151
94
^ RSSSF mistakenly count the match at 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and India but in-fact he only played in one match in the year 2006. It was in a 0–3 defeat to Japan in the same competition.[ 4] [ 5]
^ Chhetri also previously appeared thrice for the India U-20 side and scored 2 goals at the 2004 South Asian Games .[ 6] [ 7] He also scored 2 goals in 4 matches at the 2022 Asian Games .[ 8] [ 9] These matches are not considered as FIFA 'A' international goals but are considered official goals by AIFF . He also scored a goal in an unofficial friendly match against Qatar . FIFA allows a maximum of six substitutions by each team for friendly matches,[ 10] but in the match against Qatar, more than six substitutions were made by India, thus the match is not considered an official match.
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