Ayush Chhetri
Indian footballer (born 2003)
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Ayush Dev Chhetri (born 16 April 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayush Dev Chhetri | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Goa | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Aizawl | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Aizawl | 10 | (3) |
| 2022– | Goa | 55 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | India U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | India | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:43, 6 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Aizawl, Chhetri was a youth product of his local club Aizawl FC. He was promoted to the first team in 2020 at the age of 17 and made his senior debut in I-League.[1]
On 22 July 2022, he signed for Indian Super League side Goa, signing a three-year contract.[2][3] In his first season with the club, he gained a starter spot in appeared in 20 out of 22 league games.[4]
International career
India U23
In September 2023, Chhetri was named in India U23's squad for the 2022 Asian Games. He appeared in the first two group stage games as India got knocked out in the round of 16.[5]
On 16 June 2025, Chhetri was named as part of India U23's squad friendly matches against Tajikistan U23 and Kyrgyzstan U23.[6] On 18 June 2025, he was sent off for a second yellow card early in the second half of a friendly against Tajikistan U23 in Tursunzoda. India U23 later lost 3–2 after conceding twice in stoppage time.[7]
India
Chhetri made his debut for India national team on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against Maldives.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2021–22 | I-League | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||
| Goa | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 23 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
International
- As of 4 June 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |