Ajay Chhetri
Indian footballer
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Ajay Chhetri (born 1 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanglatongbi, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Bengaluru B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Bengaluru B | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Bengaluru | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hyderabad (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → East Bengal (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → RoundGlass Punjab (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → East Bengal (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sreenidi Deccan | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:29, 10 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Youth
Born in Kanglatongbi, Manipur, Chhetri joined Bengaluru FC's Academy in 2016. In 2018, Chhetri was selected to join Bengaluru's B side for their I-League 2nd Division and Bangalore Super Division campaigns.[1][2] In December 2018, Chhetri was part of the Bengaluru B side that won the 2018–19 Bangalore Super Division.[3]
Bengaluru
On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Chhetri, along with four other teammates from the Bengaluru B team, had been called up to join Bengaluru's squad for the 2018–19 Indian Super League. He made his first-team debut for the club on 9 February 2019 against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Harmanjot Khabra as Bengaluru were defeated 2–1.[4]
Hyderabad (loan)
On 7 January 2020, Bengaluru FC announced that Chhetri had been loaned to new Indian Super League franchise Hyderabad FC till the end of the season.[5]
East Bengal (loan)
On 15 January 2021, East Bengal announced that they have signed Ajay Chhetri from Bengaluru on loan for the remained of the 2020–21 Indian Super League.[6] He made his debut on 15 January 2021, as he came on as a substitute to Milan Singh at half time as East Bengal drew 1–1 against Kerala Blasters.[7] Ajay Chhetri's third-minute goal for East Bengal FC during the 2023-24 ISL season marked a historic moment in recent derby clashes.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru B | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bengaluru B total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Bengaluru total | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Hyderabad (loan) | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| East Bengal (loan) | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| RoundGlass Punjab (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League | 19 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| East Bengal (loan) | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2024–25 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||