List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri has scored 51 international goals for India.

Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer, who represents India at the international level. The former captain of India national football team, he is regarded as the most popular footballer and best striker of India.^[1] To date, he has represented India 91 times in official matches, scoring 51 international goals, and once in an unofficial match, scoring a single goal in that match as well. He is India's all-time top international goalscorer as well as the most-capped player, with 51 goals in 91 official international matches. He is referred to as "goal machine" by Indian media.^[2]

Chhetri made his international debut for the national team on 12 June 2005 against arch-rival Pakistan, and scored in his very first match.^[1] Chhetri's first international tournament for India was 2007 Nehru Cup where he scored 2 goals against Cambodia in 6-0 win.^[3] Chhetri's 50th goal came in his 88th match in a 2–1 victory against Afghanistan in the 2015 SAFF Championship Final; his goal turned out to be the match decider and helped India win their seventh SAFF Championship title.^[4] He is also the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals.^[5] Fifteen of his 51 goals came in friendly matches, 13 of those in the SAFF Championships, 8 in the Nehru Cups, 6 in World Cup qualifiers, and 2 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The rest have come in AFC Challenge Cup & its qualifiers.^[5] His tally of 51 international goals for India puts him in joint 41st position in the list of footballers who have scored 50 or more international goals for their respective countries.^[6]

He also previously appeared thrice for the India U-20 side and scored 2 goals in the 2004 South Asian Games,^[7][8] which are not considered as the official ones.

International goals

Correct as of September 3, 2016

Goals in official international matches

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 June 2005	Ayub Stadium, Quetta	Pakistan	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	17 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi	Cambodia	4–0	6–0	2007 Nehru Cup
3.				5–0
4.	23 August 2007		Syria	1–0	2–3
5.	26 August 2007		Kyrgyzstan	2–0	3–0
6.	8 October 2007	Saida International Stadium, Sidon	Lebanon	1–0	1–4	2010 World Cup Qualifier
7.	30 October 2007	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	Lebanon	1–0	2–2
8.	24 May 2008		Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–0	Friendly
9.				3–0
10.	3 June 2008	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Nepal	3–0	4–0	2008 SAFF Cup
11.	11 June 2008		Bhutan	1–1	2–1
12.	7 August 2008	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	2008 AFC Challenge Cup
13.	13 August 2008	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi	Tajikistan	1–0	4–1
14.				3–0
15.				4–1
16.	23 August 2009		Kyrgyzstan	2–0	2–1	2009 Nehru Cup
17.	8 October 2010	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune	Vietnam	1–0	3–1	Friendly
18.				2–0
19.				3–1
20.	14 January 2011	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Bahrain	2–4	2–5	2011 Asian Cup
21.	18 January 2011	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha	South Korea	1–2	1–4
22.	21 March 2011	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya	Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier
23.	10 July 2011	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Maldives	1–0	1–1	Friendly
24.	16 November 2011	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata	Malaysia	1–0	3–2
25.				3–1
26.	3 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi	Afghanistan	1–1	1–1	2011 SAFF Championship
27.	5 December 2011		Bhutan	4–0	5–0
28.				5–0
29.	7 December 2011		Sri Lanka	2–0	3–0
30.	9 December 2011		Maldives	2–1	3–1
31.				3–1
32.	11 December 2011		Afghanistan	1–0	4–0
33.	22 August 2012		Syria	1–0	2–1	2012 Nehru Cup
34.	25 August 2012		Maldives	1–0	3–0
35.				3–0
36.	4 March 2013	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Guam	1–0	4–0	2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier
37.				4–0
38.	3 September 2013	Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu	Bangladesh	1–1	1–1	2013 SAFF Championship
39.	15 November 2013	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri	Philippines	1–0	1–1	Friendly
40.	19 November 2013		Nepal	1–0	2–0
41.	5 March 2014	Fatorda Stadium, Goa	Bangladesh	1–0	2–2
42.				2–2
43.	6 October 2014	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri	Palestine	1–1	2–3
44.	12 March 2015	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati	Nepal	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
45.				2–0
46.	11 June 2015	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore	Oman	1–1	1–2
47.	16 June 2015	Guam F.A. National Training Center, Harmon	Guam	1–2	1–2
48.	27 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum	Nepal	2–1	4–1	2015 SAFF Championship
49.	31 December 2015		Maldives	1–0	3–2
50.	3 January 2016		Afghanistan	2–1	2–1
51.	3 September 2016	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai	Puerto Rico	2–1	4–1	Friendly

Goal in unofficial match

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
17 July 2011	Al Sadd Stadium, Doha	Qatar	1–0	2–1	Friendly (Non-FIFA Match)

Goals scored for national under–20 team

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 April 2004	Islamabad, Pakistan	Bhutan U-20	2–0	4–1	2004 South Asian Games
2.				3–1	4–1

International statistics

As of 3 September 2016

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 7 3 2013 11 5 2014 2 3 2015 12 6 2016 4 2 Total 91 51

Goals by competition [5] Competition Goals Friendlies 15 SAFF Championship 13 Nehru Cup 8 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 6 AFC Challenge Cup 4 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers 3 AFC Asian Cup 2 Total 51

Goals by opposition Opposition Goals  Maldives 6    Nepal 5  Afghanistan 3  Tajikistan 3  Bhutan 3  Bangladesh 3  Vietnam 3  Chinese Taipei 3  Guam 3  Lebanon 2  Cambodia 2  Kyrgyzstan 2  Malaysia 2  Syria 2  South Korea 1  Sri Lanka 1  Philippines 1  Myanmar 1  Bahrain 1  Oman 1  Pakistan 1  Palestine 1  Puerto Rico 1 Total 51

See also

• List of men's association football players with 50 or more international goals

References

External links

• Mamrud, Roberto. "Sunil Chhetri - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 January 2016.