Player · India · Forward

Sunil Chhetri

Goals from 8 Oct 2007 to 26 Mar 2024

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Caps: 52
Starts: 52
Minutes: 4,515
Win % when playing: 32.7%
Goals: 37
Matches scored in: 26
Penalties: 8
Hat-tricks: 2
For their side: 1st of 48
Yellow cards: 2
Sent off: 0
Longest gap: 4.1 yrs
Minutes per goal: 146

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies

200720092011201320152017201920212023

Tallest: 8 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 9 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal13

Extended lead11

Opening goal9

Pulled one back3

Equaliser1

India with and without them

India's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.


With them	52	17	14	21	60	66	32.7%
Without them	20	6	5	9	24	31	30%

Played most alongside10


Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	42
Anirudh Thapa	36
Udanta Singh	32
Sandesh Jhingan	31
Subashish Bose	27
Manvir Singh	25
Pritam Kotal	25
Ashique Kuruniyan	23
Rahul Bheke	23
Sahal Abdul Samad	21

Faced most10


Ananta Tamang	Nepal	5
Ayush Ghalan	Nepal	5
Manish Dangi	Nepal	5
Ali Al-Busaidi	Oman	4
Anjan Bista	Nepal	4
Dinesh Rajbansi	Nepal	4
Eid Al-Rasheedi	Kuwait	4
Gautam Shrestha	Nepal	4
Haroon Fakhruddin	Afghanistan	4
Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi	Kuwait	4

Against18


Nepal	6	5
Kenya	4	2
Bangladesh	3	2
Pakistan	3	1
Taiwan	3	1
Lebanon	2	2
Maldives	2	1
Oman	2	2
Tajikistan	2	1
Thailand	2	1
Afghanistan	1	1
Bahrain	1	1

At tournaments12

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.


FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	1	1
SAFF Cup 2023	4	2
Tri Nation Tournament 2023	1	1
FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	2	1
SAFF Cup 2021	5	4
FIFA World Cup qualification 2019	1	1
Intercontinental Cup 2019	2	1
AFC Asian Cup 2019	2	1
Intercontinental Cup 2018	8	4
FIFA World Cup qualification 2015	4	3
AFC Asian Cup 2011	2	2
FIFA World Cup qualification 2007	2	2

Every goal37


26 Mar 2024	v Afghanistan	1–2	38′	pen	Opening goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
24 Jun 2023	v Nepal	2–0	62′	—	Winning goal	1–0	SAFF Cup 2023
21 Jun 2023	v Pakistan	4–0	74′	pen	Extended lead	3–0	SAFF Cup 2023
21 Jun 2023	v Pakistan	4–0	16′	pen	Extended lead	2–0	SAFF Cup 2023
21 Jun 2023	v Pakistan	4–0	10′	—	Winning goal	1–0	SAFF Cup 2023
28 Mar 2023	v Kyrgyzstan	2–0	84′	pen	Extended lead	2–0	Tri Nation Tournament 2023
16 Oct 2021	v Nepal	3–0	49′	—	Winning goal	1–0	SAFF Cup 2021
13 Oct 2021	v Maldives	3–1	71′	—	Extended lead	3–1	SAFF Cup 2021
13 Oct 2021	v Maldives	3–1	62′	—	Winning goal	2–1	SAFF Cup 2021
10 Oct 2021	v Nepal	1–0	82′	—	Winning goal	1–0	SAFF Cup 2021
4 Oct 2021	v Bangladesh	1–1	26′	—	Opening goal	1–0	SAFF Cup 2021
5 Sep 2021	v Nepal	2–1	80′	—	Winning goal	2–0	Friendly
7 Jun 2021	v Bangladesh	2–0	90′	—	Extended lead	2–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
7 Jun 2021	v Bangladesh	2–0	79′	—	Winning goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
5 Sep 2019	v Oman	1–2	24′	—	Opening goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
7 Jul 2019	v Tajikistan	2–4	41′	—	Extended lead	2–0	Intercontinental Cup 2019
7 Jul 2019	v Tajikistan	2–4	4′	pen	Opening goal	1–0	Intercontinental Cup 2019
6 Jan 2019	v Thailand	4–1	46′	—	Winning goal	2–1	AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage
6 Jan 2019	v Thailand	4–1	27′	pen	Opening goal	1–0	AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage
10 Jun 2018	v Kenya	2–0	29′	—	Extended lead	2–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
10 Jun 2018	v Kenya	2–0	8′	—	Winning goal	1–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
7 Jun 2018	v New Zealand	1–2	46′	—	Opening goal	1–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
4 Jun 2018	v Kenya	3–0	90′	—	Extended lead	3–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
4 Jun 2018	v Kenya	3–0	68′	pen	Winning goal	1–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
1 Jun 2018	v Taiwan	5–0	62′	—	Extended lead	4–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
1 Jun 2018	v Taiwan	5–0	34′	—	Extended lead	2–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
1 Jun 2018	v Taiwan	5–0	14′	—	Winning goal	1–0	Intercontinental Cup 2018
22 Mar 2017	v Cambodia	3–2	36′	—	Opening goal	1–0	Friendly
3 Sep 2016	v Puerto Rico	4–1	24′	—	Winning goal	2–1	Friendly
16 Jun 2015	v Guam	1–2	90′	—	Pulled one back	1–2	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
11 Jun 2015	v Oman	1–2	26′	—	Equaliser	1–1	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
12 Mar 2015	v Nepal	2–0	70′	—	Extended lead	2–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
12 Mar 2015	v Nepal	2–0	53′	—	Winning goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
18 Jan 2011	v South Korea	1–4	12′	pen	Pulled one back	1–2	AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Group stage
14 Jan 2011	v Bahrain	2–5	52′	—	Pulled one back	2–4	AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Group stage
30 Oct 2007	v Lebanon	2–2	29′	—	Opening goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2007
8 Oct 2007	v Lebanon	1–4	30′	—	Opening goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 2007

