List of international goals scored by Sunil Chhetri

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Sunil Chhetri has scored 50 international goals for India.

Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer, who represents India at the international level. Currently the 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 88 times in official matches, scoring 50 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 with 50 goals in 88 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] Fourteen of his 50 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 50 international goals for India puts him in joint 44th position (alongside Robin van Persie, Hwang Sun-hong and Lionel Messi) 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 January 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

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 Bhutan U-20 2–0 4–1 2004 South Asian Games
2. 3–1 4–1

International statistics

As of 3 January 2016

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Players with 30 or More Goals
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