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List Of International Goals Scored By Sunil Chhetri
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. He has scored 94 goals in 151 official international appearances since his debut on 12 June 2005 against Pakistan.

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, thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing the 29 set by I. M. Vijayan. 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. His tally of 94 puts him the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of international football.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Key
‡ Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 1 12 June 2005 Ayub Stadium, Quetta  Pakistan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 7 17 August 2007 Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi  Cambodia 4–0 6–0 2007 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)
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
7. 13 30 October 2007 Fatorda Stadium, Margao 1–0 2–2
8. 14 24 May 2008  Chinese Taipei 2–0 3–0 Friendly
9. 15 3–0
10. 16 3 June 2008 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé    Nepal 3–0 4–0 2008 SAFF Championship
11. 18 11 June 2008  Bhutan 1–1 2–1
12. 24 7 August 2008 Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad  Myanmar 1–0 1–0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
13. 25 13 August 2008 Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi  Tajikistan 1–0 4–1
14. 3–0
15. 4–1
16. 28 23 August 2009  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 ‡ 2–1 2009 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)
17. 36 8 October 2010 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune  Vietnam 1–0 3–1 Friendly
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
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
27. 52 5 December 2011  Bhutan 4–0 5–0
28. 5–0
29. 53 7 December 2011  Sri Lanka 2–0 3–0
30. 54 9 December 2011  Maldives 2–1 ‡ 3–1
31. 3–1
32. 55 11 December 2011  Afghanistan 1–0 ‡ 4–0
33. 59 22 August 2012  Syria 1–0 2–1 2012 Nehru Cup
(Friendly tournament)
34. 60 25 August 2012  Maldives 1–0 ‡ 3–0
35. 3–0
36. 62 2 September 2012  Cameroon 2–2 ‡ 2–2
37. 66 4 March 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Guam 1–0 4–0 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
38. 4–0
39. 70 3 September 2013 Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu  Bangladesh 1–1 1–1 2013 SAFF Championship
40. 73 15 November 2013 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri  Philippines 1–0 1–1 Friendly
41. 74 19 November 2013    Nepal 1–0 2–0
42. 75 5 March 2014 Fatorda Stadium, Goa  Bangladesh 1–0 2–2
43. 2–2
44. 76 6 October 2014 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri  Palestine 1–1 2–3
45. 77 12 March 2015 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati    Nepal 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
46. 2–0
47. 79 11 June 2015 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Oman 1–1 1–2
48. 80 16 June 2015 Guam F.A. National Training Center, Harmon  Guam 1–2 1–2
49. 87 27 December 2015 Trivandrum International Stadium, Trivandrum    Nepal 2–1 4–1 2015 SAFF Championship
50. 88 31 December 2015  Maldives 1–0 3–2
51. 89 3 January 2016  Afghanistan 2–1 2–1
52. 92 3 September 2016 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai  Puerto Rico 2–1 4–1 Friendly
53. 93 22 March 2017 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh  Cambodia 1–0 3–2 Friendly
54. 94 28 March 2017 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Myanmar 1–0 1–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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)
59. 2–0
60. 4–0
61. 100 4 June 2018  Kenya 1–0 ‡ 3–0
62. 3–0
63. 101 7 June 2018  New Zealand 1–0 1–2
64. 102 10 June 2018  Kenya 1–0 2–0
65. 2–0
66. 105 6 January 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Thailand 1–0 ‡
4–1
 2019 AFC Asian Cup
67.
2–1
68. 108 5 June 2019 Chang Arena, Buriram  Curaçao 1–2 ‡ 1–3 2019 King's Cup
(Friendly tournament)
69. 109 7 July 2019 The Arena, Ahmedabad  Tajikistan 1–0 ‡ 2–4 2019 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)
70.
2–0
71. 110 13 July 2019  North Korea
2–4
2–5
72. 112 5 September 2019 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati  Oman 1–0 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
73. 117 7 June 2021 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Bangladesh 1–0 2–0
74. 2–0
75. 120 5 September 2021 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu    Nepal 2–0 2–1 Friendly
76. 121 4 October 2021 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé  Bangladesh 1–0 1–1 2021 SAFF Championship
77. 123 10 October 2021    Nepal 1–0 1–0
78. 124 13 October 2021  Maldives 2–1 3–1
79. 3–1
80. 125 16 October 2021    Nepal 1–0 3–0
81. 127 8 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata  Cambodia 1–0 ‡ 2–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
82. 2–0
83. 128 11 June 2022  Afghanistan 1–0 2–1
84. 129 14 June 2022  Hong Kong 2–0 4–0
85. 133 28 March 2023 Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 ‡ 2–0 Friendly
86. 135 12 June 2023 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar  Vanuatu 1–0 1–0 2023 Intercontinental Cup
(Friendly tournament)
87. 137 18 June 2023  Lebanon 1–0 2–0
88. 138 21 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Pakistan 1–0 4–0 2023 SAFF Championship
89. 2–0 ‡
90. 3–0 ‡
91. 139 24 June 2023    Nepal 1–0 2–0
92. 140 27 June 2023  Kuwait 1–0 1–1
93. 143 13 October 2023 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2–3 2–4 2023 Merdeka Tournament
(Friendly tournament)
94. 150 26 March 2024 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati  Afghanistan 1–0 ‡ 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Hat-tricks

See also: List of India national football team 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
2. 8 October 2010 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune  Vietnam 25', 48', 72' 3–1 Friendly
3. 1 June 2018 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai  Chinese Taipei 14', 34', 62' 5–0 2018 Intercontinental Cup
4. 21 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Pakistan 10', 16' (pen.), 73' (pen.) 4–0 2023 SAFF Championship

Statistics

As of 6 June 2024

Footnotes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Chhetri also previously appeared thrice for the India U-20 side and scored 2 goals at the 2004 South Asian Games. He also scored 2 goals in 4 matches at the 2022 Asian Games. 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, 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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