Every match on record57

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.


4 Jun 2025	v Thailand	0–2	started, off 77′	77	—	—	Friendly
6 Jun 2024	v Kuwait	0–0	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
26 Mar 2024	v Afghanistan	1–2	started, off 68′	68	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
21 Mar 2024	v Afghanistan	0–0	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
23 Jan 2024	v Syria	0–1	started	90	—	—	AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage
18 Jan 2024	v Uzbekistan	0–3	started, off 72′	72	—	—	AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage
13 Jan 2024	v Australia	0–2	started, off 89′	89	—	—	AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage
21 Nov 2023	v Qatar	0–3	started, off 83′	83	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
16 Nov 2023	v Kuwait	1–0	started, off 90′	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
4 Jul 2023	v Kuwait	1–1	started	120	—	—	SAFF Cup 2023
1 Jul 2023	v Lebanon	0–0	started	120	—	—	SAFF Cup 2023
27 Jun 2023	v Kuwait	1–1	started, off 81′	81	—	—	SAFF Cup 2023
24 Jun 2023	v Nepal	2–0	started	90	1	—	SAFF Cup 2023
21 Jun 2023	v Pakistan	4–0	started, off 87′	87	3	—	SAFF Cup 2023
28 Mar 2023	v Kyrgyzstan	2–0	started	90	1	—	Tri Nation Tournament 2023
22 Mar 2023	v Myanmar	1–0	started	90	—	—	Tri Nation Tournament 2023
27 Sep 2022	v Vietnam	0–3	started, off 65′	65	—	—	Friendly
24 Sep 2022	v Singapore	1–1	started, off 77′	77	—	—	Friendly
28 May 2022	v Jordan	0–2	started	90	—	—	Friendly
16 Oct 2021	v Nepal	3–0	started	90	1	—	SAFF Cup 2021
13 Oct 2021	v Maldives	3–1	started, off 78′	78	2	—	SAFF Cup 2021
10 Oct 2021	v Nepal	1–0	started	90	1	—	SAFF Cup 2021
7 Oct 2021	v Sri Lanka	0–0	started	90	—	—	SAFF Cup 2021
4 Oct 2021	v Bangladesh	1–1	started	90	1	Yellow	SAFF Cup 2021
5 Sep 2021	v Nepal	2–1	started	90	1	—	Friendly
2 Sep 2021	v Nepal	1–1	started, off 70′	70	—	—	Friendly
15 Jun 2021	v Afghanistan	1–1	started, off 68′	68	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
7 Jun 2021	v Bangladesh	2–0	started	90	2	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3 Jun 2021	v Qatar	0–1	started, off 45′	45	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
19 Nov 2019	v Oman	0–1	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
14 Nov 2019	v Afghanistan	1–1	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
15 Oct 2019	v Bangladesh	1–1	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
5 Sep 2019	v Oman	1–2	started	90	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
7 Jul 2019	v Tajikistan	2–4	started, off 88′	88	2	—	Intercontinental Cup 2019
14 Jan 2019	v Bahrain	0–1	started	90	—	—	AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage
10 Jan 2019	v United Arab Emirates	0–2	started	90	—	—	AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage
6 Jan 2019	v Thailand	4–1	started	90	2	—	AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage
27 Dec 2018	v Oman	0–0	started	90	—	—	Friendly
13 Oct 2018	v China PR	0–0	started	90	—	—	Friendly
10 Jun 2018	v Kenya	2–0	started	90	2	—	Intercontinental Cup 2018

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.