Quick Facts

Full Name	Sunil Chhetri
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 3, 1984(1984-08-03)
Age	40
Birthplace	Secunderabad
Country	India
Birth City	Telangana
Horoscope	Leo

Sunil Chhetri Biography

Sunil Chhetri is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on August 3, 1984 in Secunderabad, Telangana, India. A forward who signed with Bengaluru FC in 2013 after having played for a year with the Sporting CP B side as well as Mohun Bagan.

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Sunil Chhetri (born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger and captains both the Indian Super League side Bengaluru and the Indian national team. Popularly known as Captain Fantastic, having scored the second highest number of goals in international matches among active male players after Cristiano Ronaldo, he is both the most-capped player and all-time top goalscorer for the Indian national team, with 72 goals in 115 appearances. He is the current captain of the national team. Sunil Chhetri was named an ‘Asian Icon’ by AFC on his 34th birthday.

Chhetri began his professional football journey with Mohun Bagan of the National Football League after playing with City FC of New Delhi. After his first season with the club, the 2002–03 season, Chhetri had scored four goals as Mohun Bagan finished in seventh place in the table. The next season, Chhetri scored only two goals. The first came against Sporting Goa while the second came against Indian Bank as Mohun Bagan once again finished in the bottom half of the table, in ninth place. Chhetri then once again scored only two goals during the 2004–05 season; this time Mohun Bagan finished eighth in the league and remained in the National Football League on goal difference.

His birthplace was Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sunil Chhetri Net Worth

Sunil Chhetri is one of the richest Soccer Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sunil Chhetri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After finishing his education He played for his home town New Delhi team, City Club.

He joined the Indian national team in the year 2005.

Sunil Chhetri was born on 3 August 1984 to K. B. Chhetri, an officer in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers of the Indian Army, and Sushila Chhetri in Secunderabad, Telangana, India. His father played football for the Indian Army’s team while his mother and her twin sisters played for the Nepal women’s national team. Chhetri started playing football from a young age taking part in various tournaments.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sunil Chhetri Dating?

According to our records, Sunil Chhetri married to Sonam Bhattacharya. As of December 1, 2023, Sunil Chhetri’s is not dating anyone.

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Chhetri’s first international tournament was the 2007 Nehru Cup. In the opening game, India defeated Cambodia 6–0 with Chhetri scoring two goals. He also scored a goal in the 2–3 defeat to Syria and another in the 3–0 win over Kyrgyzstan to take his goal tally to four. Chhetri was involved in the build- up to N.P. Pradeep’s decisive goal as India beat Syria 1–0 in the final to become the first champions of the tournament since 1997. Later in 2007, India began their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. They were knocked out in the first round by Lebanon with Chhetri scoring once in the away leg (a 4–1 defeat) and once in the home leg (a 2–2 draw) resulting in a 6–3 aggregate defeat.

Facts & Trivia

Sunil Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Sunil Chhetri celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year.

He helped India win the 2007 Nehru Cup, 2009 Nehru Cup, the 2012 Nehru Cup as well as the 2011 SAFF Championship. He was also one of India’s best players during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup in which India won the tournament and thus qualified for their first AFC Asian Cup in 27 years. He then led India in scoring during their short-lived campaign at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup with two goals. Chhetri has also been named AIFF Player of the Year a record six times in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018–19.

Who is the 2nd highest goal scorer in the world?

RankPlayerGoals
1| Cristiano Ronaldo| 117
2| Ali Daei| 109
3| Mokhtar Dahari| 89
4| Lionel Messi| 86

What is the rank of Sunil Chhetri in FIFA?

Sunil Chhetri – 68 rating The Bengaluru FC striker has been awarded an overall 68 ratings in FIFA 22.

Who is the Indian best footballer?

• 1 Bhaichung Bhutia.

• 2 PK Banerjee.

• 3 IM Vijayan.

• 4 Sailendra Nath Manna.

• 5 Sunil Chhetri.

Who is the highest goal scorer in football in India?

Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer who represents the India national football team as a forward. The current captain of the India national team, he is the country’s all-time top goal scorer and most-capped player.

Who is the god of football?

The football game has been graced by some of the most unparalleled talents over the years, but very few of them could be named in contention for the mantle of the god of football. So, who is the god of football? The answer would be Argentinian footballer, Diego Maradona.